Manhattan Luxury Market Booms Despite Mayor Mamdani’s New Tax on Second Homes

Despite New York City's first ever pied-à-terre tax on upscale properties worth over $5 million, the city's luxury real estate sector remains unbowed—in fact, it is booming. The tax championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani went into effect July 1, but Manhattan's luxury market continues to outperform, wit

REVEALED: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding Date

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have reportedly secured a wedding date and will allegedly be saying "I do" ahead of NFL training camp in New York City's iconic Madison Square Garden. After revealing that he was returning to the Kansas City Chiefs for another year—and that Swift helped him make his dec

Consumer Federation Petitions FTC and DOJ to Investigate Compass Over MLS Partnerships

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has penned a letter requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate mega-brokerage Compass for its several recent partnerships with MLSs that simultaneously expanded their platforms nationwide, alleging that

The American Dream Isn’t Dead—the Strategy Has Simply Changed

“Keeping the dream of homeownership alive today is really about helping people replace confusion with clarity. The dream is not dead. The strategy is just different.” This is how Adam Gillespie—a Denver-based Realtor®, AI strategist, CRM coach and co-founder of Apex Elite AI—describes the challenges