Proptech’s banner year, a couple long-awaited IPOs, surging rent growth and more — here’s all the hot Property Portfolio news that hit the press in 2021.
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From NFTs to IPOs: The top real estate investment stories of 2021
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- How politics and policy are fueling the housing crisis in 2025
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- Florida Realtors pull back case against CDC eviction moratorium
- Jetty Rent allows tenants to choose when they want to pay rent
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- Supreme Court shoots down latest eviction moratorium
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- Artificial intelligence is taking the real estate world by storm
- Christie’s becomes the 1st US real estate company to launch crypto division: Because currency is ‘here to stay’
- Pulte: Let Fannie and Freddie count homebuyers’ crypto assets
- NAR warns agents of growing ‘Pig Butchering’ cryptocurrency scam
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- Haven’t used much of that rental assistance yet? The Treasury could take it away
- The eviction ban returned, but many renters are still at risk
- Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums expire
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- LA wildfire victims get extension on foreclosure, eviction moratorium
- Landlord shames tenant by hanging banner across home in rent dispute
- Fake landlord and deed fraud scams plague Detroit buyers and renters
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- Vrbo parent Expedia reports 12% growth in booked nights in Q4 2024
- Zillow taps Uber executive as vice president of market operations
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- From TikTok to memes, the battle over who shapes culture
- Las Vegas Realtors removes incoming board member following inflammatory Charlie Kirk posts
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- Fifth Wall Ventures targets $500M for new real estate tech fund
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- Real estate investors are still at the table — but fewer are bringing cash
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- Real estate investors are unloading homes at record clip to stem losses
- Condo sales fall to 10-year low amid surge in insurance costs, HOA fees
- Existing-home sales slip again in April even as inventory improves
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- The 4M home shortage: How the industry can unlock inventory
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- Pacaso plans to launch ‘bespoke’ co-ownership mortgage in Q4
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- Spanish court rules against Airbnb, orders shutdown of 66K listings
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- Supreme Court to decide whether to hear NAR case against DOJ
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- RFK Jr. at ICLV: Homeownership is the engine of the middle class
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