Sonoma County real estate market turns turbulent, though 7 areas show improved year-to-year sales prices

Sales of single-family homes on Petaluma’s Westside outperformed all others, reporting a leap of 18% to close February at $640 per square foot. When markets turn in either direction, there are typically choppy data points as the data churns ahead to form a trend line. February was a great example of that. According to the … Read more

Newport Beach-based JH Real Estate Partners Acquires Village Walk Center in Pico Rivera for $37.5M

Newport Beach-based JH Real Estate Partners acquired the 133,000-square-foot Village Walk Center in Pico Rivera from Vestar for $37.5 million. The retail center consists of five properties and is anchored by the Cinepolis movie theater, which occupies more than half of the shopping center. The property was reportedly fully leased at the time of the … Read more

Pricing To Sell Real Estate In Manhattan? What Sellers Can Learn From Appraisers

Appraisal techniques like bracketing, inside market analysis, and seasonality trends can help … [+] sellers avoid pricing based on hope and instead price for success. getty In Manhattan’s fast-moving real estate market, pricing a property to sell is a mix of art and science. While sellers and brokers often lean on gut instinct informed by … Read more

DOGE claims real estate savings in Louisiana. Here’s how much and where

Highlights from Friday’s game between Captain Shreve and Carencro Highlights from Friday’s game between Captain Shreve and Carencro in the LHSAA Division I playoffs The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, claims to have terminated 748 real estate leases throughout the U.S., totaling approximately 9,587,384 square feet and $660 million. Along with real … Read more

Imposter real estate scams in Colorado boost consumer complaints

Consumer complaints and inquiries filed with the state surged 20% last year, with housing-related and imposter scams driving much of the increase, according to an annual update from Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. The attorney general’s office received 24,473 complaints last year, which surpassed the previous record of 20,390 set in 2023. The top category … Read more

Most Valuable Virtual Real Estate in the Metaverse

While the prospects are promising, potential investors should be mindful of certain challenges: Market Volatility: The virtual real estate market is still in its infancy and can be subject to significant fluctuations. Platform Viability: The value of virtual land is inherently tied to the popularity and longevity of the hosting platform. Investments in platforms that … Read more

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator

The current balance in the LOCCS system, according to a record reviewed by WIRED, is over $100 billion—money Congress has approved for HUD projects but which has yet to be drawn down. Much of this money has been earmarked to cover disaster assistance and community development work, a source at the agency says. Normally, those … Read more

Bitcoin Or Real Estate? It’s Time To Change How We Think About Wealth

A man comforts his daughter on the charred ruins of their family home burned in the Eaton Fire in … [+] Altadena, California, January 9, 2025. (Photo by ZOE MEYERS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images For generations, conventional wisdom has dictated that real estate is one of the safest and most reliable ways … Read more

Council Post: Adding Private Real Estate To Your Portfolio: Considerations For Investors

Andrew Sinclair is CEO and Principal of Midloch Investment Partners, a real estate investment fund manager and operator based in Chicago. getty Most Americans own stock, also known as equities, in publicly traded companies. More precisely, says Gallup, 62% of American adults own stocks directly, through mutual funds or in their retirement accounts. Bonds, which … Read more