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Vulture investors are scooping up defaulted real estate debt in China

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Several large firms have invested more than $3B in nonperforming Chinese commercial loans, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Continue reading →

Real estate fundraising plunges to lowest level since 2013

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The amount of capital raised by real estate private equity funds shrunk from $35 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018 to $18 billion in 2019. Continue reading →

Whopping 3.9 million more homes needed to meet buyer demand

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From 2012 to 2019, builders constructed 5.9 million homes — far fewer than what’s needed for the 9.8 million households created during the same time period. Continue reading →

Qualia CEO Nate Baker talks tech disruption, iBuyer growth and ‘onerous’ housing regulations

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Nate Baker, whose company produces software to streamline real estate transactions, thinks trends like iBuying will get bigger even as supply shortages continue to plague cities. Continue reading →

Amazon HQ2 housing boom continues to rock northern Virginia

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The average home sale price in Arlington and Fairfax counties rose by 4 percent between 2018 and 2019 — from $590,000 to $615,000. Continue reading →

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

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The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading →

Watch: The biggest, most-buzzed-about panels from Inman Connect — so far

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This Inman Connect flashback is an in-depth series of discussions with CEOs and industry visionaries about technology, the future and each other. Continue reading →

Zillow’s network of homebuilder partners continues to grow

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The program allows consumers to sell homes to Zillow Offers, but wait up to eight months to close on that home while a new one is built. Continue reading →

Zillow’s network of homebuilder partners continues to grow

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The program allows consumers to sell homes to Zillow Offers, but wait up to eight months to close on that home while a new one is built. Continue reading →