Los Angeles buildings skyline California
The new rules took effect this week, limiting all Los Angeles short-term rentals to a host's primary residence and capping the number of days most properties can be rented out
by Jim Dalrymple II Jul 1
Feds offer $330M to clean up lead paint
The money will be available to local governments in the form of grants up to $9M
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 27
Wayfair employees protest, stage walkout over border camp furniture
Employees want the company to stop selling furniture to migrant holding facilities and create a new code of ethics
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 26
Trump creates affordable housing council, taps Ben Carson as chair
The council will explore ways to create more housing by getting rid of regulations such as zoning and density limits
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 26
Immigrant migrant detention camp facility Texas
The online furniture giant is facing criticism from over 500 alleged employees over an order destined for a facility in Texas to house 3,000 migrant children
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 25
NYC law firm mulls class action lawsuit against Realogy
The same firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Zillow and frequently announces it's investigating other public companies
by Patrick Kearns Jun 25
A woman filling out a tax form
Here are five states who are either actively considering or have recently enacted short-term rental or real estate transfer taxes
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 24
Buyer's agent commission is negotiable: Why your sellers deserve to know
Opinion
There seems to be a lot of misinformation floating around about the rules surrounding negotiating commission and the Code of Ethics. I reached out to NAR to clear it up
by Bryn Kaufman Jun 24
Supreme Court rules landowners can take claims to federal court
The US Supreme Court overturned a Third Circuit decision to allow landowners to bring claims over taken land directly to federal court
by Patrick Kearns Jun 21
Keller Williams training scripts called out in commission lawsuit
The massive class-action antitrust suit specifically cites training scripts as evidence KW engaged in steering buyers away from low-commission listings
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 19
HUD Secretary Ben Carson
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development said more cities should emulate Minneapolis and its unprecedented rezoning experiment
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 19
Google vows to invest $1B on new housing in Silicon Valley
The search giant wants to build 15,000 homes and has spent $250M on a fund to support affordable housing
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 19
Should more American cities do away with single-family zoning?
As housing costs price more people out of the market, some regions want to allow more multifamily development
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 18
Quicken Loans agrees to pay HUD $32.5M
A multiyear legal battle reaches its conclusion, with the lending giant admitting no wrongdoing but making FHA whole on 0.2% of loan moneys
by Patrick Kearns Jun 14
Stop sign
A new letter from the Department of Housing and Urban Development states that undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children aren't eligible for the more lenient mortgages
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 13
NY lawmakers agree on comprehensive rent reform
The reforms include the elimination of loopholes used by landlords to hike rental rates on stabilized units
by Patrick Kearns Jun 12