Straco real estate articles
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Real Estate Firm To Pay $250 Million To Settle Real Estate Commission Lawsuits
A real estate company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits nationwide claiming that longstanding practices by real estate brokerages forced U.S. homeowners to pay artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their homes. HomeServices of America said Friday that the proposed settlement would shield its 51 […]
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here are the states with the hottest real estate markets
Home values have increased 6.4 percent in the last year, a new index shows. San Diego has seen the biggest uptick in prices, rising 11.4 percent year-on-year. By comparison, Portland, OR, saw the slowest rate of growth of any US metro. Scroll down to the end for a table for the top 20 metros
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Is real estate actually a good investment?
Wealth Enhancement Group analyzed data from academic research, Standard and Poor's, and Nareit to compare real estate to stocks as investments.