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Here Is Why Renters Should Get Serious About Owning Their Homes

Buying a home is a major financial step and long-term commitment. Owning a home is the quintessential American Dream, but aside from the feeling of pride it brings, there are plenty of practical reasons to purchase a home.

Bidding Wars Are Heating Up, Here’s How To Win Your Dream Home

Nationally, just 12% of offers written by Redfin, a real estate brokerage, faced a bidding war in June, down from 52% a year earlier. The supply of homes for sale, however, which had been up to over 6% annually in January, is now up by just 2.8%, according to realtor.com.

7 Reasons Why Long Distance Investing Isn't As Risky As You Think

Let me ask if this sounds familiar. Your market is expensive. Finding cash flowing rental property is very difficult, if not impossible. Your competition is paying way more for the property than you would ever think makes sense, and you feel like you may be in another bubble.
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  • Uber Cofounder Breaks Property Records In Beverly Hills For $72 Million
    The celebrity-filled neighborhood of Trousdale Estates in Beverly Hills has a new record-breaker on the books, as Variety has reported. Uber co-founder, Garrett Camp (whom Forbes estimates has a net worth of $4.1 billion), and his partner, Eliza Nguyen, purchased a $72 million newly-built house not far away from the neighborhood's former record holder, Minecraft creator and billionaire Markus Persson, who purchased a $70 million home in 2014.
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  • Former Broadway Producer Terry Allen Kramer's Estate Sells For Record-Breaking $105 Million In Palm Beach
    There has already been one sale topping $100 million in California this week and now there's another one to report on the other side of the country. La Follia, a 37,500-square-foot building on Palm Beach's Intracoastal Waterway just closed for a $105 million, according to property deeds cited by The Palm Beach Post.
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  • What The Surge Of VC Interest In Real Estate Tech Means For The Industry
    In today's digital/mobile world, most of the purchase transactions we perform are done in a modern, convenient fashion. Most Americans' online shopping patterns have evolved from buying commodity items like books to more personalized items like clothes and groceries. More recently, transactions that historically were more expensive or complex are becoming more commonplace.
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  • Europe Completes Its First Ever Blockchain Real Estate Sale for €6.5 Million
    Last week, the AnnA Villa in Paris made history by becoming the first-ever European property to be sold entirely via blockchain transaction. The luxury building, located in the city's Boulogne-Billancourt district, was valued at €6.5 million and was sold to French real estate companies, Sapeb Immobilier, and Valorcim.
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  • The Increased Importance Of Environmental Sustainability In Real Estate
    Staying one step ahead in the uncertain and competitive real estate space can be a challenge. We started out the year with many experts predicting that sustainability would once again be a "trend" for 2019. This is not an "aha" moment for most of us: Green building and sustainability have been enduring trends in the industry for the past couple of decades.Sustainability can no longer be considered a niche. In fact, consumers demand and expect it from most aspects of their lives. Even professional sports leagues, like the NFL, now have formal sustainability initiatives in place. According to a recent survey by Nielsen, 81% of consumers around the globe believe it is extremely or very important for companies to have environmental improvement as an objective.Full Article
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  • Live, Laugh, Lease: Four Essentials For Accidental Landlords
    If you recently moved from your home and leased it out, or inherited a rental property, you're in one of the largest demographics of real estate investors: accidental landlords. When it comes to leasing, the learning curve is a harsh one.
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  • Strong Economic Conditions Drive Mortgage Delinquency Rates To A 20-Year Low
    The distressed mortgage market continues to grow smaller in the proverbial rear-view mirror with the share of mortgages that were past due in April falling to a record low rate. Declining unemployment rates and rising home prices have helped to reduce the delinquency rates, according to a new loan performance report by CoreLogic, a leading global property analytics and data provider.
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  • A Step In The Right Direction: Boris Johnson's Plans For Stamp Duty
    tamp duty slashed in Boris Johnson no-deal budget" says a headline in today's Times newspaper. It's an interesting piece, and definitely worth a read.
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  • London's Luxury Property Market : Brexit Uncertainty Still Impacting
    According to international real estate consultant Knight Frank, despite the unknown outcome of Brexit, the underlying demand for London's super-prime property remains resilient.
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  • Craft Brewery Estate Is On Tap Near Asheville
    If you're a beer connoisseur, raise a pint to this classic North Carolina estate-and top it off with $3.4 million while you're at it. The sprawling 10.5-acre property in Fletcher includes the main residence, a barn, and a detached garage apartment. But the state-of-the-art craft home brewery guest house is the best thing on tap here.
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