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Portland’s Design Review Could Be Temporarily Suspended to Speed Housing Approvals Portland’s mandatory design review process—a required step before housing projects can get permits—could be put on hold under a proposal heading to the Planning Commission later this month. The commission’s tentative agenda includes a public hearing and recommendation on the Design Review Temporary SuspensionRead …

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You sit down to update your agent bio and arrive at the question that always seems harder than it should be: What makes you different from every other real estate agent in your market? The answer may already be scattered across client reviews, testimonials, and past content. Maybe clients repeatedly mention how calm you keptRead …

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25 Years After 9/11, the World Trade Center’s Last Tower Finally Rises Larry Silverstein was 70 years old when he took title to the Twin Towers, posing for photos with a giant set of cardboard keys. He figured he had finally arrived — and he could start thinking about retirement. Seven weeks later, on Sept.Read …

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‘Selling Sunset’ Star Christine Quinn’s Ex Lists $5.5 Million L.A. Home as Bitter Divorce Battle Rages On “Selling Sunset” star Christine Quinn’s husband, Christian Dumontet, has listed the sprawling Los Angeles home the former couple once shared as their contentious divorce battle continues. Dumontet filed for divorce from the real estate agent—who is set toRead …

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Realtors Believe House Prices Set To Skyrocket in California Beach Town Just when you thought the cost of living couldn’t go any higher. In a newly released ranking highlighting coastal hot spots where pros predict property values are set to keep aiming for the stratosphere, one very expensive, sun-drenched California city made the unwelcome cut.Read …

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Mortgage Rates Spike to New 15-Month High of 6.76% as Bond Market Implodes Mortgage rates climbed to a 15-month high this week, moving in tandem with surging Treasury yields driven upward by spiking inflation expectations. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans jumped to 6.76% for the week ending Sept. 10, up 5 basisRead …

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What happened to mortgage rates this week? The Freddie Mac 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked up 5 basis points to 6.76%, the highest level since June 2025. The conflict in Iran continues to keep oil prices and inflation expectations elevated, pushing Treasury yields toward their highest levels in more than a year. Each round ofRead …

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Jersey City Rent Control Map Goes Live — 1,700+ Properties, 20,000 Units Listed For the first time, Jersey City renters can pull up their address on a phone and find out in seconds whether their landlord is legally capped on rent increases. Mayor James Solomon announced the completion of the first phase of the city’sRead …

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The New Housing Law Was Supposed To Help Buyers—Here’s Why Delays Are Coming Instead Three months after the most comprehensive housing bill in decades became law, the agencies tasked with implementing it are still getting their bearings on what’s next. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act proved a political roller coaster this year asRead …

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Nashville Calls Unusual Play for New Football Megaproject As football season kicks off and a new $2.2 billion Tennessee Titans stadium rises in Nashville, the city is running an experiment few others have dared: building the neighborhood around it with affordable housing first. Developers of stadium-anchored megaprojects typically lead with market-rate housing, retail, hotels andRead …

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