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Home price growth sets record high

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 27, 2021 - 2:28 pm |April 27, 2021 Uncategorized

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The 12.2% gain represents an increase of $35K for a median-priced home that sold a year ago at $290K, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Continue reading →

These are the best places to buy a beach house in the US

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 26, 2021 - 4:00 pm |April 26, 2021 Uncategorized

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Regions of North Carolina, Washington and Alabama are likely to earn beach home owners the most money when they rent out their properties. Continue reading →

Family of pregnant agent stabbed to death still waiting for justice

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 26, 2021 - 8:00 am |April 26, 2021 Uncategorized

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Two years after Jennifer Irigoyen was fatally stabbed outside her New York apartment, her family is still waiting for the day her case is heard in court amid multiple adjournments. Continue reading →

New-home sales soar to 15-year high

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 23, 2021 - 3:05 pm |April 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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New single-family home sales catapulted 20.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.02 million in March, a high not seen since 2006. Continue reading →

Buy and build with Welcome Homes’ online new construction platform

By Craig C. Rowe | April 23, 2021 - 8:00 am |April 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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Welcome Homes augments a streamlined business plan with dynamic 3D visualization to let new homebuyers build and buy directly from their browsers. Continue reading →

Pacaso taps dotloop exec Marnie Blanco to lead industry relations

By Marian McPherson | April 22, 2021 - 4:26 pm |April 22, 2021 Uncategorized

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Pacaso named Marnie Blanco as its vice president of industry relations on Thursday. She’ll oversee strategic industry partnerships and relations growth. Continue reading →

SmartRent inks $2.2B merger deal with Fifth Wall SPAC

By Lillian Dickerson | April 22, 2021 - 3:51 pm |April 22, 2021 Uncategorized

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Once closed, the merger would mark one of the biggest deals between a proptech firm and a special-purpose acquisition company to date. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales continue downward trend in March: NAR

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 22, 2021 - 2:40 pm |April 22, 2021 Uncategorized

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Following a slow February, existing home sales fell 3.7 percent in March, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

This about sums up the bonkers inventory shortage

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 21, 2021 - 11:32 pm |April 21, 2021 Uncategorized

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“I’m from California, it’s the cheapest apple I’ve ever seen,” one bidder says in a TikTok that skewers real estate bidding wars. Continue reading →

Sotheby’s launches new global ad campaign

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 21, 2021 - 5:00 pm |April 21, 2021 Uncategorized

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The campaign is dubbed “Nothing Compares” and will roll out in 75 countries and be translated into 16 different languages. Continue reading →