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Wildfires take toll on precious California housing

Housing in beautiful wine country was already scarce before flames ravaged 245,000 acres across Northern California and burned down 5,700 structures in their path. According to a new report from Pacific Union International, real estate agents in the region are already witnessing the effects of heightened demand. The firestorm has wreaked more devastation –$4 billion […]

Fight, flee or adapt: Rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, mounds of sodden building materials lined the streets of Houston and other flooded areas. As residents began the long process of rebuilding, the storm’s unprecedented flooding rekindled a long-running debate in the Houston area over the best way to move forward: rebuild the same way in the same spot, […]

The Inman Files: Who is getting rich in real estate?

I’m working on a new weekly email featuring my thoughts on the industry and more. Check out the last one, “Battling insurance: The dark side of disaster recovery” here. Send me feedback at brad@inman.com. And if you would like this in your inbox, sign up here: (function() { var qs,js,q,s,d=document, gi=d.getElementById, ce=d.createElement, gt=d.getElementsByTagName, id=”typef_orm”, b=”https://embed.typeform.com/”; […]

Zillow’s ‘Bridge Listing Input’: New name, old tool?

Earlier this year, Inman called out Zillow Group for hyping its MLS customer growth for its listing management platform Bridge Interactive. Now it looks like the real estate giant is trying to pass off an old tool as a new one through a rebrand. Compose, a key component of Bridge Interactive, has been “reimagined” as […]

How the mortgage tax break widens the racial divide

The mortgage interest deduction (MID) is one of the biggest drivers of racial housing inequality, a new report says. The report, published by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University’s Heller School (IASP) and National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), comes on the heels of a recent report by Apartment List that […]

5 drywall texture techniques to create the perfect vibe

From the lightest of stipples to the heaviest of Mediterranean swirls, the texture on your walls and ceilings does a lot to create your home’s specific look and feel. It can also be a fun way to change your home’s appearance. If you’re starting with new drywall, the texture is the last thing to be […]

Poll: Will you upgrade to the iPhone X?

In September Apple unveiled the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models with wireless charging, a third all-new smartphone called the iPhone X (the X is a Roman numeral, so it’s pronounced “iPhone 10”), a new Apple TV with support for 4K ultra-HD video, and a new version of the Apple Watch with its […]

Pacific Union International acquires Empire Realty

California brokerage powerhouse Pacific Union International announced today that it has acquired the East San Francisco Bay luxury brokerage Empire Realty Associates. Pacific Union CEO Mark McLaughlin and CEO and chair of Empire Realty Judi Keenholtz This is the third acquisition in the last 10 months for Pacific Union, also based in San Francisco, following […]

Opendoor’s buying homes at a rate of $100M per month

Opendoor, a three-year-old San Francisco startup that uses technology to quickly buy and resell homes, reports that it’s reached a $1.3 billion annual purchase rate, which rounds out monthly home purchases at about $100 million. “It really shows that this new behavior of selling your home online is more mainstream than it seemed,” Opendoor CEO Eric […]

Real estate tracking app demo: Hacker Connect

Is the Dominos tracking app better than any real estate tracking app out there? Believe it or not, the answer to that questions used to be “yes”. Fortunately, Shane Farkas of The Agency and Jess Martin of First.io took the Inman Stage to explain how their new app is going to take the anxiety out […]

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