Lights, Camera, Commissions: How Reality TV and Surge of A-List Agents Have Flooded Industry With Budding Brokers—and ‘Unrealistic’ Standards

Lights, Camera, Commissions: How Reality TV and Surge of A-List Agents Have Flooded Industry With Budding Brokers—and ‘Unrealistic’ Standards

Ask any reality TV fanatic to name a real estate agent and it’s likely that they’ll be able to rattle off a huge number of names—from “Selling Sunset” star Jason Oppenheim to “Owning Manhattan” mogul Ryan Serhant. In the past two decades, the high-powered world of luxury real estate has been transformed into binge-worthy dramas … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Amy Schumer’s $1.25 Million New Orleans House Taken Off the Market Days After Being Listed—Has She Found a Buyer Already?

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Comedian Amy Schumer has seemingly found a buyer for her “dream” New Orleans home, just one week after listing the sprawling dwelling—as her Brooklyn townhouse remains on the market. The actress, 43, listed the two-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom property—which sprawls across 1,967 square feet—after owning it for just four years. Schumer has previously gushed about her New Orleans home, … Read more

Woman Snaps Up Entire Montana Town With Working Post Office and Charming Historic Store for $2.25 Million

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An entire Montana town was snapped up by one person for the price tag of $2.25 million. The city of Pray—just 45 minutes from Yellowstone National Park—was recently purchased by a local woman. The town comes with its own post office (leased by the U.S. Postal Service), a duplex, and three log cabins used as … Read more

More Cities Are Turning Into Buyer’s Markets—Where Homebuyers Now Have the Upper Hand

More Cities Are Turning Into Buyer’s Markets—Where Homebuyers Now Have the Upper Hand

House hunters hoping to celebrate Thanksgiving in a new home this month might be in luck, as a growing number of metros are shifting from seller’s to buyer’s markets, offering shoppers more options and bargaining power.   In early summer, seven of the top 50 U.S. metros—led by Miami, Austin, TX, and Orlando, FL— moved … Read more

Developers, Billionaires Blast Mamdani effect on Miami

Developers, Billionaires Blast Mamdani effect on Miami

New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was on the minds of Miami developers, brokers and billionaires last week.  His win on Tuesday has fueled a number of memes and social media posts claiming that a mass exodus of wealthy New Yorkers to Florida is already underway. He’s promised to freeze rents on rent-stabilized buildings and … Read more

Earth-Sheltered Hobbit Home That Appears To Sink Into the Ground in Massachusetts Is Listed for Just $450K

Earth-Sheltered Hobbit Home That Appears To Sink Into the Ground in Massachusetts Is Listed for Just $450K

An intriguing earth-sheltered hobbit home that looks as if it has been partly swallowed by the ground around it has hit the market in Massachusetts for the incredibly affordable price of $450,000. At first glance, you could be forgiven for missing the unique Hanson abode, which blends so seamlessly into its natural surroundings. But upon … Read more

Historic Westchester Waterfront Mansion Hits the Market for $23 Million After Five-Year Transformation

Historic Westchester Waterfront Mansion Hits the Market for $23 Million After Five-Year Transformation

A breathtaking waterfront estate built in 1898 in the coastal enclave of Larchmont, NY, overlooking Long Island Sound recently completed a multiyear reimagination—and it has just hit the market for $23 million. Known as Villa Cheri, the seven-bedroom megamansion sits on 1.38 manicured acres boasting spectacular sea views. It last traded hands for $7,215,000 in … Read more

Floridians Feel the ‘Sunshine Squeeze’: Nearly 50% Want To Move Due To Affordability

Floridians Feel the ‘Sunshine Squeeze’: Nearly 50% Want To Move Due To Affordability

Living in Florida is becoming punishingly unaffordable, and nearly half of the Sunshine State’s residents are now considering moving elsewhere, according to a new study.  Florida Atlantic University’s Business and Economic Polling Initiative (BEPI) released the results of its latest poll this week, revealing that just under 50% of Floridians are “seriously considering” moving due to … Read more

Insurance Startup Uses AI To Offer Coverage in High-Risk California and Florida

ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: An aerial view of homes which burned in the Eaton Fire on January 19, 2025 in Altadena, California. Multiple wildfires which were fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds have burned across Los Angeles County leaving at least 27 dead with over 180,000 people having been under evacuation orders. Over 12,000 structures, many of them homes and businesses, burned in the Palisades and Eaton Fires. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A San Francisco-based insurance company leveraging artificial intelligence promises to reshape home insurance in parts of the U.S. facing some of the worst climate risks.  In 2024, a group of Silicon Valley tech veterans launched Stand Insurance, using what the company describes as physics-based AI models to underwrite policies and create customized fire resilience plans … Read more

Blackstone Sells Aventura Facility For Loss

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Blackstone held a fire sale on an Aventura senior living facility, selling the site for a $36.5 million discount. Aventura-based BH Group, led by Isaac and Liat Toledano, and Fort Lauderdale-based Gold Standard of Care bought Sterling Aventura at 2777 Northeast 183rd Street in Aventura for $12 million, a source close to the transaction told … Read more