Should HOA managers be licensed real estate brokers? – Orange County Register

This is the final column in a three-part series on pending HOA legislation in California. The final piece of our 2025 legislative review discusses Assembly Bill 739, which proposes to require HOA managers to be licensed as real estate brokers. Seven states currently require manager licensing: Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada and Virginia. California … Read more

‘Wildly Inappropriate Behavior’: Real Estate Group Is Accused of Cover-ups

The organization that influences how much houses and commercial buildings are worth in the United States privately paid one woman $412,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim and fielded similar complaints from at least seven other women that have swirled within the group over the last decade, The New York Times has found. All the … Read more

York County raises real estate taxes for the first time in 9 years – Daily Press

YORK — York County’s Board of Supervisors passed its first real estate tax increase in nine years in a budget that reflects inflation pressures. The board approved the fiscal year 2026 budget by a vote of 4-1 at its meeting on Wednesday. While some members expressed disappointment at the tax hike, the board avoided the … Read more

Why More Americans Are Turning to Self-Directed IRAs for Real Estate and Alternative Investments

Tyler Shepherd  |  Contributor More and more Americans are turning to self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs) as economic volatility and inflation fears challenge traditional retirement strategies. Unlike standard IRAs—where investors are largely limited to stocks, mutual funds, and bonds—SDIRAs allow for a broader range of assets, including real estate, private loans, and even cryptocurrencies. This shift is … Read more

South Florida’s Real Estate Center Of Gravity Is Finally Moving West

By dollar value, it’s been a big month for Florida luxury real estate. Last week, a 15-acre Naples waterfront estate closed for a whopping $225 million, the second highest home sale price in U.S. history and a new state record, dwarfing the $173 million Oracle’s Larry Ellison paid for his Manalapan estate south of Palm … Read more

March real estate figures showed ‘balanced’ Sarasota, Bradenton market

March’s local real estate activity indicated a relatively balanced market for both Sarasota and Manatee counties, but changing national and international dynamics could call that stability into question. The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s March report noted continued stability in the Sarasota and Manatee real estate markets, with steady single-family home activity and a … Read more

A great escape at Escapology or wasting away at Margaritaville will follow some of coastal Alabama’s recent top real estate deals

Something new is brewing at a Gulf Shores business. Big Beach Brewing has new owners, Kevin Corcoran and his wife, Domini, and longtime friends Doug and Tammy Warren. Corcoran is owner of Re/Max of Gulf Shores. Big Beach, opened in October 2016, was started by locals Jim and Julie Shamburger. The Shamburgers and their children … Read more