Real Estate
We Spoke to the Guy Who Asked His Renting Agent For A "Landlord Reference"
We have to hand over tenant references, why shouldn't landlords do something similar?
Real Estate Cryptocurrency Takes People’s Money, Then Shuts Down and Vanishes
Realux paid influencers to promote the idea that it could help close "the wealth gap" by democratizing real estate. Then it disappeared.
What You Learn From a Year of Watching Bad Financial Advice on TikTok
One anonymous finance professional has been tracking the worrying number of get-rich-quick schemes on the platform. "It's getting really bad," he says.
'We’re All Speculating': Inside the Wildly Hyped Metaverse Real Estate Rush
Dubious promises of potential once-in-a-lifetime riches are driving speculators into a complete frenzy. “There’s a lot of hype, and it's not healthy,” one CEO said.
Zillow Is Killing Its Home-Buyer Service, Cutting 25 Percent of Workforce
The decision is an admission that its plan to take the iBuyer world by storm failed.
Zillow Pumps the Brakes on Buying Homes
After preparing to go on a massive home-buying spree, the real estate platform admits it bit off more than it could chew.
‘Price-Distorting’ iBuyers Like Zillow Hurt US Homeowners, Rivals Say
The model ultimately comes at a cost to the consumer, one said.
Zillow Isn’t Big Enough To Manipulate the National Housing Market (Yet)
The company says an internet theory about its house-flipping scheme is “misinformation.”
OK, WTF Is Evergrande and Is It Going to Blow Up the Global Economy?
China's second-largest property developer has $305 billion in debt and can't pay any of it back. What happens next?
Tech ‘Unicorn’ Pacaso Is Turning Homes Into LLCs and Pissing Off the Neighbors
Californians say the billion-dollar company is hawking illegal timeshares. "If this business model succeeds," one Sonoma resident said, "our town starts to become more and more like an adult Disneyland."
McMansion With Shocking Infrastructure Secret Can Be Yours for $989,000
This suburban Dallas home is just a front for a bizarre industrial site previously owned by AT&T.
We Talked to the Realtor Who Sold the Infamous Manson Family Murder House
“Its history brought out a combination of aspiring social media stars and serious buyers,” realtor Arto Poladian told VICE.