N.Y. State Comptroller Confirms Buffalo Faces $100 Million-Plus Structural Budget Deficit

Buffalo's $100 million-plus structural budget deficit has been confirmed by an independent analysis—and the city has no financial cushion left to absorb the next shortfall. The New York State Comptroller's Office released an analysis validating Mayor Sean Ryan's assessment that Buffalo carries a str

Diane Sawyer Lays Bare Richard Simmons’ Reclusive Final Days Inside Storied L.A. Mansion—as Property Finds a New Owner

Nearly two years after his death, new details about the reclusive final days of fitness icon Richard Simmons’ are being brought to light in a new television special that will see famed broadcast journalist Diane Sawyer venturing inside the Hollywood Hills mansion where he spent the last decade of hi

San Diego Voters Will Decide Whether to Tax Vacant Homes

More than 5,100 homes sit empty across San Diego while renters and buyers scramble for anything they can afford—but a measure on the June ballot would start charging absentee owners for that vacancy. San Diego voters are set to weigh in on Measure A, with supporters saying more than 5,100 properties

CRMLS Survey on Clear Cooperation Finds Majority Support, With Some ‘Nuance’

Above: CRMLS CEO Art Carter Back in 2020, the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP)—compelling agents to submit properties to the MLS within one day of public marketing—recieved immediate pushback. But the headlines mostly centered on the reactions of ostensible outsiders, including listing startups that f