• Data centers emerge as real estate’s newest pricing wildcard,Jonathan Delozier

    Data centers emerge as real estate’s newest pricing wildcard

    This is part 1 of a 3-part HousingWire special series on the impacts of data centers on housing. Data centers are creating a split-screen effect in housing markets: They can boost regional demand and land values, while homes near controversial sites may face buyer resistance over noise, water use, c

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  • The most overlooked source of homes for first-time buyers,Michael Krein

    The most overlooked source of homes for first-time buyers

    One of the most consistent mistakes that buyers’ agents make today is ignoring one of the best sources of affordable housing available to their clients: distressed properties — short sales in particular. After more than 40 years in the real estate business and involvement in over 25,000 distressed p

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  • Compass, MRED, Zillow trade post-hearing briefs in Chicagoland MLS lawsuit,Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

    Compass, MRED, Zillow trade post-hearing briefs in Chicagoland MLS lawsuit

    Legal battling between Zillow, Compass and Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) continued Thursday with all parties filing competing post-hearing briefs — Zillow alleging an “unlawful conspiracy” to cut off its access to Chicagoland listing data while defendants Compass and MRED counter that the company’

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