Those Bunker Construction Videos Flooding TikTok Are Fake—but the Real Bunker Business Is Booming

A bizarre new trend has swept across social media in recent months, clogging TikTok and Instagram with time-lapse videos depicting the construction of secret underground bunkers. These clips are generated by artificial intelligence and often feature physically impossible bunker designs. In some case

Palm Springs Condo Owners Rage at $100K ‘Ransom’ Demand in Tribal Land Lease Dispute

Palm Springs has long cemented its reputation as California's premier desert playground for the rich and famous, from Marilyn Monroe to Leonardo DiCaprio. But within the midcentury glamour a community of condo owners—mostly retirees on fixed incomes—finds itself locked in an unprecedented battle wit

Decade-long accessibility push earns Seattle agent fair housing honor

A decade after addressing a room full of real estate agents as a motivational speaker, Barry Long is being recognized as a 2026 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Fair Housing Champion. Home accessibility search standards that Long co-developed are being adopted by multiple listing services (MLS

Florida homebuyers sue Compass over $475 transaction fee

Homebuyers in Florida have filed a lawsuit against Compass challenging a transaction fee the brokerage charged them upon the close of their August 2024 home purchase.  Filed on Tuesday in Palm Beach County, Florida circuit court by plaintiffs Jeff and Melissa Efron, the suit accused Compass of “unfa