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Why limited-english speakers could be a gold mine for your business
People with a limited proficiency in English -- LPEs to the academics -- total nearly 21 million. Of these, some 5.3 million are heads of households. That’s about 4.5 percent of all households in the United States. The question for the housing community is how to reach them and turn them into homeowners.
Keeping it real: The agent who sold the Playboy Mansion for $105M
On this edition of “Keeping it real,” a new series on Inman, Peter Lorimer sits down with Gary Gold, one of the agents who sold the Playboy Mansion. Gold shares his biggest secrets to success and how to achieve it.
Pride 2018: Pub owner brings her Irish roots to Oakland
- Pride 2018: Pub owner brings her Irish roots to Oakland Bay Area Reporter Full coverage
Hong Kong lawyer looking across the border
- Hong Kong lawyer looking across the border Chinadaily USA Full coverage
Fannie Mae chooses top 3 affordable housing solutions to develop
The first stage of Fannie Mae's challenge to find an interesting solution for affordable and sustainable housing in the country is finished — proposals from teams in Florida, Ohio and Colorado were selected to develop and implement their ideas with guidance from the mortgage lender.
Luxury broker Jonathan London brings his Entertainment and Music Black-Book to Aaron Kirman Partners
UK construction firms rely heavily on EU workers
- UK construction firms rely heavily on EU workers The Business Times Full coverage
UK construction firms rely heavily on EU workers
- UK construction firms rely heavily on EU workers The Business Times Full coverage
Cyprus is fastest way to obtain European passport
- Cyprus is fastest way to obtain European passport Hurriyet Daily News Full coverage
Why spas are a good investment in Europe
- Why spas are a good investment in Europe Hotel Management Full coverage
Existing-Home Sales Hit a Snag
Existing-home sales in May were snagged by supply, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports. Activity in May declined 0.4 percent to 5.43 million, down 3 percent from the prior year. Inventory increased 2.8 percent to 1.85 million, but was 6.1 percent lower than the prior year.
Living in the Lap of Luxury in the Philippines
With two major offices in the Philippines and several regional hubs, 100-plus employees (25 of which are engaged in real estate brokerage), Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services Inc. continues to see a lot of interest from investors in the Asia-Pacific region who are keen on Philippine opportunities.
LoanDepot names Jonathan Berkowitz chief innovation officer
Jonathan Berkowitz will serve as chief innovation officer at loanDepot and mellohome, rejoining his former Keller Williams colleague Chris Heller.
Connect the ICSF Sessions: Navigating the ‘team vs. brokerage’ landscape
How can teams and brokerages support each other? If this question intrigues you, then you won’t want to miss a series of sessions at ICSF.
The government needs to do more to make housing attainable: report
According to the 30th anniversary of the State of the Nation’s Housing by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, even though more than 40 million units have been built over the past three decades, high mortgage rates — which are predicted to climb to more than 5 percent by year’s end — are still causing severe housing woes.
Redfin Chief Economist Nela Richardson departs
Nela Richardson, Redfin's chief economist has departed from the company, she confirmed to Inman on Wednesday.
