AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatar19 hours agoThe Homeowners Who Beat the National Association of Realtorsverified_publisherThe New York Times - Debra KaminSix home sellers in Missouri successfully argued that the powerful real estate trade group’s rules on commissions forced them to pay inflated fees. When Rhonda Burnett went to sell a home in 2016, she knew she would have to pay a commission to her real estate agent. The house was a second home — she …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatar28-year-old has lived in an old NYC laundromat for 5 years, pays $1,900 in rent—take a look insideverified_publisherCNBC - Celia FernandezWhen Sampson Dahl, 28, found a former laundromat in Maspeth, Queens on an online forum back in 2019, he had no idea how much the space would become …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatarHere’s What a $1,110-per-Month Manhattan Micro Apartment Looks LikeCubby - Inigo Del CastilloIt’s quite cramped, but, hey, what matters is location, location, location.An NYC-based real estate agent has found an apartment perfect for renters …
AvatarJNibzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFlooring Choices That Will Make It Harder To Sell Your Homehousedigest.com - Daniela KleinAccording to research carried out by Ipsos for Zillow, 75% of Americans agree that successfully selling a house is a stressful event. Around 60% say …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatarWhat the collapse of a company owing $300 billion means for the worldverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Huileng TanEvergrande — once China's largest real-estate developer — has collapsed. The pivotal moment came on January 29, when a Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of the most indebted property developer in the world. The demise of the property giant wasn't a surprise, since its cash crunch was made …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatarBoomers are not moving out of their big homes. Here’s whyverified_publisherCNNWashington, DC CNN — After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California. Both over 70, the Dragos are empty nesters, and like many of their generation, they’re trying to figure out how to downsize …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatarFive Ways Home Sellers Can Screw You Over After the Closingverified_publisherLifehacker - Jeff SomersFrom switching out appliances to dumbing down smart homes, sellers can play dirty at the very last minute. Buying a house is rarely a fast, simple …
AvatarJNibzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoReal Estate Agents: Here’s Where We’d Retire If We Had $10 Milliongobankingrates.com - James HolbachWhere you choose to retire will be one of the most important decisions in your financial life. Most people look for things like nice weather, …
AvatarJNibzWill Airbnb bans actually help renters and buyers find a place to live?CBC NewsGovernments across Canada are clamping down on short-term rentals in hopes of increasing housing. But will the new rules limiting platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo actually help renters and buyers find a place to live?
AvatarJNibzFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo14 Ways To Buy Property for Less | Wealth of Geekswealthofgeeks.com - Amaka ChukwumaMany buyers enter the property market with the expectation of negotiating substantial discounts. However, they often encounter sellers who are either …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatarThe U.S. can’t handle the ‘silver tsunami’ of millions of baby boomers needing housing in their retirement years, report warnsverified_publisherFortune - Anita Snow, The Associated PressMichael Genaldi’s road to homelessness began early this year when a car slammed into the rear of his motorcycle, crushed three of his ribs, and left …
AvatarJNibzAvatarAvatarWe spent $90,000 on an abandoned school, and $4.5 million to convert it into apartments—take a look insideverified_publisherCNBC - Celia Fernandez,Valentina DuarteIn 2019, Jesse Wig, Adam Colucci and Dan Spanovich bought an abandoned high school in Homestead, Pennslyvania. The trio bought Bowtie High for …