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Zillow’s new AI-powered tool finds your perfect home with one sentence
US listings portal Zillow has launched a new AI-powered feature that lets prospective buyers search for homes in the same way they would describe it to their friends and family.
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Keller Williams lawsuit: Is this the end of cold calling?
US real estate firm Keller Williams has agreed to pay US$40 million as part of a settlement agreement after it faced a class action lawsuit alleging it had violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, raising questions about the viability of cold calling.
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Rupert Murdoch to sell Realtor.com
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is looking to sell the parent company of Realtor.com, with the news breaking just hours after it became clear his plan to combine the news company with Fox Corp had been scrapped.
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Bel-Air canyon price tag slashed by 70 per cent
An undeveloped golf course-sized patch of land in one of Los Angeles' ritziest neighbourhoods is on the market at a 70 per cent discount on its original asking price.
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Our favourite new tech ideas from CES 2023
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was back with a bang this January, with no shortage of new tech ideas that could help give agents the upper hand.
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Katie Lance: 3 social media predictions for 2023
Real estate agents should focus on three key areas when it comes to social media in 2023, according to US social media expert Katie Lance.
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Elite Retreat is back in 2023 – in Bali!
If you’re looking to supercharge your business and gain industry-leading knowledge to power you and your team towards success, then Elite Retreat 2023 is for you.
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New UK start-up aims to split costs of owning a second home
A UK-based fractional ownership startup that aims to make owning a second home more affordable has launched, offering the chance to purchase a share in one of four luxury London apartments.
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Captivating restored US mansion ready for auction
Often referred to as the “White House of the West”, one of America’s most captivating mansions has hit the market in Tacoma in Washington state. The circa 1907 property, known as Rust Mansion, was originally designed by architect Ambrose J. Russell for William Ross Rust, who ran the American Smelting and Refining Co. Spread across four expansive floors, Rust Mansion…
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Glenn Sanford appointed eXp Realty CEO again
Glenn Sanford has again been appointed as chief executive officer of eXp Realty, the virtual real estate brokerage he founded in 2009.
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Selling Sunset Star Mary Fitzgerald buys renovated Toluca Lake house
Selling Sunset star Mary Fitzgerald has quietly picked up a stylishly renovated property in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Toluca Lake.
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Kendrick Lamar scoops up Bel Air estate
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has officially purchased a US$15.9 million Bel Air estate to add to his growing property portfolio.
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Tom Petty’s oceanfront Malibu beach house hits the market
The Malibu home of the musician, Tom Petty has officially hit the market with an asking price of US$9.8 Million. According to The Dirt, the estate of the late vocalist and guitarist who passed away 2017, has put the property up for sale. Sitting on the white sand of Escondido Beach, the beach house boasts 20 metres of ocean frontage…
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Jonah Hill sells his spare Malibu house
Moneyball star Jonah Hill has officially sold his spare Malibu home after picking up another house closer to the beach.
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Eagles drummer Don Henley buys his son a million-dollar LA home
Grammy-winning Eagles founding member Don Henley has quietly purchased a Westside Los Angeles home for his son, 24-year-old Will Henley.
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Ten Sixty, a new short form video app for real estate – brings on Josh Flagg in advisory role
Australian startup, Ten Sixty the new global short-form video app for real estate announces that top Douglas Elliman luxury agent and star of Million Dollar Listing, Josh Flagg and the media company he founder Estate Media, will become advisors to the rapidly growing real estate platform, that’s bringing real estate into the era of short form videos.
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Purplebricks ads back to “shouting about” low fees, as UK cost of living crisis bites
UK agency Purplebricks says a decision to revive an advertising campaign targeting real estate agent commission is paying dividends, after blaming a previous change in marketing direction for profit losses.
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Tyler, the Creator lists his Bel Air home at a loss
Rapper, Tyler, the Creator is so keen to offload his Bel Air home that he’s prepared to take a $1 million loss just to get rid of it. According to The Dirt, the hip-hop artist is asking US$7 million for the estate he paid US$7.9 million for just 12 months ago. The single-storey home boasts four bedrooms, and 4.5 bathrooms…
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Mark Wahlberg relists Beverly Park mega-mansion at a lower price
Mark Wahlberg has relisted his luxury Beverly Park mansion and is looking at taking a US$8 million haircut in the process.
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Steph Curry quietly sells mansion for $31 million
NBA superstar, Steph Curry has quietly offloaded his California “dream home”, for US$31.2 million. According to The Dirt, Singapore-based Chinese billionaire Forrest Li was the buyer, paying just US$150,000 more than the Golden State Warriors point guard spent on the mansion a little over three years ago. The contemporary stucco and glass structure sits on more than an acre of land…
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Country star Kacey Musgraves sells Nashville home for $2.5 million
Country music singer Kacey Musgraves has officially sold her chic Nashville pad to fellow musician Kelsea Ballerini. According to architecturaldigest.com, Ballerini paid US$2.5 million for the four-bedroom, three-bathroom traditional-style house. The private home boasts 324sq m of internal living space and is surrounded by a forest of greenery and sits at the end of a long driveway. The singer hired…
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Prime residential price growth to slow in 2023
Prime residential property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are expected to remain flat next year, after performing well in 2022, according to a new report.
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A technicolour butterfly house on the market in California
A psychedelic home that was designed for a woman who was losing her eyesight is officially on the market in
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Renters now need to work six hours more to pay rent than before the pandemic
Rising rents are forcing US tenants to work more than six extra hours per week, just to afford the same property compared to prior to the pandemic.
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Daily Show host Trevor Noah lists his Manhattan penthouse
Host of The Daily Show Trevor Noah has listed his impressive Manhattan Penthouse for US$12.95 million.
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Airbnb co-founder’s new business is building small homes in backyards
Airbnb Co-founder Joe Gebbia has launched a new business focusing on building small homes in backyards.
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