August 2026

The Great Wealth Transfer Trap: Why Lenders Are Pushing Heirs Out of 3% Mortgage Rates As more older Americans age with low-rate mortgages still attached to their homes, some heirs report servicing delays and refinance pressure are putting their inheritance at risk. After their mother died, one heir said the 2.7% mortgage attached to theRead …

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Inside Jeff Bezos’ Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Empire He Shares With Wife Lauren Sanchez Jeff Bezos has cemented his standing as one of the wealthiest individuals in history—with a personal net worth hovering around $200 billion, and buoyed by Amazon’s relentless valuation growth. On Aug. 2, Amazon shares ascended past the $3 trillion market cap milestone.Read …

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Why Homeowners Who ‘Did Everything Right’ May Be Headed Back to the Starter Home Market Potential homebuyers seeking their next place to live are no strangers to competition, especially in a market where rates feel stuck above 6%, prices hit record highs, and housing supply is hard to come by. But according to experts, aRead …

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Housing Week Ahead: Market Cools While Economic Indicators Signal What’s Next Today, the Realtor.com® economics team releases its July Monthly Housing Trends Report—showing a market that isn’t coming apart, but is cooling as is typical for late summer. Senior economist Jake Krimmel’s full analysis, along with metro- and county-level data for markets beyond the topRead …

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California’s First Tiny Home Megaproject Ignites Fury in Idyllic Beach Town New plans for a controversial ADU housing project in Southern California were released in hopes of gaining community support after serious doubt. The developer of the massive ADU project called Chalcifica is planning on building the homes in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of SanRead …

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Six St. Paul Transit Corridors Targeted for Mixed-Use Rezoning in 2026 If you live near White Bear Avenue, Rice Street, Robert Street, West 7th Street, Maryland Avenue, or Selby Avenue, the view from your block could look very different in a few years. Saint Paul is moving to rezone stretches of all six corridors toRead …

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New Orleans Council Moves to Expand Affordable Housing Definition to Cover Land Trust Homes A proposed zoning change before the New Orleans City Council would make it easier for nonprofit community land trusts to develop permanently affordable homes across the city. The Council is considering Zoning Docket No. 42/26, which would expand the definition ofRead …

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Oakland’s SPARE Program Can Cut Special Assessments from Your Property Tax Bill Homeowners who pay special assessment charges on their Oakland property tax bill—for things like wildfire prevention, violence reduction, and library services—may be able to get those charges dropped or refunded if their household income qualifies. The city’s SPARE program (Special Assessment Refunds andRead …

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New Orleans STR Rules Could Tighten as Council Defers Measures Again New Orleans homeowners who rent on Airbnb—or neighbors who live near one—are waiting on a City Council decision that could significantly change how residential short-term rentals operate across the city. Three measures first introduced in 2023 were deferred again at last week’s meeting, withRead …

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Long Beach Braces for Potential Wave of 85-Foot Towers as State Law Overrides Local Zoning Developers can now propose apartment buildings up to 85 feet tall within a half-mile of eight Metro A Line stations in Long Beach—and the city isn’t pursuing any exemptions or delays. A memo from Community Development Director Christopher Koontz toRead …

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