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From NFTs to IPOs: The top real estate investment stories of 2021

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Proptech’s banner year, a couple long-awaited IPOs, surging rent growth and more — here’s all the hot Property Portfolio news that hit the press in 2021. Continue reading →

Manhattan housing market posts biggest 3rd quarter in 3 decades

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Luxury apartment sales surged approximately 226 percent year over year and almost 33 percent from the previous quarter, according to Douglas Elliman. Continue reading →

Transitioning into summer, high-end properties are seeing a cool down

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As the official start to summer approaches, agents say the market is less chaotic than a few weeks ago, and more high-end luxury properties, in particular, seem to be available and lingering on the market longer. Continue reading →

Pending-home sales take 4.4% hit in April

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In a reversal from the previous month, pending-home sales decreased in all regions except the Midwest, which saw gains of 3.5 percent from March to April. Continue reading →

How Important Is That High-Dose Flu Shot?

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In case you missed it, the beginning of this winter’s flu season was heralded by a new TV commercial about a specific type of flu vaccine called Fluzone High-Dose. In the ad, an older woman runs into a number of contagious “Typhoid Marys” — a man cough… Continue reading →

A New Anti-Flu Weapon for People at High Risk of Complications

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Everybody’s best defense against influenza is vaccination. But if you do contract the flu virus this season, it’s good to know there’s more than one effective weapon to use against it, especially if you’re at high risk for developing serious complicati… Continue reading →

A New Anti-Flu Weapon for People at High Risk of Complications

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Everybody’s best defense against influenza is vaccination. But if you do contract the flu virus this season, it’s good to know there’s more than one effective weapon to use against it, especially if you’re at high risk for developing serious complicati… Continue reading →

Pneumonia Vaccine: How Things May Change for People 65+

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(An update on the May 2019 Next Avenue story, below, about a potential change in the rules about a pneumonia vaccine: On Wednesday, June 26, a key U.S. government panel recommended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the CDC — change its p… Continue reading →

What to Know About Measles and Shingles Vaccines

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You probably know there’s a measles outbreak. And you may have heard that there’s a shortage of the most effective vaccine to prevent shingles, a cousin of the childhood disease chickenpox. Did you know that both viruses are especially bad news for old… Continue reading →

Measles Outbreak: Do You Need a Shot?

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(This article appeared previously on the PBS NewsHour website and it is an abridged version. Click here to see the entire article.) The U.S. could be eight months or so away from losing its “measles-free” status. The measles virus was eliminated from t… Continue reading →