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Housing companies are forcing consumers into arbitration

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Lennar, Centex, KB Home, D.R. Horton and Airbnb are among a bevy of companies that include forced arbitration clauses in contracts, according to a new study. Continue reading →

A lottery winner is selling the home he bought with winnings

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Rick Knudsen, who won the $180 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2014, put up his extravagant mountain resort for auction with a $6.9 million starting price. Continue reading →

Baltimore Billboard calls Trump’s landlord son-in-law a ‘rich pest’

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A new billboard in Baltimore is taking aim at Jared Kushner’s record as a landlord while advocating a humane way to deal with rats. Continue reading →

Smokey Mountains named the best spot to buy vacation rentals

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The Smokey Mountains, a range that spans the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, is currently the hottest place in the U.S. for vacation rentals, according to a new report from vacation rental startup Vacasa. Continue reading →

Private equity firm buys majority stake in startup Inside Real Estate

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Lovell Minnick Partners also recently purchased ATTOM Data Solutions, indicating its growing appetite for real estate firms. Continue reading →

Lone Wolf, SkySlope dissolve partnership

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Lone Wolf Technologies announced Monday that its partnership with transaction management software platform SkySlope will end on September 1 after SkySlope opted to not to renew the partnership agreement. Continue reading →

With Canadian funding, Real Estate Webmasters looks to build European MLS

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Real Estate Webmasters has earned funding from a unique government of Canada business loan program — REW put up $2.58 million, and Canada is matching it — and is aiming to build an international, multilingual multiple listing service. Continue reading →