Real Estate

Flyhomes, a real estate startup that funds cash purchases, announced Wednesday that it raised $150 million in Series C funding, valuing the five-year-old business at more than $800 million, according to sources familiar with the matter.  The Seattle-based company is capitalizing on a pandemic-fueled home-buying frenzy that has made cash offers a critical strategy for
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Li Ka-shing’s real estate flagship company is said to be mulling a sale of UBS AG’s London headquarters, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday. CK Asset Holdings is reportedly in discussions with several buyers for 5 Broadgate, a Grade A office building adjacent to the Liverpool Street train and subway station. The company acquired
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A National Association of Realtors “30 Under 30” agent, serving the Del Mar/San Diego luxury residential market with Anderson Coastal Group. In today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, sellers are calling the shots, buyers are doing anything they can to win in multiple-offer scenarios and, as a result, escrows are particularly emotional. When buyers offer hundreds of thousands of
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High-quality automated shading slashes lighting energy use, while at the same time enhancing occupant comfort. Modern LED lighting with advanced controls also greatly cuts lighting energy use, and offers superior results. These are among key findings of research undertaken by the Portland, Ore.-based New Buildings Institute (NBI). The insights should provide commercial real estate owners
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Jonathan Keyser is the founder of Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona.  The franchise industry is expected to add more than 800,000 U.S. jobs by the end of 2021, totaling 8.3 million jobs nationwide. According to data shared to webinar attendees by the International Franchise Association (IFA), this will be
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Old homes are a snapshot into history. Unique features like crown molding, wainscoting, arched doorways and stained glass windows make a statement that’s difficult to replicate with newer construction.  If you’re looking to put down roots in a vintage home, consider that historic charm can outweigh the most tempting of today’s amenities. Some buyers seek
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With the pandemic driving office vacancy rates in Australia to 12%, the highest in over two decades, one would expect the founder of the one of the country’s largest privately held property companies to be cautious. Instead, Lang Walker of Walker Corp. says: “I am unbelievably bullish about what we’re doing and where Australia’s going.”
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German architect Rolf Demmler first arrived in China in 2004 after what he says was an “accident.” Facing an uninspiring career trajectory at home, Demmler was ready for a change when opportunity called. “Somebody from out of nowhere said, ‘We have job offerings in China,’” he recalled in a recent interview in Shanghai.  “It labeled itself
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Aviva is the Managing Broker of Sonenreich & Co, a third-generation commercial real estate broker, owner and investor in Denver, Colorado. In such a hot real estate market as we’re experiencing today, many buyers are passing on property inspections, attempting to win the bidding wars incited by the current inventory crisis. But the inspection is still
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