Social Media Ideas for Short Sale

The most overlooked source of homes for first-time buyers

Short sale approvals can move faster than expected when files are complete, and lenders have incentives to avoid foreclosure costs.

Buying Real Estate At Half Price

Foreclosures Hit 7-Year High as Pandemic Relief Ends—Here’s Where Default Discounts Are Easiest To Get

Affordable Southern and Midwestern markets, led by Lake Charles, LA, are seeing high concentrations of foreclosure listings.

That House That’s Been Sitting Could Be Your Best Shot at a Deal

Open up a home search and you'll see them. Listings that have been on the market for two months. Three. Some longer.

These homes are selling at huge discounts—and buyers are taking notice

Gone are the days of surfing real estate listings far beyond their reach, many budget-minded Americans have instead begun scrolling foreclosures. Foreclosure listings received m...

Spring housing market falls short as Real's agent survey flags caution

Real Brokerage's May 2026 survey shows agent optimism sliding and buyers pulling back on affordability concerns

Rialto going after Redcar’s Chinatown loft offices for $15M default

Redcar is in trouble in Chinatown. Distressed debt player Rialto Capital accused the Jim Jacobsen-led development firm Redcar Properties of defaulting on a loan for creative office...

That House That’s Been Sitting Could Be Your Best Shot at a Deal

Open up a home search and you'll see them. Listings that have been on the market for two months. Three. Some longer.

That House That’s Been Sitting Could Be Your Best Shot at a Deal

Open up a home search and you'll see them. Listings that have been on the market for two months. Three. Some longer.

That House That’s Been Sitting Could Be Your Best Shot at a Deal

Open up a home search and you'll see them. Listings that have been on the market for two months. Three. Some longer.

Seller Beware? The Housing ‘Bidding War Era Is Over,’ Report Finds

A new Realtor.com analysis shows homes priced even slightly above market now sit unsold for weeks — and sellers who wait 18 weeks end up taking less than asking price.

Rising Repair Costs and Longer Listing Times Push Southern California Sellers Toward Cash Offers

As the Southern California housing market shifts toward more selective buyers and longer negotiation cycles, a growing number of homeowners are bypassing the traditional listing pr...

Durham, NC Homeowner Sells Fixer-Upper in 3 Weeks -- No Repairs, No Agent, With 30-Day Flex Stayâ„¢

A Durham, NC homeowner named Shirley needed a fast exit from a home that needed work. 3 Step Home Sale closed in 3 weeks, zero repairs, with a 30-Day Flex Stayâ„¢. Now serving NC,...

In Home Equity Theft Case, Supreme Court Says Auction Price Can Count—but Won’t Define a Fair Sale

The Supreme Court ruled that tax-foreclosed homeowners are generally owed auction proceeds, not market value—but only if the sale was fair.

‘Borderline Desperate’ Buyers Are Winning Bidding Wars but Risking Deals Over Low Appraisals

Waiving the appraisal helps buyers win bidding wars, but low valuations are forcing many to cover massive cash gaps to save their deals.

Home listings drop 1.7% to lowest level since February

Redfin says sellers are pulling back as demand softens

Spring housing market falls short as real estate agent survey flags caution

Real Brokerage's May 2026 survey shows agent optimism sliding and buyers pulling back on affordability concerns

Your house failing to sell at auction could come with a financial sting in the tail

New real estate research shows listing a home for auction can secure a price premium, but warns that a highly visible public failure under the hammer inflicts an immediate...

Spring homebuying season winds down with no sign of a rally

Pending sales remain sluggish as mortgage rates tick back up, but for buyers who are ready to commit, “the door is open” to negotiate favorable terms.

Receiver requested on DTLA’s Metropolitan after Fallas family’s $32M default

The Fallas family’s Metropolitan building in Downtown Los Angeles’ Historic Core moved a step closer to receivership and foreclosure. A special servicer for the lender and commerci...

Lower Asking Prices Are the Silver Lining for Buyers in an Otherwise Cloudy Market

The national median asking price for active listings was down 2.4% for the week ending May 23, compared to a year earlier.

The financing gap that keeps starter homes out of reach

Traditional mortgage systems lock out countless capable homebuyers who have the income and savings but lack standard W-2 documentation. Seller financing bridges this critical gap,...

Bridging lender facilitates below-market property deal

Bridging lender Somo has completed a second charge loan enabling a borrower to acquire a buy-to-let property valued at £500,000 for £350,000, whilst simultaneously clearing six mon...

A poor man’s 1031 exchange

A “poor man’s 1031 exchange” uses cost segregation and accelerated depreciation on a new purchase to offset taxable gains from a sale in the same year. The approach can defer taxes...