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A 3-bedroom pyramid just hit the market in Malibu

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 18, 2019 - 4:30 pm |December 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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A giant house shaped like an Egyptian pyramid (or the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas) has hit the market in Malibu for $2.288 million. Continue reading →

The biggest, boldest and most unusual listings of 2019

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 18, 2019 - 4:08 pm |December 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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To celebrate the year and start off a new decade, we’ve put together a list of some of the most over-the-top listings of 2019. Continue reading →

Nonprofit New Story is building a 3D-printed neighborhood in Mexico

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 18, 2019 - 2:35 pm |December 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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Southern Mexico will soon be home to the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood. This month, New Story Charity unveiled the first two homes for an impoverished rural neighborhood the state of Tabasco, Mexico. Continue reading →

Explosion of housing permits a good sign for 2020: Economist

By Patrick Kearns | December 17, 2019 - 2:25 pm |December 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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Housing starts are up 11.1 percent over November 2018 while permits increased by 13.6 percent. Continue reading →

FTC slaps duo with $6 million fine for defrauding Section 8 renters

By Marian McPherson | December 17, 2019 - 1:16 pm |December 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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Steven and Kevin Shayan defrauded more than 500,000 Section 8 voucher recipients by asking them to pay for access to exclusive listings that didn’t exist. Continue reading →

Low inventory fueling rent price growth: CoreLogic

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 17, 2019 - 1:00 pm |December 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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Rent prices for single-family homes across the US rose by 3.1 percent in October, according to CoreLogic data released on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Enormous home in Hollywood Hills sells for $35.5M

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 16, 2019 - 6:23 pm |December 16, 2019 Uncategorized

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A home featured on “Selling Sunset” believed to be one of the largest in the Hollywood Hills just sold to a mystery buyer for $35.5 million. Continue reading →

Move over millennials, Generation Z are the real homebuyers to watch

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 16, 2019 - 4:52 pm |December 16, 2019 Uncategorized

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Economists expect Generation Z buyers to exceed millennial homeownership rates by 2035. Continue reading →

Builder confidence hits highest point in 20 years

By Patrick Kearns | December 16, 2019 - 3:10 pm |December 16, 2019 Uncategorized

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The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index is the highest its been since 1999. Continue reading →

Star chef Giada De Laurentiis sells home for $7M

By Veronika Bondarenko | December 13, 2019 - 8:01 pm |December 13, 2019 Uncategorized

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Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis just sold her Pacific Palisades home with a top-of-the-line kitchen for its full asking price. Continue reading →