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Google just reopened the front door to home search. Five months after an initial test sparked backlash, Google has revived its home-listings test in select markets.
This time, it has new MLS and brokerage partnerships that could help avoid the consent questions that dogged its first run.
LA County’s post-fire rent caps are expiring. For landlords, that means more pricing power. For thousands of displaced Angelenos still trying to rebuild, it means the rental market is about to get even harsher.
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This week: The new leading candidate in California’s governor’s race unveiled a housing emergency declaration at California's final pre-primary debate, and SF developers say non-union labor talk has gone from taboo to weekly.
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The last-minute cancellation of an @LACity mayoral forum set to air on @FOXLA begs the question: does the debate format matter anymore? Plus, who in the industry is the latest to support @spencerpratt and more #LA political news from this past week
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A mansion in #CowHollow sold for nearly double its original asking price, representing the biggest gap between asking and closing price since 2000. therealdeal.com/san-francisc…