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Los Angeles wants to ban iBuying

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Amid an ongoing housing shortage and rapid price appreciation, Los Angeles city lawmakers are now searching for ways to thwart iBuyers in their city. Continue reading →

Encryption, inequality and ‘Zero DOM’: 6 pocket listing takeaways

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Inman took a deep dive into pocket listings, which continue to polarize the real estate industry long after many thought the practice would disappear. Continue reading →

Mauricio and Alexia Umansky dish on keeping real estate in the family

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The Agency founder and CEO Mauricio Umansky and his daughter Alexia work together in Los Angeles. Doing so comes with challenges but also unique opportunities. Continue reading →

Rent growth catching up to home price increases in major cities

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In 2021, East Coast rents made steady gains while West Coast rents remained stilted — until recently, a new report released Tuesday from Zumper reveals. Continue reading →

Dream home? Freddy Krueger’s ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ haunt hits market

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The Los Angeles home, whose now-iconic facade was featured in the 1984 horror flick, is on the market through Halloween. Continue reading →

Real estate heir Robert Durst gets life in prison for friend’s murder

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Durst, whose case was made famous in the HBO miniseries “The Jinx,” will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering Susan Berman in 2000. Continue reading →

How the luxury housing market became invincible in 2021

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Luxury real estate agents reported having record years, and high-end properties have grown to become a larger and larger share of the overall market this year. Continue reading →

A mansion so nice, she sold it twice: Cindy Ambuehl on a $25M deal

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Luxury agent Cindy Ambuehl told Inman how she closed the sale of a $25 million mansion overlooking the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Continue reading →

RealScout launches its largest buyer graph yet in LA

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RealScout has added its 16th Buyer Graph cohort in Los Angeles, according to an announcement on Wednesday. A record-breaking 24 local brokerages will now share real-time anonymized buyer data and habits on the Buyer Graph platform, which enables agents… Continue reading →

How YouTube’s algorithm can make or break your real estate business

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Some agents are making thousands on ad revenue from YouTube and millions from the commissions they get via YouTube-generated leads. But succeeding requires being smart about how to engage with the platform’s technology. Continue reading →