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Divided Decade

A new twist on rent-to-own housing

by Amy Scott
Aug 6, 2018
Tech startup Divvy Homes offers "fractional" home ownership, at a premium.
Erin Bullock and Gabby Jacobs are renting this house in Lyndhurst, Ohio, from tech startup Divvy Homes, with an option to buy within three years.
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Why home staging is no longer just for the rich and famous

by Anna Scott
Aug 2, 2018
In LA’s real estate market, sellers of even modest homes are paying thousands for rental furnishings — all designed to dazzle buyers.
A home in Los Angeles, California.
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Snapchat creators leave a mark on LA real estate

by Benjamin Gottlieb
Jul 30, 2018
During its rapid expansion in the seaside community of Venice, California, Snap Inc. rented out dozens of properties, driving up the price of commercial real estate in the artsy enclave.
Andy Rovins wears his #deletesnapchat T-shirt at the Gingerbread Court on the Venice boardwalk.
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Who controls the data that fuels real estate deals?

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 5, 2018
A decade ago, the government told the real estate industry to start sharing its data. What has that meant for competition?
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How young homebuyers pull it off

by Reema Khrais
May 3, 2018
Despite common narratives, 20- and 30-somethings are just as interested and hopeful about homeownership as everyone else.
Over the last year, Laura and Phillip Radke have spent thousands of dollars fixing up their $560,000 house in Los Angeles.
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Looking for a luxury apartment? Try Pittsburgh

by Erika Beras
Apr 20, 2018
Developers have put up new rental units to attract tech workers. But many are sitting empty.
General view of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 2, 2017.
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In the drugstore business, “location, location, location” is all about convenience

by Erika Beras
Mar 28, 2018
Walgreens may shutter hundreds of Rite Aid stores this spring. The drugstore giant bought more than 1,900 stores from its rival last fall. And Walgreen says it still plans to close about a third of them. So what benefits will the company get from that plan? Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
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As the housing market heats up, so does competition among realtors

by Adrian Ma
Mar 16, 2018
With fewer homes to sell, realtors say they need to look for new ways to find business
Jim Haffey, an agent at Howard Hanna Realty Services, says the influx of new realtors has him working harder to find new business. Recently, he's started sending video postcards to potential clients.
Adrian Ma for Marketplace
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January home construction jumped 9.7 percent

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 16, 2018
Single-family ground-breaking was strong, but construction of multi-family units was even stronger.
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A look at a tax credit that saves historic buildings and revitalizes them

by Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Feb 14, 2018
A tax credit that has helped to revitalize historic buildings across the U.S. was almost eliminated during the recent tax overhaul. But advocates for the tax credit pointed out that every congressional district has at least one historic tax credit project. Nationwide, more than 1,000 projects took advantage of this credit in 2017.
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