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Texas Veterans Seek Expanded Property Tax Relief for Purple Heart Recipients
Under Texas law, only veterans with a 100% VA disability rating can receive a full exemption from property taxes. Continue Reading Texas Veterans Seek Expanded Property Tax Relief for Purple Heart Recipients
Texas Veterans Seek Expanded Property Tax Relief for Purple Heart Recipients
Under Texas law, only veterans with a 100% VA disability rating can receive a full exemption from property taxes. Continue Reading Texas Veterans Seek Expanded Property Tax Relief for Purple Heart Recipients
Q1 Sales Up 29% in Manhattan Luxury Apartment Market
Buyers in the Manhattan luxury apartment market opened their deep wallets during the first quarter, with sales surging 29% to 2,560 closed transactions, up from 1,988 one year earlier. CNBC, citing multiple data sources, reports the total value of Manhattan’s luxury...
Forecast: Increased Investment in Canadian Residential Construction Through 2034
Investment in Canada’s residential sector will move past a mostly stagnant 2025 into a steady series of increases from 2026 to 2034, according to the 2025–2034 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward forecast published by BuildForce Canada. The forecast predicts...
LendingOne in New Partnership with Proptech Blanket
LendingOne, a private lender for real estate investors, has entered a strategic partnership with the proptech platform Blanket. According to the companies, LendingOne's suite of investor loan solutions will be integrated directly into the Blanket platform, with the...
NEWS & CURRENT EVENTS
Update: Five Dead, 100,000 Forced to Evacuate from Los Angeles Area Wildfires
Questions of preparedness to fight the wildfires has dogged the authorities. Continue Reading Update: Five Dead, 100,000 Forced to Evacuate from Los Angeles Area Wildfires
Amy Lessinger to Step Down as RE/MAX President
The Denver-headquartered company did not state why Lessinger was leaving, nor was an interim president appointed. Continue Reading Amy Lessinger to Step Down as RE/MAX President
Number of Homes Actively for Sale in December Up 22% Year-Over-Year
December marked the 14th straight month for a growth in the number of homes actively for sale. Continue Reading Number of Homes Actively for Sale in December Up 22% Year-Over-Year
Edwin Acevedo Named NAHREP’s 2025 President-Elect
Olivia Chavez and Magda Esola were named to its National Board of Directors. Continue Reading Edwin Acevedo Named NAHREP’s 2025 President-Elect
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The 1031 Exchange Tax Deduction That Home Sellers and Real Estate Investors Have Been Using for Decades is at Risk of Being Sunset
In the president's budget plan for 2024, Biden is calling for an end to what the IRS calls a like-kind exchange, or a 1031 exchange, as it is commonly known among real estate professionals. The strategy allows sellers to postpone paying taxes on any capital gains — or...
Texas Housing Market Recovering from Pandemic and Moving to Stabilization
Following two years of pandemic-related volatility, the Texas real estate market showed signs of stabilization in 2022, according to the 2022 Texas Real Estate Year in Review report released today by Texas Realtors. Consistent growth in sales prices throughout all...
Catherine Bauer Wurster- A Pioneer for Social Housing Reform and Advocate for Women’s Rights
Catherine Krouse Bauer Wurster (1905-1964) was a visionary leader and housing reformer who pivotally changed social housing practice and law in the United States, paving the way for women to achieve homeownership. Her work focused on creating affordable, safe, and...
Housing Risk Report Highlights Areas Most Vulnerable to Declines in the United States
ATTOM, a curator of land, property, and real estate data, released a Special Housing Risk Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to declines based on home affordability, foreclosures, and other...
Landmark Properties to Develop Residential Community to Serve University of Southern California Students
Landmark Properties, a real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, investment management, and operation of residential communities, announced plans to develop a second student apartment community in the Los Angeles market. Construction is scheduled...
JLL promotes Andy Poppink to CEO of Global Executive Board, Markets Advisory
JLL has named Andy Poppink CEO of Markets Advisory, succeeding Greg O'Brien, who has been appointed to a new role as Executive Chairman, Americas Markets Advisory. These changes are effective July 1, 2023. Poppink, currently CEO, EMEA Markets Advisory, will...
Survey Indicates Women Investors Prefer Real Estate More Than Men
On International Women’s Day, UBS global wealth management’s chief investment office published a thematic report on women and legacy, focusing on how women investors define legacy, their concerns, how they can best allocate their resources, and how important it is to...
Annual Home Price Growth Continues to Slow Nationwide
CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for January 2023. U.S. home prices continued their gradual free fall in January, with the 5.5% annual gain down for...
Qobrix Adds VIP Portal to Real Estate CRM Platform
Qobrix, provider of a real estate CRM platform, has launched a VIP Portal to cater to high-end buyers and investors. The portal works in tandem with the Qobrix CRM System and is designed to give premium clients private access to selected properties. “The VIP...
Foreclosure Activity Down in February, but Up Annually
There were a total of 30,528 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in February, that’s down 3% from a month ago and up 18% from a year ago, according to the February 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report from ATTOM. Filings included default notices, scheduled...
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