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As rents rise across the country, many are wondering if they’re getting the biggest bang for their buck, not only when it comes to how pricey their space is, but how much space they’re getting for the price. RentCafe recently utilized Yardi Matrix search tools to explore how much apartment you can snag for $1,500 in the 30 most populous U.S. cities. The results might make you want to pick up and move.

Memphis, Tenn. takes the cake for most space for your ...

The continued success of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene in the Houston metro is evident with a new move aiming to grow its Pearland office. Markeith Spears, currently at the Inner Loop office, will move into the manager role at the Pearland office.

Spears has the goal to expand the office by 25 Realtors by the end of 2016, which means doubling the size of the current office. With the ...

Queens’ booming neighborhood, Long Island City, is welcoming another high rise, mixed-use complex to the fold. Aurora apartments from developer G. Holdings features one- to three-bedroom units, each boasting modern touches and prime skyline views.

The concrete and glass-clad facade at 29-11 Queens Plaza N. is a nod to Long Island City’s developing landscape. Michael Arad of Handel Architects aptly designed the building to meet the needs of the growing Queens population, with interior touches and amenities aimed to fit the modern New York City resident.

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Home prices continue to climb as homebuilding stalls in adding enough supply to the stock. But like most things in real estate, it’s dependent on location as to whether or not a city can add enough volume to meet the incoming demand. In a recent Trulia report, the nation’s biggest metros were studied to determine homebuilding trends and local real estate prices over the past 20 years. According to the study, the national demand for housing has grown at a pretty stable ...

Maponics, a provider of boundary sets and other data to many real estate websites and vendors, has been snatched up by Pitney Bowes, a provider of products and services that power commerce, according to an email sent to Maponics clients. Maponics’ spatial data paired with Pitney Bowes’ identification and location software will offer clients a “holistic, accurate and precise view of your target audience that we believe to be unmatched in the market,” the email said. Maponics boundary sets lie beneath the search tools of a broad range of real ...

Real estate teams are on the rise, according to a new in-depth report from REAL Trends. Citing real estate coach Tom Ferry from a 2016 survey, the report — “The Real Estate Teams Playbook: Aligning Structures and Strategies” — said there are between 35,000 and 50,000 real estate teams in the U.S. And the numbers are growing, with 37 percent of teams formed one to three years ago and 26 percent of teams formed one year ago. How does REAL ...