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Builder of Brooklyn condo charged with violating the Fair Housing Act

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HUD charged a team of design and construction professionals with discrimination for failing to build accessible housing in a Brooklyn condo development. Continue reading →

Online, DIY brokerage Savvy Lane secures $2M, expands to SoCal

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Discount broker Savvy Lane uses a small team of remote, tech-powered agents and 1 percent listing fee to win deals. It also facilitates a for-sale-by-owner option with low-fee MLS listings. Continue reading →

Ex-wife revealed as mystery buyer of Tom Petty’s childhood home

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Jane Benyo Petty, who outbid a Tom Petty superfan for the home, lived in the same neighborhood when she met the rock star in the early 1970s. Continue reading →

More than 25% of NYC condos built after 2013 remain unsold: StreetEasy

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While more cities push to ditch single-family zoning in an effort to create more affordable housing, the unique New York City housing market is dealing with another issue too: a lot of the new housing built after 2013 is unaffordable for the city’s res… Continue reading →

Coldwell Banker CEOs: iBuyers will be a ‘small component’ of the marketplace

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CHICAGO — Both the outgoing and incoming CEOs of Coldwell Banker agreed Thursday that iBuying will be a “small component” of the real estate marketplace in the future, though they also said that disruptors offer valuable insights for … Continue reading →

Foreclosure filings see small bump in August: Attom

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According to the latest data released on Thrusday by Attom Data Solutions, foreclosure filings are up 4 percent from July 2019 but down 24 percent from the same time last year. Continue reading →

Nearly 776K homes are at extreme risk of wildfire damage: CoreLogic

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As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, hundreds of thousands more homes are at risk of fire-related damage. Continue reading →

Housing nonprofit sues CA city for violating garage conversion law

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Californians for Homeownership, a nonprofit housing organization sponsored by the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) announced Thursday that it’s suing the city of Whittier, California over its accessory dwelling unit regulations.  Continue reading →