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Bidding wars pick up in San Francisco amid tech IPOs

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A new report from Redfin suggests a host of new IPOs is having a significant impact on the already expensive local housing market. Continue reading →

Realogy adds JP Morgan executive to NRT leadership team

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Realogy has hired Tim Foley, formerly with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, to serve as executive vice president of operations for NRT, it’s owned brokerage. Continue reading →

Notarize teams up with Fidelity National Financial

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The companies announced the partnership Tuesday, saying in a statement that it will allow Fidelity’s agents to use Notarize’s platform for online closings. Continue reading →

Foreclosure rates remain low, but homes hit by natural disasters continue to struggle

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Four percent of U.S. homeowners fell into some sort of delinquency on their mortgages in March, down from 4.3 percent a year earlier. Continue reading →

Redfin opens new engineering hub in Texas

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Citing the affordability of the Dallas area, and Frisco in particular, the techie brokerage is expanding with its first engineering office outside of the West Coast. Continue reading →

NAR’s VC arm invests in blockchain transaction startup

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Second Century Ventures, the venture capital arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is investing in blockchain transaction startup Propy, the company announced Monday. Continue reading →

Mortgages are the most satisfying form of debt: study

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They say you can’t buy love, but maybe you can buy happiness — in the form of your home loan. That, at least, is one of the possible takeaways from a new study that found different types of debt have significantly different impacts on peopl… Continue reading →

More than 1-in-10 Airbnb guests have found hidden cameras: survey

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Cameras in Airbnbs have become a controversial topic in recent months thanks to a parade of headlines about unsuspecting guests stumbling upon surveillance equipment. Continue reading →