The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive in La Jolla hit the market in October 2024 with an asking price of $108 million and has yet to find a buyer. As of Thursday morning, the new price is $92.5 million. Billionaire Darwin Deason built the property to be his version of the Palace of Versailles in America. There is a private beach, carved stone columns, mosaics, marble floors, antique statues and more.
The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive in La Jolla hit the market in October 2024 with an asking price of $108 million and has yet to find a buyer. As of Thursday morning, the new price is $92.5 million. Billionaire Darwin Deason built the property to be his version of the Palace of Versailles in America. There is a private beach, carved stone columns, mosaics, marble floors, antique statues and more.
It once belonged to Julian Eltinge, a vaudeville performer who usually played women-so convincingly that audiences were often shocked when he revealed himself to be a man. Starring in musical comedies like The Fascinating Widow, The Crinoline Girl, and Cousin Lucy (all title roles written for him), Eltinge went on to become one of the highest paid movie stars of the 1920s. One prominent critic cleverly dubbed him "ambisexstrous."
Fully renovated in 2021, this rowhome features exposed brick and custom window treatments throughout, plus three outdoor spaces. The open-concept living room includes a gas fireplace, a large bay window for natural lighting, and wide-plank hardwood floors. The dining space includes a wet bar and wine fridge. Bedrooms include a king-sized primary bedroom, a second bedroom with a private balcony leading to a roof deck, and a basement bedroom with a full bath for guests.
New York lawyer Michael Griffith has urged a Florida court to give him permission to correctly serve Cork restaurateur Patricia Toscano with notice of his legal action against her that is linked to the acrimonious sale of a $16m (€13m) Miami mansion.
Anyone who has tried to find an apartment to rent long-term in Germany's big cities knows that it isn't easy even with an above-average income and impeccable credentials. Browse through online property portals and you will likely find hundreds of apartments on offer in the most sought-after districts of cities like Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. But look more closely and the majority of those will be short-term, furnished rentals charging well above the standard rates landlords can ask for open-ended leases on unfurnished apartments.
When the blazes displaced thousands of residents in and around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, landlords hiked up rental prices across Los Angeles County despite calls from officials to crack down on price going, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing data from Rent Brigade. The tenant advocacy group analyzed Zillow listings in the year after the fires and found 18,360 potential instances of rent hikes exceeding 10 percent, potentially violating the anti-gouging rules signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 7, 2025, the day the fires broke out.
FinCEN reporting is no longer a geographic specific requirement, it is becoming a routine part of residential real estate transactions nationwide, said Don O'Neill, chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel for WFG. This Rule spans all 50 states and thousands of recording jurisdictions. The industry needs solutions that are both legally sound and operationally practical. Our goal is to help customers meet their obligations without adding friction to the closing process.
Creating workplace facilities that reflect relevance to the constant evolving changes of working patterns. Organisations need to think about balancing flexibility with functionality by integrating technology that can simplify things without any complications, whilst designing spaces that are diverse when it comes to different working styles. As traditional office attendance makes make for hybrid models, facilities now need to reimagine their spaces as a purposeful destination rather than a default location.
Sevajian said the move reflects a strategic decision for her team. This isn't starting over, she said. It's starting smarter. We're building something that works better for our agents, our clients and our lives. Working primarily in the greater Boston market and since 2020, Sevajian led the top local operation in Andover, Mass., for her previous brokerage.
One former tech mogul turned real estate agent showed off a $15 million mansion compound in Arizona that included 32 "casino-grade cameras" and a "laser intrusion detection system" around the home's large perimeter. The house's front door is made out of three-inch-thick solid steel and includes 13 deadbolts. Around the house are also sour orange trees with four-inch spikes intended to deter people from sneaking around. And in front of all that is a moat.
Mortgage delinquencies increased across all three major loan types Conventional, FHA, and VA in the last three months of the year, Marina Walsh, MBA's vice president of industry analysis, said in a statement. The most pronounced uptick was with FHA loans, which reached a delinquency rate of 11.52%, the highest level since the second quarter of 2021. While earlier-stage FHA delinquencies remained relatively flat compared to the previous quarter, later-stage, 90+ day delinquencies increased by 76 basis points.
Under the ownership of FSBO Holdings, the platform will undergo a full overhaul to improve usability and transparency while maintaining its focus on independent home sales. Kortas said that while NEXA does not own FSBO.com, the platform will benefit NEXA due to lead discounts and lead aggregation. Kortas said no layoffs are planned, and FSBO.com employees will continue to work there since it is a separate company.
Cenlar has a subservicing platform with $740 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) and 2 million loans across 100 clients, generating about $460 million in revenue in 2025. But $307 billion in UPB will not transition to Pennymac because some clients mainly UWM are bringing their subservicing activities in house. Pennymac tied part of the acquisition cost $85 million in contingent consideration payable over three years to client retention.
Beneath those headline numbers lies a more important strategic message for homebuilding leaders navigating 2026's high-rate, high-price, high-uncertainty environment: This is a year to decide not only what to lean into but what to step away from. Less than a decade ago, Taylor Morrison deliberately expanded its geographic footprint and product mix to compete across both discretionary move-up buyers and the entry-level, first-time segment. That diversification helped power years of growth. Now, management is signaling a pivot back toward core strengths.
The financial services firm wants to build a new branch and an adjacent retail building on the former site of a now-bulldozed Marie Callender's pie shop that closed in 2022, ending decades of operations for the popular restaurant. The project will leave the existing Meriwest Credit Union headquarters in place at its present location in San Jose. The credit union now operates a branch inside its main office at 5615 Chesbro Ave.
"When the supply chain crashed [during the pandemic] and our build times significantly extended, it was very difficult to sell a built-to-order home to a buyer when it was going to take 10 or 11 months to build... You can't lock the interest rate for that long," Mezger tells . So they did more spec. That's over now. "We've significantly compressed our build times... We're back down to four months or less, which is our historical level," Mezger tells ResiClub.
There was a time I thought I'd spend the rest of my life in New York. After more than a decade in Manhattan, the streets felt like my own, and my identity felt entwined with the city. Even after having two babies on the Upper West Side, I was constantly plotting and planning on how we could make this lifestyle work long-term. And then, my husband and I stumbled upon our dream home in a distant Connecticut suburb.
A nearly century-old Jewish congregation in East Flatbush is in danger of losing its sanctuary to a wrecking ball as its landlords plan to tear it down and build affordable housing. One Brooklyn Health, the nonprofit that owns the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, wants to demolish a synagogue on its campus and redevelop the site with affordable housing and outpatient services, according to court records.
Living in a tiny home means embracing creative solutions to spatial challenges. Backcountry Tiny Homes understands this reality better than most, which is why their latest model, The Park, introduces a rooftop terrace to the equation. This 30-foot tiny house features a comfortable, storage-packed interior crowned by an outdoor space that fundamentally changes how residents interact with their compact dwelling.
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, many successful real estate agents across the country will be doing what they do every February: dropping off chocolates, flowers, handwritten cards, and in a few ambitious cases, cherry pies, on their clients' doorsteps. And weirdly it works. Not because chocolate makes people sell their house. Not because cherry pie unlocks listing inventory. But because Valentine's Day taps
Omni Fort Lauderdale, the brand's flagship outpost in Greater Fort Lauderdale, opened in mid-December, just in time for the busy Caribbean sailing season. Since my first cruise out of Port Everglades in 2008, I've endured subpar hotels that, while checking off two basic requirements-shuttle to the airport and port, and proximity to the port-weren't anything to write home about. But the Omni-with 801 guest rooms, including 82 suites, six restaurants, and a spa-is a game-changer for fellow cruise travelers.
APOR is baked into not only Dodd-Frank as a safe harbor against litigation which many lenders want to comply with and use for their business and pricing and risk but also there are a litany of 40 other statutes that are tied to APOR as it's described in Dodd Frank, over 27 states. Lenders frequently move ahead of formal rulemaking, Dunn added. You don't have to wait for the regulation to comply either, she said.
HousingWire's Rising Stars awards recognize standout professionals ages 40 and under who are driving innovation, leadership and meaningful change across mortgage, real estate and homebuilding. Many past honorees continue to shape the industry long after earning the Rising Stars distinction, taking on expanded roles, leading major initiatives and helping modernize the housing ecosystem. As nominations for the 2026 Rising Stars awards continue to roll in nominations are open through Feb. 28 we're highlighting voices from last year's honoree list
Network Rail was granted planning permission by the City of London to transform the station. Liverpool Street was last redeveloped in 1991 and passenger numbers have tripled since then, making it London's busiest terminal. It's estimated that 158 million people could pass through the station in 2041. With the approved plans created by ACME architects, 'Pool Street will see it's concourse capacity increased by 76 percent while the station will be made fully accessible with step-free access from street level to all platforms including the London Underground.
MFA's dividend is not covered by current earnings. The company reported $0.20 per share in distributable earnings for Q3 2025 while paying out $0.36 per share in dividends. That's a payout ratio of 180%. Over the trailing twelve months, earnings totaled $1.12 per share against dividends of $1.44, yielding a payout ratio of 128.6%. Full-year 2024 showed improvement, with operating cash flow of $200.1 million covering the $176.7 million dividend obligation at 1.13x.
[He] has been renting for the last eight years, just saving his money, Milonas told CBC Toronto. We had a chat pre-Christmas and he was like, What do you think? Is this the right time for me?' TRREB says lower condo prices could lead to another housing shortage if the current inventory is bought up quickly. (Cole Burston/Canadian Press) Milonas has now had that question from a handful of renters, and based on the current market, he's told most of them to go for it.
You're more likely to find California houses owned by investors in the state's more affordable communities. That's what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report from the third quarter of 2025 that calculates 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. Condo ownership was not included.
