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Above: From left, Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV, Bob LaCosta, Whitney Finn LaCosta and LP Finn Earlier this month, two of the real estate industry’s most iconic independent, family-run firms—Howard Hanna Real Estate Services (HHRES) and Coach Realtors—joined forces to extend the former’s reach into the lucrative New York market, and expand the latter’s support and…

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Home price gains continued to cool for the seventh consecutive month, a trend that experts expect to continue through the spring, according to the latest S&P Case-Shiller Index. The January index reported a 3.8% annual gain in home prices, down from 5.6% in the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 2.5%,…

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Move over, millennials—boomers are back on top. That might be the biggest takeaway from the latest demographic survey conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as for the first time in eight years, millennials did not make up the largest share of buyers over the last year, losing out to the baby boomers—now the…

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Rocket Companies, Inc. a Detroit-based fintech firm, has announced the release of the Rocket Visa Signature Card. The company describes this as the first credit card created to make homebuying easier through everyday spending. Cardholders can use every tap or swipe to help them buy a home. Those looking to purchase a home will earn…

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