More Than 10% of All Homes Sit Vacant, but Only a Tiny Fraction Are for Sale

Amid a deepening housing affordability crisis, roughly 1 in 10 homes in the country is sitting vacant, concludes a new report. Around 14.5 million houses are empty, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by personal finance site LendingTree. However, only a shockingly low nu

How top-performing real estate agents win AI recommendations

Homebuyers and sellers are beginning to treat ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) like a genie in a bottle. They often trust AI recommendations implicitly because the suggestions are the result of personalized, deep-diving research and an authoritative verification process. The phenomenon

Florida Townhouse That Boosted Its List Price by $6M for New Yorkers Fleeing Mamdani Sells for $17M

A Palm Beach townhouse that upped its price by $6 million after Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election last fall — seizing on an exodus — has sold for $17 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. The seller is ex-Marvel CEO Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter.   The oceanfront townhouse at 2 Sloans Cur

The Real Price of HOA Rants: How One Viral Post Can Trigger Costly Lawsuits

Living in a homeowners association has its perks—but it also comes with rules, fees, and, as we've seen time and again, disputes. It's become commonplace for residents to take to the internet to vent their frustrations, with trends like #HOAproblems, #HOAstories, and #HOAKarens gaining in volume on