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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
Academy Award-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins has reportedly sold his trophy mansion while the father and former manager of pop stars Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, Joe Simpson has put his Malibu house on the market. 
Single-Family Rents Recorded Its Slowest Growth in Almost a Decade
Single-family rent price in the U.S. managed to rise in May 2020, however, the price growth rate is the slowest recorded since July 2010, the latest report said. 
North Carolina's First-Ever Remote Online Notarization Mortgage Closing Completed
The first-ever Remote Online Notarization or RON mortgage closing in North Carolina has been completed by real estate law firm Brady & Kosofsky, Quicken Loans, and Amrock last July 17, 2020. 
Weekly Residential Sales in Shanghai Drop, Prime London Properties Sold Drop 53% YoY
Sales of new residential properties in Shanghai dropped for another week while the number of prime London properties sold dropped to half one-year-ago level. 
US Home Prices Grew for the First Six Months of 2020, New Home Construction Is Bouncing Back
U.S. home prices grew in the first six months at an annualized rate of 6.3 percent while new home construction bounced back in June from a five-year low, data from the latest studies say. 
Boca Raton Real Estate Company Creates Position to Protect Indoor Environments
A commercial real estate company in Boca Raton, Florida has created a new position to help the firm better respond to the health crisis. 
'Vertical Cruise Ships'? Here's How We Can Remake Housing Towers to Be Safer and Better Places to Live
In this article, we discuss successful, safe, and sustainable models of retrofitting social housing blocks. 
Travis County, Texas Approves Tax Breaks for Tesla Under Specified Conditions
Tesla has been granted tax breaks worth a minimum of $14.7 million over ten years by the Travis County in Texas. That is if Elon Musk's electric vehicle manufacturing company pushes through with building their Cybertruck Gigafactory near Austin. 
Home Price Growth Predicted to Stall and Remain Throughout the Summer
While new contract signings have risen year-over-year in May, home price growth in June is predicted to see stalled growth that would remain throughout the summer, the latest report said. 
Rent-Free for the Rest of 2020? Landlords in Sydney’s Fringe Markets Get Creative
As landlords continue to have a hard time securing deals, developers in Sydney’s fringe markets are “getting creative” to entice more prospective tenants.
