Monthly Archives: October 2019

Iconic Bel Air estate becomes most expensive listing in America

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Rick Hilton, the grandson of the home’s former owner Conrad Hilton, shares the listing with Jeff Hyland of Hilton & Hyland. Continue reading →

Auctions are the luxury agent’s secret weapon

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Auctions can help agents sell homes quickly and represent an out-of-the-box marketing tactic that’s especially good for challenging listings. Continue reading →

Real estate big wigs don’t want to be ‘treated like children’ by MLSs

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Gary Gold and Mauricio Umansky expressed skepticism Wednesday about multiple listing service policies that would ban pocket and off-market listings. Continue reading →

As We Age, How Safe Is Surgery?

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(Editor’s note: This story is part of a series for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) As you age, your body’s heart, kidney, lungs and other organ functions deteriorate. Under normal conditions, this is nothing to worry about. But when faced with intens… Continue reading →

5 Reasons to Start a Business in Retirement

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Retirement is the perfect time for things like travel and exploring old passions. It can also be a great time to start a business. That was the case for Paul A. Dillon, of the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. area. He retired as a managing director at the RSM McGl… Continue reading →

A Social History of Older Women in America

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“If you’re getting older — or preparing to get older — knowing what’s happened in the past is important,” says Gail Collins. What’s happened? Well, throughout history, society’s views on older females have varied widely, even among women themselves, an… Continue reading →

401(k) Early Withdrawals Will Be Easier: Be Careful!

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Taking money out of your employer’s 401(k) plan while you’re still on its payroll is about to get easier. The federal government’s new rules about “economic hardship” withdrawals from retirement savings plans like 401(k)s go into effect in January 2020… Continue reading →