Author Archives: Lillian Dickerson

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 →

First-time homebuyers likely to be hit hardest by inflation in 2022

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Real estate coach Brian Buffini shared his annual predictions for the year ahead during a webcast in which he urged agents to hunker down on the fundamentals of their training and get back to basics in preparation for a market shift. Continue reading →

Real estate agents band together for recovery in tornado-stricken states

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Tornadoes ripped through six states between Friday and Saturday morning, wreaking havoc and destruction. Realtors told Inman that they were helping each other amidst the devastation. Continue reading →

Koch family unloads Montana ranch to Rupert Murdoch for $200M

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Murdoch and wife, Jerry Murdoch, bought the 340,000-acre working Montana ranch from Matador Cattle Co., a subsidiary of Koch Industries, the Wall Street Journal reported. Continue reading →

Corcoran expands in Caribbean with new Puerto Rico affiliate

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The San Juan firm formerly known as Gramercy Real Estate Group will become Corcoran Puerto Rico and will be headed by Blanca Hebé López Pierluisi. Continue reading →

The 10 hottest housing markets to watch in 2022

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The top U.S. housing markets for 2022 are mostly affordable tech hubs with outdoor recreational opportunities that have become attractive alternatives to pricier coastal markets of late. Continue reading →

6 ways landlords can thwart holiday porch pirates, prevent package theft

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Package theft is up 36 percent year over year, to a whopping 210 million stolen packages in the U.S. so far in 2021. Here’s how landlords can help their tenants avert potential theft this holiday season. Continue reading →

AI property management startup MeetElise raises $23.5M in Series B

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MeetElise reported that the new funds will go toward hiring, product expansion and the company’s movement into adjacent verticals. In total, MeetElise has raised $32 million in funding. Continue reading →

US home price growth turbo charges to historic 45-year record

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The upward spiral continued as home prices surged a record 18 percent year over year in October to the highest growth rate in the 45-year history of CoreLogic’s Home Price Index. Continue reading →

Mobile homes see values surge faster than single-family homes

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For all the rapid price growth single-family homes have seen in the last year, an unexpected segment of the housing market has actually seen even faster price growth in recent years, according to a new LendingTree report. Continue reading →