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Ryan Serhant is returning to the borough where he got his start

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Serhant’s team has been tapped to manage sales at 2 luxury condo buildings in Long Island City, Queens, the agent confirmed to Inman. Continue reading →

Notarize has facilitated more than $1B in online closings since 2017

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It took about 18 months to hit $1 billion, but the company expects to hit a second billion in just 4 weeks, Notarize CEO Pat Kinsel told Inman. Continue reading →

Metaprop is raising $100M real estate tech fund

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This will be the third fund for the venture capital firm, which previously has invested in technology related to everything from AI to property management and appraisals. Continue reading →

Engel & Völkers launches new mega website for consumers, agents

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The site is specific to the Americas region and has a suite of agent tools including CRM tech, lead management, a business dashboard and more. Continue reading →

Owners of Frank Lloyd Wright home are trying to tear it down

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The new owners, Jean Jingnan Yang and Justin Jun Lu of Riverwoods, Illinois, bought the 106-year-old property for $550,000 on May 9. Continue reading →

Dr. Phil draws attention to agent’s 11-year-old unsolved murder

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The father of a murdered Canadian real estate agent went on Dr. Phil to ask the public for help finding the killers and solving the case. Continue reading →

Wells Fargo hires mortgage tech chief from JP Morgan

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Steve Hagerman will serve as Wells Fargo’s head of consumer lending technology and will be responsible for the bank’s new and emerging technology platforms. Continue reading →

Tornadoes tear through western Ohio, killing 1 and leveling homes

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Tornadoes and catastrophic weather tore through western Ohio late Monday into early Tuesday, striking the city of Dayton, Ohio, and killing at least one individual. Continue reading →

US home prices continued to grow in March — but sluggishly

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Home prices in the U.S. grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in March, down from the previous month’s 3.9 percent, according to Case-Shiller. Continue reading →