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Miami agent avoids prison for extortion of high-profile rivals, ‘The Jills’

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South Beach Realtor Kevin Tomlinson avoided jail time after being found guilty on extortion charges in June for allegedly demanding $800,000 from rivals Jill Hertzberg and Jill Eber, a high-profile luxury real estate duo known as “The Jills.” Continue reading →

Move nabs another brokerage license with Opcity acquisition

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Opcity has a brokerage license in its home state of Texas, but the company does not represent homebuyers or sellers and that will not change after the acquisition, according to Move and Opcity. Continue reading →

Everything a first-time homebuyer needs to know to seal the deal

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Affordability is at an all-time low for starter homes, making things tough for prospective first time home buyers to cross over from renting to owning. Continue reading →

HUD Secretary Ben Carson observes anniversary of MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson wrote a tweet in support of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. Continue reading →

NAR subsidiary RPR cuts staff by 10% to meet budget goals

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Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has slashed 10 percent of its staff as part of a restructuring to help meet 2019 budget directives, RPR confirmed Tuesday in a news release. Continue reading →