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Living in the Lap of Luxury in the Philippines
With two major offices in the Philippines and several regional hubs, 100-plus employees (25 of which are engaged in real estate brokerage), Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services Inc. continues to see a lot of interest from investors in the Asia-Pacific region who are keen on Philippine opportunities.
LoanDepot names Jonathan Berkowitz chief innovation officer
Jonathan Berkowitz will serve as chief innovation officer at loanDepot and mellohome, rejoining his former Keller Williams colleague Chris Heller.
Connect the ICSF Sessions: Navigating the ‘team vs. brokerage’ landscape
How can teams and brokerages support each other? If this question intrigues you, then you won’t want to miss a series of sessions at ICSF.
The government needs to do more to make housing attainable: report
According to the 30th anniversary of the State of the Nation’s Housing by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, even though more than 40 million units have been built over the past three decades, high mortgage rates — which are predicted to climb to more than 5 percent by year’s end — are still causing severe housing woes.
Redfin Chief Economist Nela Richardson departs
Nela Richardson, Redfin's chief economist has departed from the company, she confirmed to Inman on Wednesday.
This Vancouver man wants to build a free ‘laneway house’ on your property — here’s why
Vancouver businessman Duane Laird wants to build a small house is built onto a pre-existing commercial or residential lot's back lane for free.
Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit
- Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit Streetsblog California (blog) Full coverage
HUD failed to address lead paint dangers in public housing, report finds
HUD announced the results of an audit that revealed a lack of adequate oversight of lead-based paint reporting and remediation at public housing nationwide.
5 tips for selling vacation and second homes
Vacation homebuyers may be on a decline nationally (down from 16 percent to 12 percent according to the latest figures from the National Association of Realtors), but experts who work in this segment of the real estate industry are confident about the continued and growing appeal of their product — even during a possible downturn. Here are five tips for selling second homes.
Existing home prices hit new record high as sales slump
Existing homes sales fell 0.4 percent month-over-month to to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.43 million after declining last month too.
Inside One of The United Kingdom's Hottest Real-Estate Markets
- Inside One of The United Kingdom's Hottest Real-Estate Markets Wall Street Journal Full coverage
AFI Europe starts first phase of the AFI City residential project
- AFI Europe starts first phase of the AFI City residential project Romania-Insider.com Full coverage
Moves to block dirty money flowing in local real estate
- Moves to block dirty money flowing in local real estate The Australian Financial Review Full coverage
