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CoStar poised to acquire UK-based residential portal OnTheMarket

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CoStar Group , the parent company of real estate data giant CoStar , has made an offer to acquire OnThe Market , the third most visited residential property portal in the United Kingdom. The announcement bolsters the claim that CoStar is “playing for keeps in the residential real estate market.” portal for £1.10

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Local Logic partners with Plunk for residential real estate data insights

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Local Logic partners with some of the top tech vendors in the residential real estate industry, such as Black Knight , Constellation1 , CoreLogic , Inside Real Estate , and MoxiCloud. “Plunk and Local Logic strive to fully power the residential market with the information it needs to grow exponentially. ”

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Residential construction jobs slowly return

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Of the 10,000 construction of buildings jobs created in November, 4,100 were in the residential sector. In the specialty trade contractor jobs sector, 6,200 were in residential construction. for residential construction building, a faster pace than previous months,” Kushi said. Residential building is up approximately 5.8%

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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

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Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. Employment in the construction sector is 40,000 higher than its level in February 2020, while employment in residential building is 7.6% The post Residential construction jobs now 7.6%

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Video marketing platform Roomvu launches in the U.S. 

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Roomvu , a Canadian-based video marketing platform for residential real estate agents, is partnering with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Realty One to mark Roomvu’s expansion into the U.S. Our expansion into the U.S. Our partnerships with LeadingRE and RealtyOne are just the beginning.

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Michael Bright: Where residential mortgage-backed securities can take sustainable investing

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Unfettered free market advocates view it as misguided. The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun the process of developing mandated disclosure regimes for funds that consider ESG factors in their marketing material. What does ESG’s growth and current ubiquity mean for residential MBS markets?

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Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction

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The residential construction industry is facing a crisis as builders manage the critical shortage of building materials and labor. Enter into contracts that are malleable to market prices. The post Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction appeared first on HousingWire.