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Yabba Dabba Doo! Flintstone House owner can keep statues, court rules

By Veronika Bondarenko | June 29, 2021 - 1:50 pm |June 29, 2021 Uncategorized

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Former newspaper publisher Florence Fang had been fighting for the right to display statues of the “modern stone-age family” in her front yard since 2018. Continue reading →

Lenders granted some leeway to initiate foreclosures

By Matt Carter | June 29, 2021 - 1:11 pm |June 29, 2021 Uncategorized

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Mortgage lenders will soon be able to initiate foreclosure proceedings against homeowners who are 120 days behind on their mortgage payments. Continue reading →

Software startup Planitar gets new marketing executive

By Jim Dalrymple II | June 29, 2021 - 1:00 pm |June 29, 2021 Uncategorized

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Yara Al Guindy is a veteran of the healthcare industry and will now lead marketing efforts for the real estate-oriented 3D imaging startup. Continue reading →

Shaker updates with MLS connectivity and text automation

By Craig C. Rowe | June 29, 2021 - 9:00 am |June 29, 2021 Uncategorized

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The software can be scaled from individual agents to brokerages, and centers heavily on collaboration between colleagues, agents and leads as the basis of relationships. Continue reading →

Side readies for IPO, more than doubles valuation

By Jim Dalrymple II | June 28, 2021 - 6:49 pm |June 28, 2021 Uncategorized

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The San Francisco-based startup now says it’s worth $2.5 billion — way up from $1 billion just three months ago. Continue reading →

IBuyer Habi raises $100M

By Libertina Brandt | June 28, 2021 - 3:45 pm |June 28, 2021 Uncategorized

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The deal marks the largest funding round raised by a female CEO in Latin America, Forbes reported. Continue reading →

Miami owners file $5M suit against condo association over collapse

By Lillian Dickerson | June 28, 2021 - 3:05 pm |June 28, 2021 Uncategorized

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The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of property owner Manuel Drezner and ‘on behalf of all others similarly situated’ by the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South. Continue reading →

Rental proptech Lessen secures $35M in Series A

By Craig C. Rowe | June 24, 2021 - 6:06 pm |June 24, 2021 Uncategorized

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Lessen is a web-based platform for connecting rental property owners and their management services teams with professionals to assist in an array of business-critical operations. Continue reading →

Biden administration extends eviction moratorium through end of July

By Lillian Dickerson | June 24, 2021 - 4:03 pm |June 24, 2021 Uncategorized

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the one-month extension with the caveat that “this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.” Continue reading →

12-story condo building partially collapses near Miami

By Lillian Dickerson | June 24, 2021 - 2:18 pm |June 24, 2021 Uncategorized

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About half of the units of the 130-unit residential building Champlain Towers South collapsed on Thursday morning around 1:30 a.m. Officials do not yet know the cause. Continue reading →