News Brief – Page 328 – Need Benjamins

Existing-home sales decline in December after 2 months of gains

By Patrick Kearns | January 22, 2019 - 3:18 pm |January 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Existing-home sales declined 6.4 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.99 million, following two straight months of consecutive gains. Continue reading →

Agent killed while trying to evict tenants from building he managed

By Veronika Bondarenko | January 21, 2019 - 5:44 pm |January 21, 2019 Uncategorized

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Police arrested three people in connection with the death of a real estate agent who was shot and killed while trying to evict tenants from an apartment. Continue reading →

A €1 home in an Italian paradise? Sure, but there’s a catch

By Patrick Kearns | January 21, 2019 - 5:13 pm |January 21, 2019 Uncategorized

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If you have just one euro – roughly $1.14 – you can own a home in the Sicilian city of Sambuca – but there’s one major catch. Continue reading →

The real estate industry gets in on the 10-year challenge

By Veronika Bondarenko | January 21, 2019 - 4:36 pm |January 21, 2019 Uncategorized

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As part of the ‘10-Year Challenge,’ celebs and regular people alike are posting contrasting posts of themselves in 2009 and 2019 all over social media. Continue reading →

Howard Hanna lets buyers shop with pre-locked mortgage rate

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 18, 2019 - 10:10 pm |January 18, 2019 Uncategorized

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The program stands in stark contrast to the way most loans work, which typically require a borrower to have a contract already in place before they can lock an interest rate. Continue reading →

Offerpad launches in Houston, eyes further expansion

By Veronika Bondarenko | January 17, 2019 - 10:17 pm |January 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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That marks the Arizona-headquartered Offerpad’s second operational market in Texas and 10th across the U.S. At the moment, Offerpad also operates in Phoenix, Atlanta, Tampa, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Tucson, Orlando and Los Angeles. Continue reading →

Redfin invests in tech-enabled contracting startup Pro.com

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 17, 2019 - 8:54 pm |January 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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Pro.com announced a new $33 million round of funding, saying the infusion would fuel rapid expansion into new markets over the coming years. Continue reading →

400,000 fewer young people are buying homes due to student debt

By Patrick Kearns | January 17, 2019 - 8:23 pm |January 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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The rise in student debt – which more than doubled from 2005 to 2014 – has resulted in 400,000 fewer young people owning a home. Continue reading →

Hide out from the world in this real-life hobbit house

By Veronika Bondarenko | January 17, 2019 - 5:54 pm |January 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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Lord of the Rings fans can rejoice – a real-life hobbit house from the forests of Wisconsin has hit the market for $275,000. Continue reading →

READ: Ex-Keller Williams CEO John Davis’s open letter

By Patrick Kearns | January 17, 2019 - 5:02 pm |January 17, 2019 Uncategorized

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Former Keller Williams CEO John Davis insisted in an open letter to Inman that he resigned from the real estate franchise last week and was not fired. Continue reading →

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Existing-home sales decline in December after 2 months of gains

Agent killed while trying to evict tenants from building he managed

A €1 home in an Italian paradise? Sure, but there’s a catch

The real estate industry gets in on the 10-year challenge

Howard Hanna lets buyers shop with pre-locked mortgage rate

Offerpad launches in Houston, eyes further expansion

Redfin invests in tech-enabled contracting startup Pro.com

400,000 fewer young people are buying homes due to student debt

Hide out from the world in this real-life hobbit house

READ: Ex-Keller Williams CEO John Davis’s open letter

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