The Pricing Trick Sellers (and Agents) Keep Using—Even Though It Might Be Costing Them

Grocery stores have used it since forever. So have retailers. Pricing a product at $9.99 instead of $10 is a psychological trick that makes shoppers perceive a bigger price gap than there really is. But a new academic study says the same tactic, known as “charm pricing,” is alive and well in real es

Awaiting the CFPB’s next act ahead of Vought’s departure

Nearly 15 years after opening its doors in the wake of the financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is operating in a markedly different form than it did just a year ago. Since the Trump administration took over at the start of 2025, the agency’s operations have been in limb

Short Sales Are Re-Emerging, but Remain Mostly Rare: Report

Short sales—frequently a rarity of the housing market, except for the duration of the Great Recession housing crisis—are making a bit of a comeback, according to a new report from Realtor.com®. The data, however, does not necessarily show cause for concern just yet. For those not familiar, a short s

Cody Pearce returns to YES Communities as president

Cody Pearce has returned to YES Communities, one of the nation’s largest manufactured housing community operators, as president, effective July 13, 2026, the company announced. Pearce will oversee day-to-day operations at one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of manufactured housing commu