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20% Property Tax Hike Proposed for Utah’s Salt Lake County
A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for the Salt Lake County Government Center on Dec. 9 at 6 pm. Continue Reading 20% Property Tax Hike Proposed for Utah’s Salt Lake County
Wells Fargo Opens New 22-Acre Texas Campus
The company said this is its first energy net-positive campus. Continue Reading Wells Fargo Opens New 22-Acre Texas Campus
Real Estate Commissions Being Squeezed in U.S. Over Last 4 Years
Source: World Property Journal --- National property broker Redfin is reporting the typical commission rate paid to brokerages representing homebuyers in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest point in at least four years. Redfin found the typical U.S. buyer's agent...
Saudi Arabia
Source: Scotsman Guide --- Saudi Arabia, the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula, is quickly rising to become a major foreign player in U.S. commercial real estate. It’s an indisputable fact that much of Saudi wealth, along with the country’s economy as a whole,...
MILLENNIAL DEMAND IS DRIVING PRICES UP IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH KIDS
Source: RISMedia --- With a record number of millennials set to reach key age milestones for homebuyers over the next two years, experts say this could push already accelerated price gains even further. This, according to a new report from Zillow that found home...
Housing Market Update: Expect Price Growth to Slow, Sales to Stay Flat as Mortgage Rates Approach 4% This Year
Source: Redfin --- Home-price growth, which has been in the double digits since Summer 2020, is expected to slow to an annual rate of 7% by the end of 2022, according to a new forecast by Redfin economists. Home sales are expected to remain relatively flat throughout...
‘Married To Real Estate’ Stars Share How To Inspire Kids To Build Wealth
Source: Forbes --- Egypt Sherrod, the real estate agent host of HGTV’s “Property Virgins” and “Flipping Virgins,” has joined forces with her husband and builder, Mike Jackson, in an all-new series, “Married to Real Estate.”, which airs on HGTV Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET....
Metaverse real estate sales top $500 million, and are projected to double this year
Source: CNBC --- Sales of real estate in the metaverse topped $500 million last year and could double this year, according to investors and analytics firms. Real estate sales on the four major metaverse platforms reached $501 million in 2021, according to MetaMetric...
SRE Technologies Promoting Homeowners Portal in San Diego
Just a few weeks after the company launched a multi-million dollar consumer advertising campaign in Utah, SRE Technologies Inc., developer of an online destination designed to save home loan borrowers money by connecting them with select mortgage originators,...
Vacation resort to be transformed into affordable housing on Treasure Coast
Source: CBS 12 --- SEBASTIAN, Fla. (CBS12) — Over the last year, rental rates on the Treasure Coast and in Palm Beach County have exploded faster than anywhere else in the nation. Now, the affordable housing crisis is squeezing families like never before. Nearly two...
I’m on track to bring in six figures from the side hustle I began in 2020: Here’s my best advice
Source: Grow --- When I was temporarily furloughed due to the pandemic during the summer of 2020, I couldn’t sit still. I had all this time to fill, so I decided to take what felt like a setback and use it as an opportunity to learn about ways to earn passive income. ...
Prosecutors charge prominent real estate brokers with racketeering, stealing trade secrets
Source: CBS 4 News --- Gainesville — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – State prosecutors on Tuesday formally accused two prominent real estate brokers with felony racketeering, fraud and stealing trade secrets as part of a long-running investigation into a business dispute with...
