The Brooklyn Allergist’s Office That Was Once Home to a Spy

An antislavery spy who worked for the British in New York in the 1800s lived in a house that is now home to an allergy doctor descended from Horace Greeley.

My Timeshare Is an Albatross. How Do I Get Rid of It?

People who buy timeshares often don’t realize that the asset can quickly become a liability.

Canadian Buyers Are Dropping Out of the U.S. Housing Market

Search activity for American listings has plummeted in the wake of President Trump’s unpredictable trade war, according to new data.

Three Small Gardening Projects Anyone Can Do

Whether indoors or outdoors, you can add a little life to your windowsill, your balcony or your yard in just a few steps.

$1 Million Homes in Finland

A custom-built, six-bedroom house in Espoo, a renovated one-bedroom apartment in Helsinki, and a rustic lake home in Kittilä.

From City Renters to Westchester Buyers, a Young Family Looked for Space to Grow

After renting a one-bedroom on the Upper West Side for years, a couple with a baby decided to search for a house outside the city. Which town could they afford?

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx

This week’s properties are in Murray Hill, Sutton Place and Concourse Village.

Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut

This week’s properties are three bedroom homes in Cutchogue, N.Y., and Ridgefield, Conn.

The N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Where Home Prices Have Soared

From dense areas in Manhattan to waterfront neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, prices have grown exponentially.

A Potential Mamdani Mayorship Strikes Fear in the Real Estate Industry

The democratic nominee has called for freezing the rent on a million apartments.

$500,000 Homes in Maine, Minnesota and Virginia

A farmhouse in Sedgwick, a foursquare in St. Paul and a Craftsman in Norfolk.

With Invasive Plant Species, Experts Say We Should Be More Proactive

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the United States, and coming from around the world, before they get a foothold.

NWMLS fires back at Compass, saying the brokerage adopted a ‘free-rider strategy’

The 32,000-member Northwest Multiple Listing Service wrote in a new legal filing that Compass "cannot have it both ways" by receiving listings via the MLS while holding half of its own listings privately

Rocket offers preferred mortgage pricing for Redfin-linked deals

With closure of merger, homebuyers get temporary rate buydown or up to $6,000 in lender credits from Rocket Mortgage when the buyer or seller is represented by a Redfin agent.

20 Success Principles every real estate agent should master

There’s no secret sauce — just consistent, intentional habits, Terry LeClair writes. Here, he illuminates foundational habits from Jack Canfield's classic personal development book.

California passes bipartisan bills that overhaul environmental law to bolster building starts

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the state's 2025-2026 budget, which offers environmental review exemptions for critical housing and infrastructure projects. Leaders say the exemptions will improve affordability, while environmentalists say it will ruin the state's ecosystem.

Mauricio Umansky’s ThePLS.com sues NAR over private listings

Celebrity agent Mauricio Umansky, who has targeted the National Association of Realtors’ dominance over agents and the rules governing real estate, heads back to court.

Why Pennsylvania Is the ‘Just Right’ State for First-Time Buyers Fleeing Big Cities

Big-city life comes with trade-offs. You pay more for less space. Crowds follow you everywhere. Parking is a struggle. Even a cup of coffee costs more than it should. For many first-time buyers, this isn't sustainable. You're ready for space, peace, and something that feels like home. You want affordability without isolation. You need an opportunit...

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Broker Public Portal soft launches, adds Doorify MLS as investor

The rollout will be followed by the debut of BPP-powered local MLS sites and then a long-promised national consumer listing site to compete against Zillow, Realtor.com, Homes.com and Redfin.

Celebrity Broker Sues National Association of Realtors Over House Listings

Mauricio Umansky, the real estate broker best known for appearing on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” claims N.A.R. has created a monopoly through its databases of listings.

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