Oppenheim talks LA mansion tax as NYC weighs pied-à-terre proposal

As LA toys with repealing a luxury tax, NYC considers one of its own. The fight over who pays, and stays, is playing out on two coasts.

2 brokerages now have half a million agents. Here’s what that means for the rest of us

Three audiences. Three battle plans. One thread that ties them together. Darryl Davis looks at the state of real estate brokerage consolidation.

What the Spirit Airlines collapse can teach the real estate industry

Once this budget airline lost sight of the customers who had made it great, Jeff Glover writes, it began its downward spiral, resulting in last week's closure.

Mauricio Umansky: Bet on the things you believe in (even before the numbers back you up)

Although the industry rewards speed, The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky writes that the long-term plays that don't show immediate ROI matter more.