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• For a President Trump, global real estate deals present unprecedented gray areas - Washington Post

  30-05-2016 22:43
  
  Washington Post
  For a President Trump, global real estate deals present unprecedented gray areas
  Washington Post
  BAKU, Azerbaijan — In the center of downtown, an unfinished five-star hotel sits locked and empty, a ghostly shell completely dark at night except for the glowing white letters at its elegant, sail-shaped peak: TRUMP TOWER. Construction on the Trump ...and more »
  
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• Homes Selling Fast As Prices Hit Record Highs, Says Realtor.com

  30-05-2016 18:07
  
  The 2016 homebuying season is in full swing, with homes in May moving as fast as we’ve seen since the housing recovery began – even as asking prices continue to hit new record highs.
  Based on preliminary May data released by realtor.com, the median age of properties on realtor.com in May was 65 days, which was the same median age as a year ago and three days faster than last month. The median home was listed at $250,000 – 9 percent higher than one year ago and 2 perce
  
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• The Many Faces of Homeownership: Beyond Diversity

  30-05-2016 18:05
  
  From left to right: Jeff Berger, Dan Forsman, Gary Scott, John Yen Wong, Eddie Berenbaum, Joe Nery, John Featherston
  Sometimes, even publishers use the wrong words. While the title of RISMedia’s Power Broker Forum at the recent REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C., touted “emerging-market business,” we came to realize this was a misnomer. The reality is, these markets have already changed the face of the real estate business.
  As Co-moderator G
  
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• Gender Gap: Homeownership More Profitable for Single Men than Single Women

  30-05-2016 18:04
  
  A recently released analysis shows homes owned by single men on average are valued 10 percent more and have appreciated $10,112 (16 percent) more since purchase than homes owned by single women, says a new RealtyTrac® report.
  The analysis covered more than 2.1 million single family homes nationwide owned by either single men (1,139,493) or single women (1,011,572) based on public record tax assessor data collected by RealtyTrac.
  The average estimated current market value of homes owned by si
  
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