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Real estate industry employees use shockingly weak passwords, as revealed by NordPass’s new research. This alarms security experts, as weak passwords make it very easy for hackers to access accounts.  Here are the top 10 passwords in real estate industry:  password  ...

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First Carolina Bank has announced the appointment of David Torris to the newly created role of Managing Director – Market Development (South Carolina, Georgia and Western North Carolina), effective May 10th.  Mr. Torris is located in Greenville, SC and will ...

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Incremental increases in homeownership rates and home values among Black households would help shrink the current $3 trillion racial wealth gap by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, according to a new Zillow analysis.  Today’s typical Black household ...

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POWERHOME SOLAR, a leading provider of solar panel installation and energy efficiency services, has been named a winner for Department of the Year in the 2021 Excellence in Customer Service Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group.  The Business Intelligence ...

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Construction employment in March remained below March 2020 levels in 35 states despite a sizzling homebuilding market and a strong recovery from severe winter weather, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released. Association ...

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By Andrew Greenberg  Now, more than ever, buyers need a great realtor in their corner if they’re serious about getting into home ownership. Why? Because buying a home in Charlotte today is more competitive than ever before.  Real estate prices ...

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The Associated General Contractors of America and other groups are partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to spend the week of April 19th urging construction workers to get their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are ...

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ATTOM Data Solutions, licensor of the nation’s most comprehensive foreclosure data and parent company to RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), today released its Q1 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 33,699 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, ...

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The national median home-sale price hit a record high of $353,000 in March, up 17% from 2020 and a record high rate of growth, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The housing market set several other records ...

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In today’s market where homes are selling fast, often above asking and even sight unseen, it may not seem like there is actually a “best” time to list your house for sale. However, earlier in the year is generally better, ...

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