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‘It’s a hard sell’: Car-free homes coming to sprawling Phoenix area

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Ryan Johnson left Opendoor in 2018 to co-found Culdesac, which now says it’s building the first from-scratch, car-free community in the U.S. Continue reading →

Assist-2-Sell slams ‘hubris’ of pocket listing bans, predicts regulatory trouble

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In a new letter, the discounter argues that new off-market listing bans from Bright MLS and the National Association of Realtors will negatively impact its ability to do business. Continue reading →

Title software startup Qualia raises $55M in latest funding round

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Qualia, a startup that facilitates digital real estate closings, plans to use the money to hire for its “product, engineering and go-to-market teams.” Continue reading →

Stagnant homeowners are creating an inventory catch-22

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A new study by Redfin revealed the average homeowner in 2019 has lived in their home for 13 years, a five-year increase from 2009. Continue reading →

Young, new money buyers find agents on blogs and Yelp

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Younger buyers who have made fortunes in technology have wrought a complete “180 on the infrastructure of what our business is made up,” Compass agent and Listing Impossible star Aaron Kirman argued during Inman Luxury Connect. Continue reading →

What’s the key to ending chronic homelessness? Better data

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According to Community Solutions, the key to ending chronic homelessness is real-time data aggregation and tracking that enables communities to make smart, quick decisions. The nonprofit’s Built for Zero program helps local agencies transform their dat… Continue reading →

The Agency founder talks expansion, corrects the rumor mill

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Mauricio Umansky says the agent count at his Southern California boutique brokerage is actually way up. Continue reading →

LA’s housing plan for homeless is behind schedule and over budget

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The city is now spending more than $500,000 per unit to house homeless, a mere $14,000 less than the median sales price for a condominium in Los Angeles. Continue reading →

LA’s housing plan for homeless is behind schedule and over budget

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The city is now spending more than $500,000 per unit to house homeless, a mere $14,000 less than the median sales price for a condominium in Los Angeles. 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 →