Los Angeles Rents Are Falling, but Not Enough To Be Affordable for New College Grads

Los Angeles rents dropped to a nearly five-year low this spring, offering tenants some very welcome relief. Yet, the city's newly minted college graduates still find themselves squeezed by stubborn housing costs. L.A. County's median asking rent dropped 3.4%, or $91, to $2,603 by the end of June, hi

PBS Star and Chef Pati Jinich Serves Up an Inside Look at Eclectic Maryland Home Where She Films Hit Show ‘Pati’s Mexican Table’

James Beard Award-winning chef and host of “Pati’s Mexican Table,” Pati Jinich is serving up a back of house look inside her Maryland home where she films her popular PBS cooking show. Jinich, 54, typically records the Daytime Emmy-nominated series in the kitchen of her Chevy Chase, MD, home. Though

You can recruit talent, but you have to build culture

People matter in the title and real estate settlement service business. Relationships matter. Experience matters. A strong escrow officer or title professional can move revenue and change how a customer feels about the most important transaction of their life.So, the competition for talent is fierce

The hidden housing multiplier: Why one better buyer match can unlock the next listing

Everyone agrees that housing has a supply problem. But the industry measures supply mainly by counting units and listings, while nearly everyone surrounding a housing transaction earns revenue from movement: applications, showings, contracts, loans, inspections, appraisals, title orders and closings