December 11, 2025

Buyer broker contract enforcement: Legal win, reputational risk

For Jeff Lichtenstein securing a $24,000 settlement via arbitration from a buyer who breached a buyer broker agreement signed with Lichtenstein’s firm was a success, as […]
December 11, 2025

Why simplicity and transparency will define the next era of real estate

Somewhere along the way, buying or selling a home became way too complicated. Every step seems to add another layer, another disclosure, another signature, and another […]
December 11, 2025

FHA increases HECM limit to $1.25M in 2026

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) said Thursday it will raise the maximum claim amount for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) to $1,249,125 in 2026, up from […]
December 11, 2025

Berkeley office to residential conversion joins national trend

A seven-story, circa 1980s office building in downtown Berkeley, CA, is poised to trade cubicles for bedrooms.​ A developer applied to convert 2001 Center St. into […]