Susan Smith, Realtor

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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 …
22 hours 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 …
1 day 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 …
1 day ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
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 …
19 hours 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 …
1 day 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 …
1 day 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 …
1 day 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
1 day 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 …
2 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
1 day 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 …
2 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 …
3 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 …
2 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.
3 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
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 …
3 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 …
3 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 …
3 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
6 days ago
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 …
4 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
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Prefab Homes
7 Stand-Out Sustainable Prefab Firms in New England
dwell - Lucy Wang
From the use of structural insulated panels to achieving net-zero energy capability, these New England firms are paving the way for energy-efficient prefab construction. By reputation, New Englanders resilient—a
6 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Home Building
Before & After: A Joshua Tree Midcentury Serves Up Moroccan Vibes
dwell - Lauren Jones
The couple behind Mini Inno turn a 1966 ranch home into a rejuvenating retreat that channels Moroccan influences. Fielding more than three million visitors a year, Joshua Tree National Park has become
4 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
How to avoid gift taxes when shifting ownership of rental property to offspring
The Washington Post - Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin
How should we best do this so that we avoid future gift taxes? Will there be any tax implication for us next year if we move the property to our son's LLC now? A: Thank you for being loyal subscribers
November 11
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Investing (Canada)
Canada needs to ditch its addiction to real estate and start investing in technology
financialpost.com - Martin Pelletier
In today’s global market, which has been made even more accessible through the rise of ETFs, investors can go pretty much anywhere they choose and …
6 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
The Top Cities Where Millennials Rule, Gen Xers Dominate, and Boomers Move the Market
SFGate - Cicely Wedgeworth and Clare Trapasso, provided by
Career, parenting, retirement—each generation handles these life challenges in its own way. And that explains where each group is putting down roots. Work-life balance, parenting, retirement—each generation
6 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
How to find out what your home is worth without putting it on market
yahoo.com - Tony Yoo
An Australian startup has created a platform, Nokk, that tests the market value of a house without actually putting it on the market. Nokk came about …
November 11
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Luxury Lifestyle
True Luxury is Something That Endures, Says Interior Designer
Mansion Global - Miao Li
Andrew Sheinman is the founder of Pembrooke & Ives, an interior design firm based in New York, with projects all over the world, including Miami, …
6 days ago
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Personal Finance (UK)
I got a home with help-to-buy – can my dad buy it for less than market value?
The Guardian - Virginia Wallis
Q I have a property which I bought with an equity loan under the help-to-buy scheme. This means that if I sell my property I will pay back a proportion of the significant value growth to the help-to-buy
November 11
Susan Smith, Realtor
flipped into Midcentury Modern
Outdoor Spaces
A Picture-Perfect Midcentury in Pasadena Lists for $2.3M
dwell - Jennifer Baum Lagdameo
The plans for this post-and-beam construction were featured in the May 1950 edition of “Arts & Architecture Magazine.” Known as the Robert Smith Residence, 320 San Miguel Road was built by architects Weston
November 7
Susan Smith, Realtor
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Real Estate
U.S. Buyers Flock to London for Luxury Homes for Less
Mansion Global - Liz Lucking
Amid London’s residential real estate downturn, one particular group is making the most of the market fatigue: U.S. buyers. A double-whammy of falling …
November 10

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