Just How Far Will a Broker Go to Close a Deal?

There’s something amorphous about real-estate agents’ work. Sure, their job exists to help you buy, rent, or sell a property, and in exchange they get a cut of the proceeds (and, if things go exceptionally, a role on a reality-TV series or advertising med spas on TikTok). But, as any broker will ...

What America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes Reveal About Where Wealth Actually Goes

When Realtor.com® ranked the country’s most expensive ZIP codes earlier this year, the numbers were staggering. Fisher Island, FL, was among the top 3 with a median home price of $10.83 million. Water Mill, NY, and Bridgehampton, NY, two enclaves in New York’s Hamptons, were close behind, with media

Delaware’s Tale of 2 Luxuries: Coastal Beach Homes vs. Old Money Estates

True luxury doesn't always announce itself. While the San Francisco, Miami, and New York City luxury markets declare their status with record-setting deals and eye-watering price tags, Delaware keeps its luxury close the chest. The small state is not generally part of the national luxury conservatio

Mind-Boggling Vermont Home With a ‘Floating Deck’ and ‘Distinct Lack of Walls’ Is Listed for Under $500K

An extraordinary home that is as much a optical illusion as it is a private residence has come on the market on the edge of Vermont's Mad River—where it is offering a somewhat "mad" opportunity to live inside a true work of art. The property, which is the work of architect John Connell, founder of t