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HBO’s John Oliver puts spotlight on mobile home industry
On Sunday, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver delved into the mobile home industry, otherwise known as the manufactured home or trailer industry. → Read More
Government will restrict mortgage data in 2019 for safety, privacy
The CFPB publishes loan data every year to inform real estate stakeholders about these trends. After seeking public comment on the new disclosure rules, the Bureau unveiled changes to protect individuals’ privacy. → Read More
Canadian Realtor under fire over Christmas card
A real estate agent’s holiday card sent to clients has raised a commotion online after critics took offense at its depiction of his wife and three daughters with their mouths duct-taped shut while he held a “peace on Earth” sign. → Read More
50M homes vulnerable to coastal flooding, climate report concludes
A report released Friday concludes that as many as 49.9 million homes along US shorelines could be threatened by rising sea levels caused by global warming. → Read More
New on-demand showings app Jove launches in Philly
While it has the infrastructure to go nationwide, that’s still a ways down the line. Evans’ goal is to create a product with impeccable customer service. → Read More
Millennials should move to one of these 20 smaller cities
The number one city for millennials today is the metropolitan area connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa.The next top two cities on the ranking are Des Moines, Iowa and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. → Read More
$10M Houston mansion most expensive foreclosed home in US
A Houston mansion with nine bathrooms and 15,000 square feet of space is now the country's most expensive foreclosed property, clocking in at $9.75 million. → Read More
Hi diddly ho! 3 out of 4 Americans say they have good neighbors
A recent report found that three quarters of Americans say that they have a good neighbor, but only 14 percent said friendship was a necessary quality. → Read More
Vacation home rental platform Vacasa snags $64 million
Vacation home rental platform Vacasa has secured another round of funding to the tune of $64 million, the company announced Thursday. → Read More
Compass nabs 17-agent team from Coldwell Banker
Compass welcomed Jonathan Keith’s TeamJK to the fold after the team opted to leave Coldwell Banker for better technology, according to a Tuesday press release. → Read More
Seattle tiny-home 'experiment' slated to close in spring 2019
Amid an uptick of 911 calls, a controversial tiny-house village in North Seattle will close next spring after the city decided not to renew its licence. → Read More
Compass launches its own Concierge staging and renovation service
Compass is far from the first brokerage to build out its own service options for homeseller clients. In November 2017, Redfin announced Redfin Concierge, its 2 percent listing fee service. → Read More
Immigrant homeowners not deterred by high prices
The analysis found that cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Jose host some of the county's largest immigrant home ownerships rates at 17.9, 18.3 and 24.8 percent, respectively. Those locations also had some of the highest home prices → Read More
Haus reveals new CEO and a free online homeselling platform
Former Trulia executive Jonathan McNulty will lead the startup as it expands its offering in California to guide FSBOs through the entire sales process. → Read More
A third of top HUD appointees have no housing policy experience
A slew of political appointees at HUD have been found to have no housing policy experience, but instead worked on campaigns for Donald Trump or Ben Carson. → Read More
Long and Foster launches 'Coming Soon' service for pre-market listings
Long & Foster sales associates can now access a new online portal to see properties before they hit local multiple-listing services, and receive alerts. → Read More
Real estate guru who defrauded investors to bankroll slasher flick and fleet of Ferraris found guilty
Following three days of deliberation, Koerber, who at one time held $7,000 real estate seminars, was found guilty on 15 counts of fraud. → Read More
Motto Mortgage adds franchise in Northwest US
Motto Mortgage Group, a mortgage brokerage spun off from RE/MAX, is expanding to the Seattle metro area with a new office in Edmonds, Washington. → Read More
Monthly home maintenance costs rise over 10%
Spending on home fixes grew 10.75% in August with permissions for new homes, but the Texas-based insurance firm found remodling was down in the same timeframe. → Read More
Four-ways and skinny dippers: agents recall Hollywood home showing horror stories
The high-stakes games of Los Angeles real estate apparently has some eyebrow-raising moments — but the local agents seem to be accustomed to taking it in stride, mostly. → Read More