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National Real Estate News Briefs: Trulia launches new tool to provide local LGBTQ non-discrimination laws

Trulia has launched a new tool to help homebuyers who may encounter discrimination due to their gender or sexual orientation. The real estate listing company will now include a feature called Local Legal Protections, that gives insight into a

Real Estrange: Glass house a clear winner

Those who throw stones need not apply! This modern three-bedroom home recently hit the market recently in Berkeley, California, for $1.8 million. Built in 1954 by architect Donald Olsen, who lived in the home until his death in 2015,

Despite difficulties, more people want to own homes

According to new analysis of a consumer survey from the National Association of Realtors, the vast majority of non-homeowners said that they want to own a home in the future. NAR recently analyzed the results of its 2017 Housing

CoreLogic: Home prices increase for fifth consecutive month

Home prices continue to significantly rise both year over year and month over month, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI). U.S. home prices in December 2017 were a substantial 6.6 percent more than December 2016 and 0.5 percent more

National Real Estate News Briefs: NAR suspends listing technology project

The Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary owned by the National Association of Realtors, is suspending its Advanced Multi-List Platform project and will promptly start to wind down its operations. NAR CEO Bob Goldberg made the decision to cut

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Seller profits hit 10-year high

Home sellers in Q4 2017 reaped an average home price gain since purchase of $54,000, the highest since Q3 2007, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Year-End and Q4 2017 U.S. Home Sales Report. In comparison, the average from the

Pending home sales rise for third consecutive month

For the third consecutive month, pending home sales rose slightly in December, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, an indicator based on contract signings, rose to 110.1 in December, an increase of 0.5

2017 Illinois housing market surpasses 2016 levels

The Illinois home market ended 2017 on a high note in terms of both median prices and sales, with the former increasing for 64 straight months. However, due the lack of available inventory, the number of home sales in

Report reveals most financially valuable home projects

In this year’s Cost vs. Value report from Remodeling Magazine, “curb appeal” projects led the way with increases in value. The report measured the average payback for 21 common professional remodeling projects in 149 major U.S. markets. While only

US housing market has recovered after crisis, but some markets still fall behind

Despite gradual but continued recovery in most housing markets in the United States since the recession wreaked havoc on the country, there is still major disparity due to uneven shifts and progression in individual market values. According to a

Alabama’s most expensive home

If you want to afford this home, you better aim for the green. Currently listed for $6.995 million by the Pam Ausley Team with RE/MAX Southern Homes, this 12,800-square-foot home near Birmingham is the most expensive home on the

Luxury home sales increase to close out 2017

In its latest luxury market report, Redfin found that luxury home prices in the U.S. rose 7.4 percent year over year to an average of $1.76 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The analysis tracked home sales in over 1,000

Millennials face implications in the housing market

Several long-term economic factors, including the explosion of student debt, are making homeownership a distant goal for most millennials. In a new Apartment List report, a renter survey that elicited responses from more than 11,000 millennials across the United States,

Despite decline in December, 2017 still the best year for home sales in 11 years

Although most of the country experienced a decline in existing home sales in December, 2017 overall was the best year for sales in 11 years. They were up 1.1 percent from 2016, according to a recent report from the National

Mortgage industry top originator Risha Kilaru joins Guaranteed Rate

With 11 years of mortgage lending experience, top loan originator Risha Kilaru has joined Guaranteed Rate as Vice President of Mortgage Lending in California. Kilaru originated over $700 million in the last three years, including more than $268 million

Coldwell Banker announces new senior VP for city region

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has announced Charles “Chip” Cornelius as its new senior vice president of its city region. In this role, Cornelius will manage the day-to-day operations of the company’s Chicago offices. “Chip has been a fixture in the

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