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Susan Smith, Realtor
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Software
Modular housebuilder launches software
propertywire.com - Ryan Bembridge
Modular housebuilder Built & Spaces has created its own software to help customers assemble their new home on a computer. The software allows …
13 hours ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Interior Design
This CB2 Exec's Home Is a Perfect Mix of High-Low (Naturally!)
House Beautiful - By Kaitlin Menza
“IT’S LIKE A MICROCOSM OF MARRIAGE, RIGHT?” Ryan Turf, the president of furniture-and-decor brand CB2, is trying to describe the process of collaborating with his wife, Jessica, the principal of Jessica
1 day ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
The luxury rental market is booming. Here's what a $100,000-a-month penthouse looks like
CNBC - Robert Frank
The booming market for luxury rentals in Manhattan has led to a new market segment: the $100,000-a-month rental. Demand for ultra-luxury rentals is …
1 day ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
This Bay Area zip code ranks as the most expensive in the country
SFGate - Amy Graff
1) Atherton -- 94027 -- most expensive zip code in the nation and in the Bay Area San Mateo County Median sales price: $7.05 million Pictured: Built in 2013, this Atherton estate at 267 Camino Al Lago
12 hours ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Opinion
An Increasing Number Of Real Estate Agents Are Choosing Virtual Staging To Entice Buyers To Their Listings
Forbes - Ellen Paris
Virtual staging has gained traction among real estate agents around the county. As software gets better realistic virtual staging can turn an empty or outdated home into a fully furnished model ready prime
1 day ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
National Realtors group 'deeply troubled' by LI findings
newsday.com - Keith Herbert and Olivia Winslow
The head of the National Association of Realtors said Monday that the trade group was “deeply troubled” by the results of Newsday’s three-year …
17 hours ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
What Happens When Black People Search for Suburban Homes
The New York Times - Luis Ferré-Sadurní
One Long Island real estate agent told a black man that houses in a predominantly white neighborhood were too expensive for his budget. But the same agent showed houses in the same neighborhood to a white
2 hours ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
Opinion: This home mortgage disaster is ready to punish housing markets
MarketWatch - By Keith Jurow
In a MarketWatch column last March, I discussed the serious threat that cash-out refinances (cash-out refis) pose for major U.S. housing markets. …
8 hours ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Opinion
Prepaying Your Mortgage Is A Huge Financial Winner
Forbes - Laurence Kotlikoff
Unless you’re super rich or super poor, you’re probably going to take out a mortgage at some point in your life to buy a house. The questions are how much will you borrow and how quickly will you pay mortgage
1 day ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
New York City Brownstone Expert Says There’s Very Good Value ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’
Mansion Global - Lucy Cohen Blatter
Nadine Adamson is a top associate broker at Brown Harris Stevens in New York, who in 2012, 2013 and 2014 received the firm’s award for the most …
1 day ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
Real-Estate Matters | Sellers need game plan when house hits market
dispatch.com
Q: Can you share advice about for how a seller can protect himself from being taken advantage of by a buyer? When I put my house up for sale, a buyer …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
On the Move: Temporary housing might just be necessary when moving to Houston
houstonchronicle.com - Michelle Sandlin
In a perfect world, the perfect home in the perfect location will always be available and waiting for the perfect buyer to come along. In the real …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
Undercover investigation reveals evidence of unequal treatment by Long Island real estate agents
newsday.com - Anthony Carrozzo
Newsday has removed its paywall to allow everyone access to this groundbreaking and essential investigative project. In one of the most concentrated …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Luxury Lifestyle
Australian House Prices on the Rise After Largest Downturn on Record
Mansion Global - Bree Guthrie
Recent interest rate cuts, easing of home loan lending restrictions and slashed income taxes are helping Australia’s real estate market rebound after …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Business
Secrets to Billionaire Zara founder’s US$11 billion property empire … steer clear of housing real estate
South China Morning Post - Agence France-Presse
Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, the founder of clothing giant Zara, has built up a global real estate empire that includes offices used by …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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St. Louis, MO
Hot ‘hoods: Where St. Louis homes sold the fastest in Q3
bizjournals.com - Nathan Rubbelke
If you’re buying a home in the St. Louis region, it’s probably best to act quickly no matter where you’re searching. Houses are selling fast in nearly …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Housing
The housing affordability crisis is keeping Americans from being able to retire
Axios - Kia Kokalitcheva
Housing affordability is becoming a central obstacle to Americans’ ability to retire, especially for those living on fixed and limited incomes. The …
2 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
Are we over open-concept houses?
The Globe and Mail - Matthew Hague
Modern design tends to be polarizing. Not everyone loves the boxy aesthetic that swaps out ornamentation for spare lines. One tenet of modernism, however, seems to be wildly popular: the open-concept It’s
3 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Housing
Bad news home buyers: It’s more expensive for developers to buy lots for new houses
MarketWatch - By Jacob Passy
It’s costing real-estate developers a pretty penny to purchase lots for single-family homes. And that could spell trouble for people who are …
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Business
Hard-nosed negotiations result in sale of modern infill home
The Globe and Mail - Sydnia Yu
Listing agents: Andre Kutyan and Robert Greenberg, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. Agent Andre Kutyan believed this five-bedroom house on a 52-foot-by-115-foot lot could fetch $2.2-million to $2.3-million
3 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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San Francisco Bay Area
Should credit bureaus sell your data when you apply for a mortgage?
The Mercury News - Jeff Lazerson
What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take. From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year …
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Housing
NAHB Survey Shows Housing Is Improving But Challenges Remain | Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha - Arturo Neto, CFA
Economists and analysts have looked to housing to be the next driver of economic growth. With mortgage rates resuming their downward trajectory after …
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Luxury Lifestyle
Why Now Might Be the Time to Consider a New York City Co-Op—And Not a Condo
Mansion Global - Beckie Strum
Wealthy New Yorkers overwhelmed by the enormous glut of homes for sale today will find a safe bet in Manhattan co-ops. A booming condo market has …
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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UK News
Thousands of homes to be built in flood zones
bbc.co.uk - Justin Rowlatt
Almost 10,000 new homes could be built on some of the most flood-prone areas of England, a Greenpeace investigation has found.
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Luxury Lifestyle
Falling Prices Leading to More New Home Sales in the U.S.
Mansion Global - V.L. Hendrickson
Falling prices for new homes are resulting in an uptick in sales, according to a report Thursday by Redfin, the Seattle-based online real estate …
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Luxury Lifestyle
What a New Ruling on Whisper Listings Means for Real Estate
Mansion Global - Liz Lucking
The U.S. real estate market is going to become more of an open book with the implementation of new policy from the National Association of Realtors …
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
Manhattan Luxury Rental Prices Growing Faster Than the Rest of the Market
Mansion Global - Fang Block
Manhattan’s rental market continued to rise in October across all price points, but the higher end grew faster than the rest of the market, according …
5 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Prefab Homes
An Award-Winning Prefab Cork House Pops Up on the Banks of the River Thames
dwell - Sonia Zhuravlyova
This 475-square-foot home in Eton, England, is made almost entirely of reconstituted waste cork—a by-product of the cork industry in Portugal. When architect Matthew Barnett Howland finished finessing
November 11
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
Buying a Home in These 7 States Gives You the Most Bang for Your Buck
The Motley Fool
It's no secret that the housing market varies widely depending on where you are in the U.S. For the price of a one-bedroom condo in Manhattan, you …
5 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Interior Design
This Midcentury Apartment Is a Modernist's Time-Warp Dream
House Beautiful - By Hadley Keller
It's true what they say: Good design never really goes out of style. One newly-listed apartment in New York City is proving that maxim. A four-bedroom co-op on East 71st Street, designed by Leslie Larson
6 days ago

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