INTERNATIONAL
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London Edges Out NY as Top City Among Foreign RE Investors
Among foreign investors, interest in New York has slipped and London has assumed first place as the number one global city for their real estate investments. For the first time, Los Angeles has tied New York as the number one city in the US, according to the results of a new survey taken among the members of the Association of Foreign Investors…
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Blockchain to deliver a faster offer and acceptance solution for buyers and sellers
On December 14, ShelterZoom announced the US release of their Online Offer and Acceptance Platform to speed up the offer/accept element of buying and selling. The technology features an “Offer NOW” widget that can be added to any website and allows offers to be made, accepted and tracked in real time, using the time-stamped, distributed data ledger technology of Ethereum-based…
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New Beta Trial in the US connects Agents with Amazon Echo
(Note: no need to put your home address in, Alexa knows that already!) Link on Amazon.
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Nesterly: an accommodation match made in heaven
Just as Airbnb revolutionised the short-term housing market, a new entrant to the accommodation game is tackling the age-old issue of affordable rental housing, pairing medium-term renters like students with empty nesters who have spare rooms. New to the American market and possibly coming to a house near you, nesterly is a digital platform that matches medium-term renters with established…
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From Russia with Love: Ray White Marine seals first deal in Russia
“Everyone said it couldn’t be done. Third parties told us that you couldn’t buy or export a luxury vessel from Russian waters. But we stuck to our guns and saved our buyer a large amount by going above and beyond,” Mr Rodwell said. “It was a tough deal negotiated through a broker with an unidentifiable Russian seller. But it is…
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Purplebricks lands in hot water in the UK
The Telegraph in the UK reports that in the past 18 months, the Advertising Standards Authority has banned seven of Purplebricks’ adverts, and the number of complaints upheld by the advertising watchdog against all property companies for misleading adverts has grown by at least 45 per cent so far this year. The ASA said that its TV ad had not…
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