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Georgia agents top National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals list

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Blair Myers and Shirley Gary earned more individual sides than any other NAGLREP member in 2018, according to the organization. Continue reading →

Redfin temporarily closes 4 offices after veiled threat

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An ex-Redfin contractor allegedly made what the company called, “concerning comments,” last week, prompting the tech-focused Seattle brokerage to temporarily close four Bay Area offices. The brokerage is working with local enforcement to determine if t… Continue reading →

A Mark Zuckerberg-linked firm is scooping up scores of apartments

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Iconiq has reportedly purchased more than 1,600 apartments in Seattle, Los Angeles and Denver Continue reading →

Watch: How to access off-the-record luxury sales

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Some real estate agents have to be secret agents as well. That’s because, in every global city, there are off-market properties that are never going to be listed openly. Continue reading →

How to make your offer standout in a competitive market

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In hot real estate markets like San Francisco, buyers need to know that their offer won’t be alone. And that’s where a good real estate agent comes in — to help make that offer standout and educate that buyer on what they need to do to be competitive.  Continue reading →

Rents in the U.S. just keep going up and up

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The average rent was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in June. Last month also saw the biggest average rent increase in more than a year Continue reading →

Buyers can’t afford a median-priced home basically anywhere

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Median home prices are out of range for average wage earners in 353 of 480 U.S. counties, according to a new analysis by Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading →

Amazon will match employee affordable housing donations

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The online retailer will also contribute $8 million to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of companies promise to spend big on housing. Continue reading →

Google’s big Bay Area housing investment won’t be enough

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Economists praised the tech giant’s plan to spend $1 billion on Bay Area housing, but expressed skepticism that the efforts will solve the region’s housing crisis. Continue reading →

HUD Sec. Ben Carson wants more cities to ditch single-family zoning

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Carson — who leads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — made his comments Tuesday during a visit to Minneapolis, where lawmakers voted last year to ditch single-family zoning, which had previously dominated the city limits. Spea… Continue reading →