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Tom Hanks’ former houseboat in Alameda Calif.’s Barnhill Marina is on the market for $600,000. So, why isn’t it attracting buyers?

Tech provider Placester has streamlined and improved its free website service for members of the National Association of Realtors.

Presented by Concierge Auctions and Joyce Rey, Luxury Connect 2019 opened with cocktails and appetizers at a truly regal compound in Bel Air, where attendees mixed, mingled and expanded their networks among luxury real estate’s elite.  

Compass is far from the first brokerage to build out its own service options for homeseller clients. In November 2017, Redfin announced Redfin Concierge, its 2 percent listing fee service

After a property management company fired a Missouri Realtor who blocked a black man from entering his apartment, Tribeca-STL deleted its online presence.

  Inman Connect is a week-long event bringing together more than 4,000 top-producing agents and brokers, leading real estate franchises, MLS and association leaders, tech entrepreneurs and marketing executives to network, make deals, explore current trends and technology and learn how to embrace and leverage the change that surrounds our industry.…

Amid an uptick of 911 calls, a controversial tiny-house village in North Seattle will close next spring after the city decided not to renew its licence.

The home, dubbed the “Sand Palace,” was built in 2017 from thick concrete with rebar and steel cables, extra tall pilings and a wind-resistant roof.

The National Association of Home Builders’ index for newly built single-family homes rose 1 percentage point month-over-month to 68, continuing a five-month trend of scores in the high 60s.

According to Zillow’s latest report, the hike in rates has led the monthly mortgage payment for a median-priced home to increase 15.6 percent since Aug. 2017, which breaks down to an extra $118 per month or $1,416 per year.