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February 2024

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

• I’m Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at Realtor.com® and with 2024 underway, here’s what you need to know!
• 2023 data is still rolling in, and while consumers may not have felt great toward the end of the year, the economy continues to chug along. In fact, real economic growth rose in the quarter, and growth in 2023 surpassed 2022.
• Turning to the labor market, revised data improved the original picture we had of late 2023 and January’s job report was a blockbuster as more than 350,000 jobs were added to the economy and unemployment held

As of last week, Brampton property owners in five of the city’s wards were required to obtain a license to rent out four or less units.

The new licensing policy was launched by Brampton City Hall under its two-year Residential Rental Licensing Pilot program that began on Jan. 1 for homeowners, and or landlords in the city’s five wards — one, three, four, five and seven.

“We have a problem of illegal units in our city,” Brampton mayor Patrick Brown said at a press conference Dec. 28.

The decision came last December after the city received thousands of complaints about

TAMPA, Fla. — A recent antitrust court case in Missouri, along with similar lawsuits, may bring about changes to the standard 6% commission paid to real estate brokers, along with who is responsible for paying that fee.

Callen Jones of Jones Home Team Inclusive Real Estate is a Florida real estate agent who says they are already seeing the impact of that verdict locally.

Hyderabad: Members of B&G All Colonies Association, consisting of a federation and residents from several colonies in Bairagiguda and Gandhamguda, Rajendranagar constituency, complained to revenue officials, the municipal commissioner and the local MLA after a major road connecting Narsingi with Bairagiguda was closed at the behest of a real estate firm.

They complained that because of the illegal road closure, they were now forced to take an alternative route, which is around eight km, while the actual stretch is only one km.

“In addition to 250 colonies in our association, around 120 colonies in Hydershakote are also with us. Over

April 16, 2024
3 Min Read
CW Team

SEATTLE — A property the size of a city block is on the market, at a price lower than many homes for sale.

If you’re wondering why, well, the property is a cemetery in north Seattle.

Crown Hill Cemetery has been in the north Seattle neighborhood for more than 100 years. And even though the owners are being forced to sell the property, the sellers are adamant this property will remain a cemetery.

The property spans nearly 10 acres. Redfin posted the parcel last Thursday costing nearly $1.5 million. King County Superior Court documents filed in 2021 revealed the owners

Interest rates may still be sky-high, but you should consider buying or selling your home now, according to some Montreal real estate agents.

“I would definitely say if you’re ready to buy, now is a really good time,” said Sarah Kaplan, a real estate broker with Engel & Völkers. “Working with buyers in 2020, 2021 was extremely stressful [with] lots of multiple offers. It’s not fun for buyers. So, if you’re in the market to buy, now is a really good time before things take a turn in that direction.”

Firas Trabulsi, a real estate agent with RE/MAX, adds there

Homes in London took twice as long to sell as properties in Scotland last year, according to new figures from Zoopla.

Houses and flats for sale in the capital were on the market for an average of 40 days in 2023 – compared to 20 days north of the border, the property listings website said.

Properties in Wales were available for an average of 35 days, while the typical timespan was 32 days for a home in both the West Midlands and in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Across Britain as a whole, Zoopla said the average property was on the