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Weight loss guru Jenny Craig sells oceanfront mansion for $22M

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Located just outside San Diego in affluent Del Mar, the property initially hit the market six years ago for $39.5 million. Continue reading →

Health and wellness-focused homes surge in popularity

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The wellness real estate market, which includes homes equipped to optimize health, is valued at $134 billion, approximately 1.5 percent of all construction. Continue reading →

New AR tour app from Sparkout raises questions about the tech

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Sparkout has launched an augmented reality real estate tour app for Android users in an increasingly crowded market with decreasing interest. Continue reading →

No, your pumpkin spice latte addiction isn’t preventing you from making that down payment

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According to realtor.com, you’d need to skip 6,147 pumpkin spice lattes (or a latte a day for 17 years!) to save enough for a down payment. Continue reading →

Locals, not Amazon workers, are buying property near HQ2

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Investors and local residents are snapping up properties near Amazon’s second headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, in anticipation of the tech workers to come. Continue reading →

iBuying giant Opendoor to begin offering home loans

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iBuying behemoth Opendoor announced Thursday that it has launched its own mortgage lending service, marking the company’s latest move to completely upend the real estate industry. Opendoor Home Loans is now live in Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Aust… Continue reading →

Consulting firm T3 Sixty hires former NAR, Lone Wolf execs

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Real estate consulting firm T3 Sixty, the company behind the influential Swanepoel Mega 1000 rankings, announced Thursday that it has hired a pair of new vice presidents who previously worked as executives at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) … Continue reading →

California mansion that inspired ‘Iron Man’ home sells for $20.8M

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Known as the Razor House, the La Jolla property reportedly served as inspiration for Tony Stark’s properties in the beloved Iron Man superhero movies. Continue reading →