In October, Rainy Hake Austin jumped from head of operations for Compass' West Coast division to president of luxury brokerage The Agency. But when Austin tried to recruit...
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What SmartRent's $2.2B SPAC means for multifamily

27 minutes ago | The Real Deal New York

As pandemic-challenged apartment landlords scrambled to cut costs, SmartRent CEO Lucas Haldeman's phone lit up. The owners were eager to adopt the four-year-old firm's...
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New bookstore focusing on comics, graphic novels coming to Brewers Hill

45 minutes ago | WBALTV

A new bookstore will specialize in graphic novels and comics, with a particular focus on works by women, Black, indigenous or people of color authors and members of the queer...
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Hot Property: Beacon Hill buildings get luxe condo treatment

49 minutes ago | Boston Herald

Beacon Hill is never short on upscale residences and the Boston area is now replete with high-end, amenity laden condominiums, but The Archer Residences is the first brand new...
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From slam dunk to junk: US developers face Israeli bond market reckoning

55 minutes ago | The Real Deal New York

About a decade ago, the Israeli bond market emerged as an attractive source of capital for U.S. real estate companies at a time when traditional sources of financing proved...
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Russia Is Murdering the Kremlin's Biggest Critic in Plain Sight. Who Will Save Alexei Navalny?

59 minutes ago | Time

“If you saw me now-maybe you would have a good laugh,” Alexei Navalny wrote on Facebook April 20. “Look at him! A skeleton walking, wobbling around his prison cell. In his...
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Maryland to name Cole Field House indoor practice facility after first Black men to integrate basketball, football at university

1 hour ago | Baltimore Sun

University President Darryll Pines made the announcement during his inauguration ceremony Thursday that the facility would be named to honor Darryl Hill, who broke the color...
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Why some NFL players might not change numbers for 2021 season despite new uniform rules

2 hours ago | Sporting News | 2 articles

While the league passed new rules to relax uniform numbers for certain position groups, players still have a few hills to run before being able to switch. Here's why
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Signs of success, trouble for property lender Signature Bank

2 hours ago | The Real Deal New York

Signature Bank saw record earnings and deposit growth last quarter, but also some red flags. Loan modifications related to Covid-19 rose to 7.1 percent of its loan book, up...
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House Passes Bill to Make DC the 51st State

2 hours ago | Newser | 3 articles

51 states? The idea became a smidge closer to reality on Thursday when the House passed a measure to bestow statehood on the District of Columbia, reports the Hill. Now...
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US mortgage rates fall below 3% for first time since February as housing...

Summary List Placement The headline mortgage rate's plunge below 3% last year was a big deal. It added fuel to a housing market boom that continues to this day. The rate... Read more ...

The US Senate has officially passed an anti-Asian hate crimes bill

The bill denouncing discrimination against Asian communities in the United States passed with a vote of 94-to-1. Read more ...

UK lawmakers pass motion saying China committing genocide

LONDON - British lawmakers on Thursday approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang region... Read more ...

Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill

The Senate on Thursday passed an anti-hate crimes bill aimed at addressing a surge in attacks on Asian Americans amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The measure, which would create a... Read more ...

Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $1 million sold in Berks County

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DeSantis sued over Florida's new ‘anti-riot' law

A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis two days after he signed a bill to create tougher penalties for people who participate in violent... Read more ...

Daunte Wright to be eulogized today at Minneapolis funeral

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House Votes To Make D.C. The 51st State

D.C. is now closer to winning statehood than it has ever been, but the Senate's approval is far from certain. Read more ...

Countering Biden, Senate Republicans Unveil Smaller $568 Billion...

The five-year spending outline is much more narrowly focused on traditional infrastructure than the president's sweeping proposal. (Image credit: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty... Read more ...

Rolling Hills Estates

The Agency sues Compass for blocking exec from recruiting former colleagues