Luxury Apartment Complex Unveiled in Brewers Hill

Novelist Samantha Hunt Revisits Her ‘Haunted’ Childhood Home

The New York Times The New York Times | 2 years ago

A Novelist Revisits Her ‘Haunted’ Childhood Home A few months before her novel “Mr. Splitfoot” was published in 2016, Samantha Hunt had to solicit marketing blurbs from other authors. “It’s embarrassing to ask my friends and writers I admire to work for me, for free,” said Ms. Hunt, a writer of haunting literary fiction. “Blurbs are work. So I thought, Well, if blurbs are labor, why not just pay for one? It would be easier, fairer. And then I thought, since I was already going to...

Top 4 Takeaways from KWFR 23 - KW Outfront Magazine

KELLERWILLIAMS KELLERWILLIAMS | 1 year ago

Once again, real estate professionals from all over the globe stampeded to the Anaheim Convention Center for another unforgettable Family Reunion. While some things remained consistent (the culture, the camaraderie, the Gary, etc.), there was plenty to distinguish this event from years past (the market conditions, the tech innovations, the 40th birthday celebration, etc.). It would take a full-length KellerINK publication to cover everything that took place during FR23, so for the sake of time, ...

Multifamily investor AvalonBay snaps up development-ready Pleasanton site for $27 million

The Business Journals The Business Journal... | 1 year ago

San Francisco-based Swift said it saw "tremendous interest" in the 8.4 acre property, which is approved for development into more than 300 homes.

16 Living Room Remodel Tips to Design Your Perfect Space

REDFIN REDFIN | 1 year ago

A living room remodel can take many forms, from a simple refresh to a complete gut job. Whether you’re simply painting your walls in an apartment in Phoenix, AZ, or doing a complete makeover in a house in Philadelphia, PA, there are a few things to keep in mind that will help you get the most out of your living room remodel. First, think about how you want to use the space. Do you need more seating for entertaining? Does the room need to be more functional for day-to-day life? Once you underst...

An Important Notice for homeowners with VA loans who are dealing with the threat of foreclosure

DannLaw DannLaw | 5 months ago

The Department of Veterans Affairs just announced that it is asking mortgage servicers not foreclose on veterans and service members who are delinquent on their VA home loans until May 31, 2024. The VA’s action comes in response to an NPR investigation that discovered thousands of veterans who utilized a COVID forbearance program offered by the agency were at risk of losing their homes even though they had done nothing wrong. The Partial Claim Payment program (PCP), set up by Congress in the m...

How climate change could impact home buying plans in 2023

The Mortgage Reports The Mortgage Reports | 1 year ago

Global warming’s toll on housing If it feels like natural disasters are becoming more extreme and frequent, it’s because they are. Climate change has raised the earth’s average temperature faster than at any point in history, causing intensified weather events and subsequent property destruction. As the elements continue to escalate, they will alter how and where we buy and build houses. Accounting for global warming when making a home-buying decision isn’t limited to the coasts, either...

House passes bills to avert US rail shutdown, add paid sick leave

Construction Dive Construction Dive | 1 year ago

House lawmakers approved a legislative package Wednesday that averts an economically damaging rail strike or lockout while still keeping the door open for workers to secure paid sick leave. Legislators passed two resolutions: One forces four holdout unions to accept their rejected contract as written, which includes the biggest wage increase in decades plus expanded health coverage. The other amends the tentative agreement to include seven days sick leave, which workers had pushed for arguing th...

The New York Times The New York Times | 2 years ago

A Novelist Revisits Her ‘Haunted’ Childhood Home A few months before her novel “Mr. Splitfoot” was published in 2016, Samantha Hunt had to solicit marketing blurbs from other authors. “It’s embarrassing to ask my friends and writers I admire to work for me, for free,” said Ms. Hunt, a writer of haunting literary fiction. “Blurbs are work. So I thought, Well, if blurbs are labor, why not just pay for one? It would be easier, fairer. And then I thought, since I was already going to...

KELLERWILLIAMS KELLERWILLIAMS | 1 year ago

Once again, real estate professionals from all over the globe stampeded to the Anaheim Convention Center for another unforgettable Family Reunion. While some things remained consistent (the culture, the camaraderie, the Gary, etc.), there was plenty to distinguish this event from years past (the market conditions, the tech innovations, the 40th birthday celebration, etc.). It would take a full-length KellerINK publication to cover everything that took place during FR23, so for the sake of time, ...

Your Commercial Real Estate CIO Shouldn’t Be the Only One Responsible for Innovation

propmodo propmodo | 1 year ago

No matter what industry you are in, the word “innovation” gets tossed around a lot, so much so that it has started to lose its meaning. If you were to cut through that corporate jargon, innovation effectively means “to introduce something new.” While newness is certainly part of the equation, the way we use innovation has more to it. It usually means technologically advanced, forward-thinking, and groundbreaking. Here I am getting into the corporate jargon myself. According to experts,...