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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach lands a big merger

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The Tri-State area brokerage announced its merger Tuesday with Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate, which will bring the combined firm’s total sales team to 5,500 agents. Continue reading →

Flat-fee brokerage Houwzer hustles up $9.5M in Series A funding

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The Philadelphia-based brokerage will use the funds to fuel expansion in Baltimore and Orlando and launch title and insurance divisions later this year. Continue reading →

Details emerge on Amazon’s HQ2 drama: A story of envy and Elon

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A detailed investigation released by Bloomberg on Monday revealed that the Amazon HQ2 selection process was largely motivated by Jeff Bezos’ own envy. Continue reading →

200 guests, 20 guns and a rap video: Raid at Airbnb leads to 4 arrests

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Chicago police handed out a series of charges after arriving at the scene of a rap video shoot in a commercial Airbnb and finding 20 illegal guns. Continue reading →

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate adapts with instant offer option

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate is partnering with Moving Station, LLC to bring QuickBuy to its clients. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates plummeting amid Coronavirus outbreak fears

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Matthew Speakman, an economist with Zillow, said a worsening of the virus outbreak could drive mortgage rates even lower. Continue reading →

New film ‘Vivarium’ uses real estate agents and cookie-cutter suburbia as backdrop for horror

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“Vivarium” takes the fenced-in paranoia of large-scale housing developments to new, creepy levels when Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots are trapped in Yonder’s House No. 9. Continue reading →

It’s on like Donkey Kong: Atari plans to open hotels in 8 US cities

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A new chain of Atar hotels inspired by the iconic 1970s video games may soon appear in cities all across the United States. Continue reading →

It’s on like Donkey Kong: Atari plans to open hotels in 8 US cities

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A new chain of Atar hotels inspired by the iconic 1970s video games may soon appear in cities all across the United States. Continue reading →