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The National Association of Realtors pulled its endorsement of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) after he made comments saying it was acceptable for people to refuse to sell their homes to gays and lesbians. Wayne Woodyard, a former Orange County
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Millennials may be working hard to buy their dream homes, but many find themselves compromising to fulfill their goals of homeownership. According to a survey from ValueInsured, 85 percent of millennial homeowners compromised when buying their dream house. Survey
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The Fort Bend County Commissioners have voted to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to flooding that occurred after the Barker Reservoir was opened during Hurricane Harvey last year. According to the lawsuit, “the
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The most recent quarterly survey by Zillow suggests that the U.S. will likely experience another recession come 2020. Pulsenomics LLC conducted a survey that asked more than 100 real estate experts and economists about their predictions for the housing
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Houston’s population is booming. From 2016 to 2017, about 136,255 people were added in the ten-county area of greater Houston, according to the Houston Business Journal. Three ZIP codes, Katy’s 77494 and 77449 and Richmond’s 77407, led the trend.
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Townhouse construction continues to increase over the last four quarters. A total of 105,000 townhouse starts were accounted for, bringing a 7 percent increase into the first quarter of the year. Although starts were up during the previous four
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The House of Representatives passed the first major rollback of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act on May 21. After passing the Senate back in March, the bill is now ready for President Donald Trump to sign. Several Democrats crossed the
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After two years, the difference between what buyers are looking for and sellers are providing is coming closer together, bringing the market mismatch closer to a match. Market mismatch can be defined as the measure of the price gap
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It’s no secret that some cities compared to others have larger asking prices for smaller spaces. PropertyShark wanted to test the logic and figure out what a homebuyer can get for their money in cities around the United States.
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A class-action lawsuit that charged Zillow with deceptive business practices designed to mislead consumers has been dropped. A Federal district court has dismissed the lawsuit last week. The lawsuit claims that Zestimates, Zillow’s algorithm-based property estimate tool, are commonly inaccurate as
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The annual Realtors Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo took place last week in Washington D.C. and covered a variety of topics impacting the real estate industry. Couldn’t make it to D.C. for the event? We share some of the
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A new owners.com survey found that homebuyers are looking for their real estate agents to use more tech-based tools. The survey sampled over 1,000 homeowners, which they define as “those who purchased a home within the last four years”
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The infamous mansion in The Woodlands with its three-story closet is back on the market for $7 million. The mansion was originally listed back in 2014 for $12 million, then went up for auction with a starting bid of
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With the latest tax plan that is expected to give Americans a larger tax return, many plan to spend their tax cuts on larger houses and home renovations in 2018, according to a new report from Zillow. Zillow estimates
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Home sales across America are expected to continue rising throughout 2018 thanks to the nation’s stronger economy. The National Association of Realtors’ Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicted the increase in sales during his 2018 mid year forecast. According to
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Although it may not be the first city people think of, Pearland has been one of the most prosperous cities in the country, according to a new report from RentCafé. The website looked at data in cities with populations