New York broker fee ban paused amid industry lawsuit
A judge issued a temporary restraining order for a rule that would shift the burden of paying the fees from tenants to landlords
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 10
6 Instagram accounts you'll love if you're in real estate
From the glamorous to the absurd, these accounts will lift your spirits and provide useful information
by Elana Delafraz Feb 10
What you should understand about the NYC rental broker fee changes
Opinion
Agents need to take their clients behind the headlines and explain how New York City's change to brokers' fees could hurt them
by Gina Castrorao Feb 7
Sudden ban on rental broker fees in New York draws outrage from real estate industry, praise from renters
Individual agents and brokers blasted the decision, saying it would eventually pass the costs onto consumers in the form of higher rent
by Patrick Kearns Feb 6
Details emerge on Amazon's HQ2 drama: A story of envy and Elon
An investigation by Bloomberg News revealed that the Amazon HQ2 selection process was motivated in part by Jeff Bezos' envy of the $1.3B in subsidies Elon Musk got from Nevada
Joe Rand rips New York City's flawed sales data practices
The managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, believes New York City's market improved when brokerages started sharing active listing data. Now they need to fix the sales data black hole
by Patrick Kearns Jan 31
Social media is the greatest gift to agents: Ryan Serhant
Serhant, an agent and Bravo TV star, sells roughly a home a week through connections he makes on social media. Now he's tackling TikTok
by Patrick Kearns Jan 29
Rihanna's former Manhattan penthouse languishes on the market
You can stand under Rihanna's umbrella-ella-ella — or shell out $16M for her former pad
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 22
New York-based Bond acquires 54-agent NYC rival
A partner at Caliber Associates hinted that his brokerage was being pursued by other rivals
by Patrick Kearns Jan 22
Unison CEO talks Netflix for real estate, social responsibility
Thomas Sponholtz's company assists buyers with their down payments and helps existing homeowners access their equity — services that he says give consumers more and better financing options
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 22
Qualia CEO Nate Baker talks tech disruption, iBuyer growth and 'onerous' housing regulations
Baker, whose company produces software to streamline real estate transactions, thinks trends like iBuying will get bigger even as supply shortages continue to plague cities
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 20
ICNY 2020: What to see and do when you're in New York
Here are some of the things you can see and do when you're in New York City, for ICNYC
by Rebecca Cavallaro Jan 20
Lesson Learned: Always be closing
Real estate never stops, so real estate agents don’t either. Find out how NYC’s Jamie Safier keeps the momentum going as he builds his business
by Christy Murdock Jan 13
A real estate portal's path to market power: a Zillow case study
Zillow’s drive to dominance in the greater New York City real estate market reveals the path to market power of real estate portals around the world
by Mike DelPrete Jan 7
Tenancy-in-common housing gaining popularity in Los Angeles
Collectively owned housing is growing in popularity in Los Angeles and beyond as prices for more conventional homes remain out of reach for many buyers
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 31