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Unexpected repairs leave many homebuyers with regret: survey

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One in three homeowners in a recent HomeAdvisor survey say they regretted their purchase after paying for repairs left unfixed by the seller. Continue reading →

Zillow offloads 2,000 homes to New York City investment firm: Report

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Pretium Partners has agreed to buy some of Zillow’s homes as the listings portal exits the iBuyer business, The Wall Street Journal reports. Continue reading →

Zillow raced to catch up with Opendoor in a secret initiative called ‘Project Ketchup’: Report

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Zillow may have damaged relationships with repair contractors in its race to gain market share from rival iBuyers, Business Insider reports. Continue reading →

America’s priciest enclaves: The big risers and fallers in 2021

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The most exclusive communities in the U.S. got even tougher to buy into in 2021, as home prices soared in the nation’s priciest ZIP codes, according to real estate data firm PropertyShark. Continue reading →

Rise in mortgage rates sees hiccup — but don’t expect it to last

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The dip in mortgage rates this week was small compared to the rise recorded over the last month. Economists say they expect more increases. Continue reading →

Ryan Serhant’s finance firm expands business to South Florida

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The company’s services are now available to agents and brokerages in South Florida that want to receive their commissions up front. Continue reading →

No, BlackRock isn’t buying up all of Zillow’s homes

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Zillow’s ill-fated iBuying venture drew detractors online before the program collapsed. But as the company races to unload 18,000 home, were they right about where it’s headed? Continue reading →

Architect resigns over billionaire’s vision for windowless dorm rooms

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Dennis McFadden, a consulting architect at the University of California Santa Barbara, resigned, calling the dorm plans a “social and psychological experiment.” Continue reading →

Compass snaps up 3 Warburg agents on heels of Coldwell acquisition

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Three top-producing Warburg Realty agents said their reasons for leaving preceded the brokerage’s recent acquisition by Coldwell Banker. Continue reading →

Cover raises $60M to scale its backyard prefab housing business

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The one- or two-unit homes are manufactured off-site and assembled in a property owner’s backyard, without the use of a large crane. Continue reading →