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I think it was a slogan created by banks to create interest income on home loans,

The original policy tied private development to the public good. When developers built new market‑rate housing, they had to include affordable homes, some as low as 30% or 50% of the area median income (AMI) or pay fees that helped finance deeply affordable homes elsewhere. It wasn't perfect, but it at least tried to ensure that new development included racial diversity and people at the bottom of the income ladder.

Shannon Hicks, co-founder of Reverse Focus and editor in chief of HECMWorld, said in video published Monday that even though the proposal sounds like an easy and attractive solution, it comes with major drawbacks. While the change could help buyers access the housing market, Hicks warns it could weaken long-term retirement security. Under current law, early withdrawals face a 10% penalty and income taxes. The proposal would remove the penalty but not the taxes.

First, she said that $2 million isn't nearly enough to retire early on. She then went on to say that it might take a good $5 to $10 million to retire early without financial worries. Yep, you read that correctly. Are you shocked? Well, maybe you shouldn't be. In the past few years, we've seen inflation drive living costs up dramatically. And it's hard to predict how much havoc inflation will continue to wreak.

Realty Income remains a staple in dividend investors' portfolios. The commercial REIT's dividend - which pays out monthly and has for 667 consecutive months - is a large reason investors are confident in the stock moving forward. Another reason: its expanding footprint in the European market that has seen commercial properties with long-term net lease agreements added to its +13,000-property portfolio in the U.K., Spain and other countries.

In 2024, the compensation packages of executives at the association came under scrutiny and in 2025, members of the Pro-Agent Restore Trust in NAR Working Group demanded that NAR answer questions about its balance sheet. While NAR's 2024 Form 990, filed in mid-November 2025, did show leaders and executives enjoying fewer lavish perks than the year prior, three executives, including CEO Nykia Wright made over $1 million in 2024, and travel expenses for association leaders came in at $8 million for the year.

A historic Monrovia house once owned by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Upton Sinclair is on the market. Listed at just under $2 million, this neo-Mediterranean-style house - completed in 1923 - sits on nearly a third-acre lot. It spans 2,667 square feet and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Sinclair and his second wife, Mary Craig, bought the house in 1942.

The Crocker-McMillin mansion, an opulent estate overlooking northern New Jersey's Ramapo Mountains, has a fascinating history, stretching from its 1907 construction by a railroad baron's son to its 2024 bankruptcy seizure from notorious fraud convict Miles Guo. The 50,000-square-foot home - embellished throughout with wood and marble carvings - is now for sale for $19 million, and includes its original floor-to-ceiling Aeolian brand player pipe organ, a thundering symbol of Gilded Age excess.

The robotaxi takeover - assuming they take over - will also be a real estate story. As Waymo, Uber, Tesla, and other competitors race to flood the streets with fully autonomous cars, robotaxi operators will need to find places to park, charge, and maintain their vehicles. Voltera, a charging infrastructure company based in Palo Alto that has partnered with Alphabet-backed Waymo, is buying up real estate now to prep for the AV boom.

I met Carole Guscott, a retired former carer, on a clear winter's morning in the Somerset town of Minehead. She was walking her whippet, Gracie, on the way back to her new flat, past the local Premier Inn and on to a cul de sac called Rainbow Way. I knew as soon as I saw it, she told me. I just thought: I can make this place my home.'

This single-level tiny house eliminates the typical loft bedroom found in most mobile dwellings, creating an accessible design that prioritizes ease of movement and travel convenience. Everything is arranged on one level without any lofts, making it an ideal choice for those who want to avoid climbing ladders or navigating stairs in their daily routine. This thoughtful approach opens up tiny living to a broader audience, including those with mobility concerns or anyone who simply prefers the convenience of single-floor living.

Trina, a 38-year-old Florida resident, was drowning in $44,000 of debt on a $60,000 annual income. Her financial obligations spanned car loans, credit cards, and her son's private school tuition-a complex web of commitments that became more concerning when she revealed filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy just two years earlier. This recent bankruptcy suggested her struggles weren't isolated incidents but part of a recurring pattern of financial instability.

Based on our analysis of the Zillow Home Value Index, U.S. home prices are up just 0.1% year over year from December 2024 to December 2025. That marks a deceleration from the +2.6% growth rate a year earlier-though national price growth has recently stabilized, ticking slightly higher from a low of -0.01% in August 2025. In the first half of 2025, the number of major metro-area housing markets seeing year-over-year declines climbed. That count has since pretty much stopped ticking up.

My mother owns it, and there's no plan to sell it - the value of the home isn't very high, in fairness. It's a two-bedroom, one-bathroom. It's not worth much at all; maybe $80,000 CAD. I don't think the money would go very far in Canada. Also, selling it would require a lot of renovations. It's very old school and needs a lot of TLC, and my mother doesn't live in Slovakia, she lives in England.

A 2,952-square-foot house built in 1999 has changed hands. The spacious property in the 200 block of Huckleberry Drive in San Jose was sold on Dec. 5, 2025 for $2,164,000 which represents a price per square foot of $733. The property is equipped with a heating system. In addition, the home is equipped with two parking spots, ensuring convenient parking for multiple cars.

Current inventory highlights for January 2026 include: Major Luxury Building Inventory: High-rise developments represent a significant portion of available units. St. Regis Residence : Approximately 9 active listings as of January 21, 2026, though reports indicate up to 47 of the building's 114 total units may remain unsold by the developers. Pier 4 : Multiple high-end units listed, including penthouses ranging from Market Context: Inventory in early 2026 remains lower than 2025 levels, despite a slight increase in new properties hitting the market.

Law firms took nearly 800,000 square feet of New York City office space in Q4 2025, according to data provided to Law.com, with firms including Kirkland & Ellis, Goodwin Procter, and McGuireWoods expanding their Manhattan footprints. Gibson Dunn and Baker Hostetler renewed in place, underscoring that firms are holding onto - and adding to - their office space, not shedding it.

In a blog post on ServiceLink's website, Liz Green, senior vice president of valuation solutions, said that ServiceLink is the first appraisal management company to offer the guide to its appraisal panel at no extra cost. This guide will help our panel better understand and fulfill the new URAR quickly and efficiently, further positioning ServiceLink as an industry UAD 3.6 leader, adding to our readiness and preparedness efforts as we embark on the next phase of the GSE's timeline, Green said.

Market Share: While it feels like a high volume, large institutional investors (100+ homes) made up only about 1.2% of national home purchases in Q3 2025, a trend consistent with local Massachusetts markets. Total Investor Activity: Including smaller, local investors, total investor purchases in Greater Boston ranged between 16% and 23% of sales as of 2018-2023. Types of Homes: Investors, particularly smaller entities, are heavily targeting two- and three-family homes in Massachusetts, creating competition for owner-occupants.

Investors own roughly one in six of California's single-family residences. That's what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report that estimates investor ownership of houses and townhomes nationwide. Investors in this study include everything from giant companies controlling thousands of houses to folks with a small collection of rentals to short-term rental operators to people with a second home.

Harvard University Housing (HUH) manages approximately 3,000 apartments, offering a broad choice of locations, unit types, amenities, and sizes to meet the individual budgets and housing needs of eligible Harvard affiliates (full-time graduate students, faculty members, and employees). Harvard affiliates may apply for Harvard University Housing online at www.huhousing.harvard.edu. The website also provides information about additional housing options and useful Harvard and community resources for incoming and current affiliates.

The RMMI increased to a reading of 511.99 up from 502.47 in the prior quarter and the highest level since the index was launched in 2000. The data tracks long-term trends in senior home values and equity to gauge potential demand for reverse mortgages. The latest release of the RMMI underscores the extraordinary level of housing wealth held by older Americans, NRMLA President Steve Irwin said.

The Agency is one of the most respected luxury brands in real estate, and their commitment to thoughtful growth and agent empowerment aligns closely with how we build Rechat, said Shayan Hamidi, chief executive officer of Rechat. Our team across 18 countries and our platform are designed to help reduce complexity and support scale. This partnership reflects a shared belief that technology should enable great agents, not get in their way.

"Madrid "is on fire", said Eduardo Corda, founder of estate agency Mi Piso en Madrid, which specialises in high-end properties. Spain's most populous city has become "a leading city to invest and live in", and house hunters with deep pockets want "to be a part of this boom", Corda told AFP. The city has topped for the second year running an annual index by the real estate firm Barnes, considered a reference to measure investor appetite in luxury properties."

According to data shared with SFGATE by AirDNA - an analytics firm focused on STR companies like Airbnb - this year there were roughly 500 more listings added in Santa Clara County for the week of Feb. 2 compared with last year. The county had about 3,200 available listing nights for that week in February last year, but that has jumped to roughly 3,700 this year for the week during the Super Bowl.

In early January, the Ford government's return-to-office (RTO) mandate took effect, ordering 60,000 public servants back to the office. The move culminates more than a year of RTO mandates from big names in tech and finance, reaching a fever pitch in late 2025, and has put a significant amount of pressure on Toronto's office market. The trend is reversing years of near-stagnant activity in the downtown commercial real estate scene, which took a big hit from COVID-era work-from-home policies.

Primely positioned on the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice, just steps away from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the storied Palazzo Ca' Dario has shimmered on the water since the late 15th century, its elegant early Venetian Renaissance facade among the city's most distinctive. Named after its first owner, Giovanni Dario, a diplomat hailed a hero after securing a peace treaty with the Ottoman empire, over the centuries the palazzo has been home to nobles, merchants and even British rock music royalty.