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The 11 Hottest Rental Neighborhoods in Los Angeles Right Now

  Apartment hunting in Los Angeles isn't easy. We've got a low vacancy rate, rents are expected to continue their upswing, and the city's got a deserved reputation as being a rough place to be a renter. (Only the Bay Area and New York are harder on tenants.) Everybody's gotta live somewhere, we can't just drop the search, but maybe it's possible to narrow the playing field by looking into (or totally avoiding) places where others are already combing through listings. To figure out wh...

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NAR forecasts heated housing market in 2017

keyhouse We can expect a hot year for home sales in 2017, according to recent forecasts from the National Association of REALTORS®, the Mortgage Bankers’ Association, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and more. NAR is predicting existing-home sales to reach 6 million in 2017, higher than its 5.8 million forecast for this ye...

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8 Things Successful People Do To Look Confident (Even When They Aren’t)

 
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Here’s how the Second Avenue Subway will affect NYC real estate

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After years—decades, really—of mere talk, the Second Avenue Subway is due to make its long-awaited debut at the end of this year. (In theory, anyway; we’ll see what actually happens.) And like other areas of the city t...

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City unveils possible routes for the Brooklyn-Queens streetcar

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When the idea for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) was first floated at the beginning of the year, it seemed like little more than a ridiculous pipe dream. But in the months since, the...

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With a Busy Fall Real Estate Season Around the Corner, Housing Market is Moving Deeper into Buy Territory

[caption id="attachment_5646" align="alignnone" width="570"]buy or rent choice concept, question, real estate business buy or rent choice concept, question, real estate business[/caption] Fall traditionally brings cooler tempe...

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The 9 most haunted hotels in America

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Whether it’s an elevator that consistently stops on an unwanted floor or a bathroom door that opens and closes on its own, there are plenty of unexplained phenomena plaguing America’s hotels. For ...

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Second Avenue Subway signs are almost here

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There are just two months left until the end of 2016, which also means there are two months left for the MTA to get its you-know-what together and start operating the Second Avenue Subway. MTA and public officials (including Representative Carolyn Maloney, who just this week gave the agency an A+ rating for...

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Starbucks plans to open a lot more of their fancy “Reserve” cafes

starbucks The coolest new coffee shop in town may very well be … Starbucks? That’s what the brand is hoping. CEO Howard Schultz announced today that Starbucks is planning to open 1,000 more of their upscale “Reserve” coffee bars ...

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Hottest Rental Market To Buy Into In California

California has a ton of hot markets from top to bottom. There is plenty to choose from for any real estate investor looking to snatch up valuable properties to rent out for top dollar. Regardless of precisely what you’re looking for, the Golden State certainly offers plenty.

What real estate investors should be focusing on are markets with a common denominator: upward growth. Luckily, there are plenty of centers across t...

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