Losing bidding wars? 10 strategies for victory
With a red-hot seller's market, listings are now getting multiple offers — and agents have to be prepared for bidding wars. Here are a few tried-and-true strategies agents can use to beat out the competition
by Kseniya Korneva Aug 30
A former monastery-turned-mansion hits the market for $25M
The historic property sits on a whopping 23 private acres, yet it's just a few minutes drive from downtown Annapolis and less than an hour from Washington, DC
by Lillian Dickerson Aug 27
One foot forward: Reebok founder sells Boston-area home for $23M
The 27,000-square-foot estate, which Paul Fireman originally put on the market in 2016 for $90M, was cut in price several times and last listed with an asking price of $33M
Eli Manning lists 'Giant' New Jersey estate for $5.25M
Hallee Dangler of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty is the listing agent
Realtor.com will include flood risk data for every home
First Street Foundation's flood risk model will appear on both on- and off-market properties
by Patrick Kearns Aug 26
Aspen's most expensive home of the year sells for $31.85M
Local agent Carrie Wells facilitated the sale of the property, a 10,014-square-foot spec mansion designed by Ro Rockett Design
Cindy Crawford lists Beverly Hills home for $16M
Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency is the listing agent representing the property
$22M listing makes WFH more exciting with some of SF's best views
The top-floor office of this San Francisco home is the highest residential point in the entire city, according to listing firm Sotheby's International Realty
by Lillian Dickerson Aug 24
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen list Beverly Hills home for $23.95M
The news came not long after the couple announced that they're awaiting their third child
Elementary schoolhouse-turned-real-house on sale for $2.375M
Both the owner and the agent who sold the property were one-time students
Bella Thorne's punchy pink house is for sale for $2.49M
The lives of the rich and famous are often colorful, and actress Bella Thorne's Sherman Oaks home, now on the market for $2.49M, certainly seems to suggest so
by Lillian Dickerson Aug 20
Frank Lloyd Wright's historic spiral house sells for $7.25M
The iconic architect built the house in 1952 for his son and daughter-in-law, but didn't complete some finishing touches before he died. The buyer plans to restore it according to Wright's original designs
Agent/broker perspective: Should listings highlight new or traditional preferences?
Opinion
The pandemic fast-tracked a number of paradigm shifts that were already reshaping our living habits. So, should agents try to appeal to these new buyer desires or stick with traditional, tried-and-true features?
by Anthony Askowitz Aug 18
Missouri home with functional jail for $350K goes viral
What would you do with this historic home complete with its own functional jail?
by Lillian Dickerson Aug 17
'Golden Girls' home sells for $1M above asking price
'I knew there were a lot of "Golden Girls" fans in the world but I had no idea there were this many,' said listing agent Rachelle Rosten told The Wall Street Journal
Robin Williams' Bay Area estate cut in price by $1.25M
The home, which Williams bought in 2008, was first put on the market in November 2019