| Chinese Investors Unfazed—For Now |
| Threats over a trade war between the United States and China are growing, and that has some real estate professionals worried. Could the situation rattle one of the biggest foreign investors in U.S. real estate? |
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| Square Footage Dispute Ends in Agent’s Favor |
| A jury in California ruled that a Coldwell Banker real estate agent did not breach his fiduciary duty in a case involving discrepancies in a home’s reported square footage. |
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| Debt-to-Income Ratios Rising Among Buyers |
| A growing number of conventional mortgage loans are going to borrowers who are spending more than 45 percent of their monthly incomes paying down debt. |
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| U.S. News Reveals Best Places to Live List |
| The top city is enjoying its second year ranked number one in terms of affordability, employment prospects, and quality of life. |
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| House Rentals Outpace Apartment Boom |
| Single-family homes have emerged as the fastest growing type of rental over the past decade. |
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| Loan Demand Falls Thanks to Higher Rates |
| Mortgage volume is now 5.5 percent lower than a year ago, and the share of refinancing applications plunged to the lowest level in a decade. |
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| How to Mask—or Kill—Home Odors |
| Pets, cigarette smoke, and garbage are just a few of the commonplace smells in listings that offend potential buyers. Try these tricks for erasing each specific type of stench. |
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| Staying Mum on Multiple Offers |
| You may think sellers and listing agents should disclose other offers, but they might have good reasons for not being transparent about a bidding war. |
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| Put Bullies in Your Rearview Mirror |
| Is a difficult colleague or client out to crush your confidence or damage your business? Here are ways to ward off people who wreak havoc and create divisiveness. |
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| How New Agents Build an Online Brand |
| Rookies may be under the impression that they can’t build a business presence until they’ve completed a successful deal, but that’s simply not true. |
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