Baltimore’s push against vacant housing shows positive results
Vacancy notices have fell from 16,000 in 2020 to about 12,600 in 2025 — a 21% decrease, according to Urban Institute.
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Christie’s International Real Estate names SVP of strategic growth
He will oversee network expansion by pursuing new partnerships and working with affiliates on organic growth, mergers and acquisitions.
Texas bill targets deed fraud, but expert points to online loopholes
Senate Bill 15 would require clerks to ask for identification when property transactions are filed in person.
Opendoor hires Kaz Nejatian as new CEO
Opendoor Technologies announced Wednesday that it has named Kaz Nejatian, the former chief operating officer of Shopify, as its new CEO.
Clayton debuts CrossMod manufactured homes at HUD showcase
The featured model — called the Cypress and expected to cost roughly $200,000 — is 990 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
AREAA releases 2025 A-List of top-producing agents and teams
The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) has named 109 individual agents and 64 teams to its annual A-List.
Homeownership among Black Americans drops to 4-year low
Results were down roughly 1.5% from this time last year and marked the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2021.
Compass taps former NAR settlement attorney Ethan Glass as chief legal officer
Glass represented the National Association of Realtors in the Sitzer-Burnett lawsuit, and Compass in its lawsuit against Northwest MLS.
Bill aims to expand affordable housing on unused religious, college land
Federal resources would help religious institutions and higher education campuses develop rental housing on property they already own.
Los Angeles ‘mansion tax’ fuels record affordable housing funding
Most of the money — $316 million — comes from Measure ULA, a transfer tax on property sales above $5 million that voters approved in 2022.