‘Today’ Co-Anchor Savannah Guthrie Is Selling Her Posh Manhattan Condo

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It’s a New York City home that has seen many early wake-up calls and live shots.

The Tribeca home that “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie shares with her husband, Michael Feldman, is listed for $7.1 million.

The home last changed hands in 2017 for $7,114,393, according to Realtor.com®.

Built in 2016, the turnkey, four-bedroom condo takes up an entire floor of its Lower Manhattan building, with 3,735 square feet of living space and 10-foot ceilings.











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Does the commission lawsuit spell the end for NAR? The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about year-end home sales numbers, Jason Oppenheim's commission lawsuit comments, and the weekly media review Left, Middle, Right.

M. Ryan Gorman breaks silence on Coldwell Banker ‘termination’

In a Medium post published on Thursday, Gorman promised to lead by example with a shift into affordable housing projects while revealing new details about his departure from Coldwell.

Broker Spotlight: Megan and Damon Williamson, The Agency Dallas

Find out how Dallas Realtors Megan and Damon Williamson are combining their individual talents to grow The Agency's brokerage presence in Dallas, Texas.

Wells Fargo lays off 140 as it backs out of correspondent mortgages

In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, the company outlined its plans to reduce its workforce size. The company began executing the plan Tuesday in Springfield, Illinois.

Will Leasing a Car Ruin Your Chances of Buying a Home? Maybe—Here’s Why

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Buying a home of your very own is a dream. For most people to make that dream a reality, they’ll have to get approved for a home loan. To up your chances of being approved—at a favorable rate—it’s always smart to pay down debts or pay off existing loans to the best of your ability. But one common thing that can mess with your homebuying plans is having a car lease.

“Whether you choose to lease or finance a car, you’ll increase your total monthly expenses. However, mortgage lenders view leasing and financing a car differently,” says Ashley Moore, community lending manager at Chase Home Lending.

If you have your eyes on a new house—and also a nice ride—you should understand exactly how carrying a lease will affect your buying power. Here’s what you need to know.

What do lenders generally look at?

Lenders calculate your debt-to-income ratio, or DTI, which is a person’s monthly debt payments divided by gross monthly income. Lenders look at your DTI to measure your ability to handle monthly payments to repay money you will borrow.

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Homes for Sale in New Jersey and New York

This week’s properties are a six-bedroom house in Frenchtown, N.J., and a three-bedroom house in Locust Valley, N.Y.

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens

This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in the Flatiron district and in Astoria.

Single Women Own More Homes Than Single Men

A look at where the ownership gap is greatest and smallest across the U.S.

Tom Brady Is Really Retiring—and Now You Can Rent His Tampa Home for $60K a Month

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It’s finally quitting time for Tom Brady.

The famous quarterback just announced his retirement from the game that made him a household name. You may recall, he also said he was leaving pro football in 2022. But this time—he promises—it’s “for good.”

Either way, Brady’s dazzling Tampa, FL, home, in the posh Davis Island section of the city, is up for rent. The six-bedroom, seven-bath, 6,500-square-foot abode is available for $60,000 a month—truly a listing for those with very deep pockets.

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2023’s Housing Market Is Looking Up: 3 Things That Should Give Homebuyers Real Hope

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After suffering all-time lows during the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply of homes for sale has rebounded with a bang.

January marked a whopping 65% more real estate listings than this same month a year earlier, according to a recent inventory report from Realtor.com®.

And while home prices are still up year over year, they’ve declined from the pandemi4
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In addition to this deluge of homes for sale at more reasonable prices, mortgage rates are also down from their 20-year high, which broke 7% in November. For the week ending Jan. 26, Freddie Mac found that rates for a 30-year fixed-rate loan averaged a mere 6.13%.

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What we can learn from Ana Walshe’s disappearance

A new year and yet another agent is missing. How can agents keep the conversation about safety practices for women as an ongoing conversation? Trainer Rachael Hite says women need to make safety a part of their daily routine for themselves and the ones they care about.

She Became a Broker to Buy Her Own House Near Washington, D.C. Which Did She Choose?

Aiming to be her ‘own advocate’ and save on commission fees, a schoolteacher dove into the real estate game and emerged with her first single-family home. Here’s how she did it.

ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the trends, buzz and sage advice from Inman Connect New York

The biggest takeaway from ICNY for trainer and author Bernice Ross? Regardless of what the market does or whatever the latest whiz-bang technology is, the basics are still the name of the game when it comes to real estate. 

Real estate agents of TikTok say a big market shift is afoot

All across the country, real estate agents are posting positive signs of change from the trenches and revealing they're suddenly dealing with packed open houses and intensifying bidding wars.

Revaluate’s ‘data detox’ service invigorates your CRM

Revaluate announced a new database cleanup service for any and all agents who need a more accurate CRM to execute marketing initiatives.

New MLS-owned showing tool launches in second market

UtahRealEstate.com, which partially owns Aligned Showings, says its integration offers agents listing-by-listing showing options.

Twinning in Missouri: Pair of Matching Mansions Hits the Market for $2.1M

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When one mansion isn’t enough, two will do.

That’s how twin brick mansions, built in different eras in Carthage, MO, came to be.

Together, the homes total 16,851 square feet and are listed for $2.1 million—after a recent $1 million price reduction.

The original mansion dates to 1890, while the other was constructed in the early 2000s. The older one is known as the Carter Mansion, named for the doctor who once lived and practiced medicine there.

















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Mortgage rates may ease as modest Fed rate hike could be its last

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is telegraphing one more small adjustment in March, but some bond market investors think the rate hike campaign may now be over.

Compass names Wendy Forsythe president of 3 western states

"California, Nevada and Hawaii represent our largest market, and we are thrilled to have Wendy onboard to lead our teams and agent entrepreneurs in this key market," CEO Robert Reffkin said. "Her expertise and dedication to the industry are ideally suited to this important role.”

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