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Home prices rose in February

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 23, 2019 - 3:05 pm |April 23, 2019 Uncategorized

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U.S. home prices are up a modest 0.5 percent from January to February, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Continue reading →

New-home sales rose in March

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 23, 2019 - 2:16 pm |April 23, 2019 Uncategorized

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New home sales rose 4.5 percent from February to March and increased 3 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted rate off 692,000. Continue reading →

Spring awakening? Homebuyer forecast rosier than first projected

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 23, 2019 - 1:41 pm |April 23, 2019 Uncategorized

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For those expecting a rough homebuying season, there’s reason to remain hopeful. Realtor.com on Tuesday issued a revised forecast projecting a more robust market than originally predicted. Continue reading →

Keller Williams iBuyer program Keller Offers to debut in May

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 22, 2019 - 7:33 pm |April 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Keller Williams will launch an iBuying program next month in Texas, and plans to expand that program to as many as eight metro areas by the end of the year. Continue reading →

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine wants to sell Beverly Hills mansion

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 22, 2019 - 6:06 pm |April 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine has just put his extravagant Beverly Hills estate on the market for a whopping $47.5 million. Continue reading →

Lone Wolf is buying zipLogix

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 22, 2019 - 2:38 pm |April 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Lone Wolf Technologies is acquiring transaction management company zipLogix, the companies announced on Monday. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales declined in March after rebound in February

By 'Tiffany Louise' Ozherelyeva | April 22, 2019 - 2:22 pm |April 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Existing-home sales fell 4.9 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.21 million, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

Compass CEO reveals more ambitions to be real estate’s ‘one-stop shop’

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 20, 2019 - 12:44 am |April 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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Compass CEO Robert Reffkin believes the real estate industry is experiencing a “Netflix versus Blockbuster moment,” and he wants his company to emerge as a one-stop shop that provides all services associated with moving. Continue reading →

Atlanta’s privatized affordable housing startup PadSplit raises $4.6M

By Craig C. Rowe | April 19, 2019 - 10:54 pm |April 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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The Atlanta-based startup has raised $4.6 million with help from Core Innovation Capital and other socio-economic aware investment organizations. Continue reading →

Vacation rental company Vacasa buys Sterling Resorts

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 19, 2019 - 6:11 pm |April 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Vacation rental startup Vacasa announced that it has purchased vacation rental management company Sterling Resorts this week. Continue reading →