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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 →

‘It’s about time’: Agents cheer as Zillow braces for portal war in NYC

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Agents across New York City were enthusiastic Thursday after CoStar-owned Homesnap and the Real Estate Board of New York announced plans to launch a search portal in 2022. Continue reading →

ClimateCheck debuts on location intelligence platform Local Logic

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The two companies’ shared interested in local data insights is one major reason the partnership was a good fit, ClimateCheck CEO Cal Inman said. Continue reading →

Divvy Homes brings in $735M debt financing just months after Series D

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The news follows Divvy’s $200 million Series D and will allow it to serve more Americans on their path to homeownership through a rent-to-own program. Continue reading →

Homeowners ‘jab’ at anti-vaxxers with divisive Halloween displays

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One Twitter user showcased a series of human skulls situated next to front-yard gravestones inscribed with epitaphs such as, “Trusted Ivermectin more than science.” Continue reading →

MoxiWorks beefs up CRM with new communication tools

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Dialer & Messenger will function as a part of MoxiWorks CRM, and will allow agents to automate various parts of their communications. Continue reading →

Mortgage delinquency rates approach pre-pandemic levels

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Total delinquency rates dropped 4.2 percent in July, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 6.5 percent observed in July 2020, according to new data released Tuesday by CoreLogic. Continue reading →

Latino wealth gains largely driven by real estate investments: NAHREP

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Property values make up 52 percent of Latino household assets, as a result of both Latino primary homeownership and investment property assets. Continue reading →

Home equity startup Point powers first of its kind securitization

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With co-sponsor Redwood Trust, Inc., Point has completed the first-ever securitization backed solely by residential Home Equity Investment agreements. The transaction, which closed on September 23, issued about $146 million of asset-backed securities. Continue reading →

Real estate agent in hot water over costly missing apostrophe

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Anthony Zadravic if faced with up to $250,000 in court fees after he failed to place a crucial apostrophe in a Facebook post bashing his former employee. Continue reading →