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Ben Kinney, Chris Suarez launch new brand-agnostic platform

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Place Inc. will handle a variety of business tasks for teams, which will be able to keep their existing branding and remain in their brokerages. Continue reading →

HomeLight to help buyers make all-cash offers, trade in homes

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The new Cash Close product is meant to make consumers more nimble and competitive and is the latest turn in HomeLight’s evolution as a transaction streamlining company. Continue reading →

Statewide single-family zoning reform gets canned in Virginia

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Virginia’s Land Use Committee unanimously rejected Delegate Ibraheem Samirah’s plan to upzone single-family neighborhoods across the state. Continue reading →

Oregon’s biggest city is clashing over controversial proposal to upzone

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The Portland City Council gave the public 2 days to comment on plans to change zoning in residential neighborhoods. Residents still showed up hours early to testify. Continue reading →

The year ahead: More growth, but at a slower pace

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In 2020, Windermere Real Estate’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner expects payrolls to continue growing, but the rate of growth will slow as the country adds fewer than 1.7 million new jobs. Continue reading →

Rent control is getting more popular, but does it actually work?

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Rents are rising faster than inflation and there is unlikely to be a “significant softening of rental markets.” Continue reading →

Vacasa raises $319M for expansion, tech enhancements

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Fast-growing vacation rental startup Vacasa announced this morning that it has raised $319 million in its latest funding round, helping drive its total valuation to more than $1 billion. Continue reading →

Affordability is ‘getting worse, not better’: Report

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An alarming new report says 90 percent of the new houses being built today can be purchased by just 10 percent of American households. Student debt and lack of building are a couple of factors to blame. Continue reading →

How the push against single-family zoning will impact agents

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Minneapolis and Oregon have led the way, but cities and states across the U.S. are increasingly looking at allowing multifamily units in response to supply shortages. Continue reading →