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Vacasa to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals in $162M deal

The $162 million deal, to be finalized this fall, will grow Vacasa’s portfolio to more than 23,000 vacation rental units across nearly every continent. Source: click here

Douglas Elliman agent takes out YouTube ad in search of love

A Douglas Elliman broker hoping to find love has taken to YouTube for help with her mission. The A Man For Ann campaign, which New York broker Ann Cutbill Lenane posted on the social media platform, asks the public to help connect her to a “wonderful single divorced dad to remarry.” “I have managed to sell […]

Toward an effortless closing experience

We didn’t just assume there were issues. In fact, over the last two years, we interviewed and concept-tested with hundreds of real estate agents, buyers, sellers, lenders, and title/escrow officers. And the frictions they described are real: There is a serious lack of transparency and secure communication, leaving agents and their buyers and sellers anxious […]

The unique loan program (and creative marketing) that drives home sales

With home prices at record highs, what are today’s 20- and 30-year-olds most interested in? Considering that Gen Z and millennials account for 55% of HGTV’s audience, fixer upper properties are a good bet. There is a fascination with turning tired into trendy and dull into dynamic. In fact, over 68% of millennials said they […]

Move over New York, here comes Charleston

In the U.S., 24-hour cities essentially translate to our gateway cities: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, 18-hour cities are the markets with above-average urban population growth, plus a lower cost of living and lower cost of doing business relative to those 24-hour cities. The poster children for this […]

Considering new tech? Make sure it hits these 4 marks

Moving a real estate business onto a new technology platform doesn’t have to be frustrating or overly time-consuming. When the new product can raise productivity and transform business, tech users have even more motivation to take the leap and make the move. Here are four questions that can help users determine if a new technology […]

Zillow partners with Giveback Homes to help agents rebuild

I celebrated my first anniversary at Zillow recently and there are a lot of reasons why I am excited about year two. One aspect of Zillow that initially drew me here and continues to be important to me is the corporate culture of giving. Our social impact program focuses on important issues, including housing insecurity […]

Watch: How to access off-the-record luxury sales

Some real estate agents have to be secret agents as well. That’s because, in every global city, there are off-market properties that are never going to be listed openly. In San Francisco, where Sotheby’s International Realty agent Carrie Goodman works, approximately 30% of the total inventory remains out of reach for ordinary buyers, accessible only […]

Death-defying new hotel and pool would hang over a cliff in Norway

Ever walked down a narrow mountain walkway to get into a hotel? A new luxury mountain hotel designed by a team of Turkish architects would have you doing exactly that. Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio Recently-released renderings show a boutique hotel designed to sit right on the edge of Preikestolen, a 1,982-foot cliff in southern Norway. […]

Zillow says $236B worth of homes at risk of wildfire damage

An estimated 477,039 homes worth approximately $268 billion are at high risk — or a very high risk — of being damaged by wildfires, a new study from Zillow shows. Riverside, California, is the metro area most at risk, with more than $40 billion worth of homes at least at high risk, according to the study, […]

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