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Tami Pardee on scaling her agency with a Hollywood playbook

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On the latest episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Tami Pardee, founder of Pardee Properties in Venice, California. Pardee leads a boutique brokerage that’s redefining high-touch service and high-performance operations in the real estate world. Drawing from her roots in the entertainment industry, Pardee reveals how she reimagined the traditional […]

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These suburbs saw the largest increases in renters during the pandemic

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The wave of migration set off by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed home prices through the roof in towns that had previously been relatively sleepy. While data shows that some narratives at the time proved to be a bit overstated, there’s no question that it reshaped housing markets across the country. A recent study from Point2Homes

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‘No legitimate justification’: California broker sues NAR over ‘anticompetitive’ dues

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A California real estate broker is suing the National Association of Realtors (NAR) over a policy that forces brokers to pay dues for agents who aren’t members of their state, local or national Realtor associations. John Diaz, who’s based in Modesto, claims that NAR’s Variable Dues Formula (VDF) policy penalizes brokers for associating with agents

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New California wildfire homeowner assistance program includes reverse mortgages

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As communities and organizations continue to reckon with the impact of the Los Angeles-area wildfires, the state is now stepping in with a new assistance program that will include impacted reverse mortgage borrowers whose homes were damaged or lost. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday announced that the CalAssist Mortgage Fund will launch on

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In California, a local senior advocacy group continues under shadow of federal cuts

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Since January, federal funding cuts have struck far and wide across a number of local, state and federal programs that tackle a variety of issues. And while the local “Choice in Aging” program in Contra Costa County, California, would be directly impacted if cuts happen, that’s not stopping people there from advocating on behalf of

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Legal fight between Longbridge and Mutual of Omaha continues

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In the ongoing lawsuit between two leading reverse mortgage lenders over allegations of improper advertising practices, both parties recently conferred in front of a magistrate judge, but did not reach a settlement. That’s according to the court docket reviewed by HousingWire’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). The lawsuit between Longbridge Financial and Mutual of Omaha Mortgage

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Top-producing California agent joins eXp Realty

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Costanza Genoese Zerbi — a nationally recognized real estate agent and founder of Long Beach, California-based Costanza Genoese Zerbi & Associates — has joined eXp Realty, the company announced Tuesday. Zerbi, a veteran agent with nearly a decade of experience, brings a strong sales record to the brokerage. She closed $91 million in volume during

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Partner Real Estate launches instant offers platform

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California-based Partner Real Estate has introduced a new technology platform aimed at speeding up home sales and expanding options for agents and homeowners. The company’s Instant Offers Exchange (IOX) allows sellers to receive multiple competitive cash offers within minutes without committing to a sale. “Imagine this: your client signs the listing agreement, and you already

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Two maps that show where the housing market is struggling

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Industry professionals were full of optimism heading into the spring that the housing market could pick up after a sluggish start to 2025. But heading into the summer, that optimism has largely faded. Existing-home sales are hovering around 4 million and many markets that are typically fruitful for homebuilders have stalled. In its midyear housing

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Study suggests banks are avoiding mortgages in California wildfire zones

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Following the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area at the start of the year, a new study has emerged that suggests banks with physical locations are less likely to extend mortgages to impacted residents, while online lenders are continuing to be active. First reported by the The Washington Post, the study — published on

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