Hi, Barbie: Santa Monica’s famed pink beach house is back on the rental market

Renters with a few tens of thousands of dollars to spare have the chance to live in their own beachside Barbie Dreamhouse.  Santa Monica’s instantly recognizable pink and purple mansion on Pacific Coast Highway is now available for rent for $38,500 per month, Mansion Global reported.  Howie Nuchow,

Is Opendoor playing the builder rate buydown game?

iBuyer Opendoor’s recently launched mortgage product — which promises below-market interest rates after the company removed its markup — has sparked debate across the industry about who absorbs the cost and whether the model is sustainable. Some industry professionals view the offering as similar to

Billy Joel’s Daughter Alexa Reveals Singer’s Touring Future—Weeks After He Sold Off Long Island Estate

Billy Joel's daughter Alexa Ray Joel has revealed whether he plans to return to the stage amid his brain disorder—weeks after offloading his sprawling Long Island home to spend more time in Florida. The 40-year-old daughter of the "Vienna" hitmaker, 76, who announced on May 23 that he would be calli

The private listings war is escalating. Here’s the compromise that could save our industry

The private listings debate just got louder. Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has launched HannaList, an internal listing network that allows Howard Hanna agents to share listings exclusively with Howard Hanna buyer agents before those properties ever reach the MLS. Combined with what Compass has b