Real Estate Blog
GBC’s Fry urges downtown businesses to demand solutions to crime: ‘We need to feel safe in our city’
Lisa Rusyniak says some of her employees at Goodwill Industries fear coming to work.
Employees and volunteers recently experienced or witnessed six incidents near the nonprofit's downtown headquarters on Redwood Street that had the potential to escalate into violence or assault. The nonprofit is now locking its doors at all times.
“I have employees who are afraid, they don't want to come to work anymore,” Rusyniak, CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Inc., said during a forum at the…
Executive Voice: Getting creative in the Triangle’s crowded homebuilding market
David Kelly has been building homes with Toll Brothers in markets around the country since 2004, but he was still caught off guard by the level of competition among homebuilders when he moved to Raleigh in 2012.
Louisville real estate firm expands, adds managing partner amid rapid growth
The company's sales volume nearly doubled in 2017.
“Instant” homebuying startup Opendoor is coming to Minneapolis
Opendoor, along with rivals OfferPad and Knock, is among a growing number of startups eager to change how Americans buy and sell residential real estate.
Letter to the editor: The Airbnb issue in KC is about accountability
Spread of Airbnb can create problems for neighbors, but little accountability by owners.
Photos: 1890s-era home believed to be oldest on Galveston’s North Bay for sale
A Galveston home dating back to the 1890s is on the market for $849,900.
The home — on nearly an acre at 427 Bayridge — is believed to be the oldest surviving house on Galveston’s North Bay, though its exact age is unknown, according to a press release from John Daugherty Realtors.
The house also is known as the McElvogue-Kennedy home because it originally was the summer home for the family of Dan Kennedy, a Houston merchant, businessman and founding leader of the Houston Yacht Club's…
Luxury home on the market for $1.3M in Clearcreek Township
The luxury home at 8237 Wilde Court has 6,776 square feet, with four bedrooms, five bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. It was built in 2006.
Click the gallery to see photos of the home.
The home features coffered ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and custom built-in cabinetry. The kitchen includes granite countertops and two ovens, as well as a walk-in pantry and breakfast bar. The master suite offers an octagonal glass shower in the bathroom and a private study. The home includes a full granite…
Top of the Market: Nashville’s most expensive homes sold from Feb. 25 – March 3
Check out the most-expensive homes sold in Nashville recently by clicking through the slideshow with this story.
Our latest installment is topped by a $6.4 million home in the 37205 ZIP code.
This weekly feature is compiled using Davidson County property records.
11 new faces in Elite 25, Austin’s exclusive luxury real estate club
The luxury real estate organization has added 11 new members to its ranks — a status symbol that can elevate an agent’s profile in a crowded market.
Suburb approves request for bigger residential lots
A Birmingham suburb has reached a decision about a parcel of land that used to host one home.
The Homewood Planning Commission approved a measure to divide the eight lots at 212 Mecca Ave. into seven bigger lots, reports the Homewood Star. Bob Easley of EE Edgewood Land Holding LLC had requested the Mecca Avenue lot be divided so he could build houses on the lots.
The Homewood Board of Zoning Adjustments had originally rejected the request to subdivide the lots, because the proposed 50-foot-wide…