Better.com CEO Brawls With Board After Sudden Ouster

Vishal Garg, founder and former CEO of tech-focused mortgage disruptor Better, briefly was the “main character” of the industry back in 2021—and not in a good way. His casual, chaotic Zoom firing of 900 people right before the Christmas holiday went viral, picked up by mainstream media as an example

This City Is Forcing a Neighborhood HOA To Tear Down Its Flock Cameras—but Will This Be the New Norm?

A homeowners association in Brentwood, CA, is catching blowback after installing Flock cameras on public streets around the neighborhood. Not only are many homeowners up in arms, but the city has pulled approval of the system and is ordering their removal.  Brentwood city officials reportedly said t

Inside Marc Jacobs’ $9.2 Million Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed ‘Sanctuary’—as he Details ‘Unexpected’ 4-Year Renovation of the Property

Fashion designer Marc Jacobs might be best known for his catwalk creations, but in 2019, he turned his attention to a more ambitious design project: overhauling a $9.17 million Frank Lloyd Wright–designed property in upstate New York that he purchased on something of a whim in 2019. Today, Jacobs, 6

New Construction Craters in July

Economic uncertainty continues to push builders to temper their expectations (and pace of construction) based on the latest monthly new residential construction report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bureau’s report for July states that privately owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted ann