Sick of Your Blue State? These Real Estate Agents Have Just the Place for You.
by Drudge Report
Drudge Report— Jen Hubbell became a real estate agent in Greenville, S.C., because she believed a good life started with a good home, and now her phone buzzed regularly with calls from out-of-state clients who believed they could find both things in her city. Many were staunch conservatives from deeply blue states like New York, Washington and California, fed up with the politics there. Could Ms. Hubbell, a conservative herself, help them find neighborhoods of like-minded people? Her response...
Daily Mail—Wealthy conservatives are fleeing blue states for new real estate hot spot in South Carolina because they feel 'lonely and ostracized'. The flow of traditionalists into The Palmetto State comes as politics continues to polarize much of America, causing migrations that have melded blue with red.
www.theyeshivaworld.com—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 […]
Drudge Report—How Real Estate Became Showbiz and Agents Became Stars. The crowd began gathering at 5 p.m., into the movie-perfect backyard of a 1920s Spanish-style Los Angeles estate once owned by Madonna. The air was so soft and eucalyptus-scented you could wrap yourself in it. Glasses clinked. The pool glinted in the slinking sun. In the Santa Monica Mountains above, the Hollywood sign gleamed like a row of perfectly capped teeth. Into that golden light stepped Mauricio Umansky, fresh off his debut the night before on “Dancing With the Stars.” He made his way to...