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Thank you to our VIP members who have purchased VIP event tickets, magazine subscriptions, or other special training over the years. For this group of special investors, we invite you to join our EXCLUSIVE online Realty411’s VIP Network and gain access to wonderful REI education, off-market properties, plus savings with major retail brands across the nation.

Online Event: Thursday, December 5h, 2024 — 6:30 PM PT

Members: Click Here, plus add discount code: VIP2.

NOT A MEMBER? Join automatically by attending this VIRTUAL VIP Network Member’s Meeting. Each VIP VIRTUAL meeting will feature a special educator, plus members will have the opportunity to chat, ask questions anonymously, or even join us on video. You’ll also receive our latest magazine in the mail.

Our goal is to make a fantastic online and offline environment where learning and growing are key. You will be asked to fill out a questionnaire before attending this online event so we can help you better achieve your goals during this meeting. We hope to assist many investors on their journey towards success.

Join Us for a LIVE Educational Realty411 Virtual Investing MeetUp

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Attention savvy real estate investors, it’s time for another educational and exciting Realty411 Virtual Investing MeetUp uniting readers for insightful information and motivation.

Be sure to register for our online event this Saturday, November 16th at 10 AM (Pacific Time — 1 PM Eastern Time). On this special session, we will learn from Influenced Living, a real estate investment, development, and education firm known for its dynamic approach to global property investment and investor empowerment.

Joining us for this online event is Nechelle Vanias, Chief Strategy Officer of Influenced Living. In her leadership role, Nechelle oversees strategic acquisitions and steers the firm’s flagship educational initiative, The GROW Collective.

A real estate investor since 2004, Nechelle was among the first to recognize Buffalo, NY, as a prime cash flow market, sharing her expertise with investors from Australia to California.

The GROW Collective was created to make Influenced Living’s deep expertise in real estate investment accessible to a wider audience, transforming traditional REI education through practical, results-driven programs.

Now, with Zillow naming Buffalo the hottest real estate market in 2024, Nechelle takes pride in seeing the area finally receive the recognition it deserves. Alongside her husband, she propelled their investment company into prominence, catching the attention of a former president who featured their story in his book, Think Big and Kick Ass: In Business and in Life.

America’s Top 10 Important, Strange and Interesting Real Estate News

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New England States Lead US Home-Price Appreciation
The US state with the largest home-price increase between 2019 and 2024 is Maine at 78.5% – a jump from $219,000 to $391,000. New Hampshire and Rhode Island came in next with 76% and 73% increases. Louisiana had the smallest increase at just 23%, from $206,500 to $254,000.

Top 10 Homes Of Tomorrow – As Predicted In the 1950s
Seventy years ago, homes of the future were sure to generate publicity, including Monsanto’s House of the Future at Disneyland and Elvis Presley’s honeymoon House of Tomorrow.

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Where Americans Might Move
In a survey of 1,000 Americans, 84% said they were open to moving to another city. Respondents said they wanted low crime, affordable living, good weather and low taxes. Tampa, Florida was the #1 choice the respondents said they could move, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Ohio Apartment In a Swimming Pool
A Cincinnati, Ohio building that was once the local YMCA was converted to apartments. One of the apartments is inside the former swimming pool and another is in the basketball court.

New Mexico Ranch Is Bigger Than Houston
One of the largest ranches in the United States just hit the market for $142 million. The family behind home-building giant D.R. Horton is selling the Great Western Ranch, their roughly 500,000-acre cattle ranch in New Mexico. With about 790 square miles, the ranch is bigger than the city of Houston. In addition to the land, there are eight homes, including a primary lodge for guests and a ranch manager’s house.

Fort Wayne Is America’s Most Affordable Town
With a strong local economy, low home prices and major employers, including General Motors and Amazon, Fort Wayne, Indiana is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as America’s most affordable city.

Record $70 Million Fort Lauderdale Sale Heads To Wrecking Ball
A Fort Lauderdale home where the Intracoastal Waterway and the New River join just sold for $70 million, the most expensive home ever sold in the popular beach town. Located between ultra-expensive Palm Beach and Miami Beach, the prices on Fort Lauderdale condos and homes have been reasonable until now, but a surge of recent top-dollar sales has changed the market dynamics. The $70 million home is likely to be torn down to make way for something even more expensive.

LA Stilt Home Sells Over $1 Million
One of LA’s stilt homes has sold for $1,075,000. Located in Laurel Canyon—famous as a 1970’s-era home for musicians, including David Crosby, Mama Cass and Stephen Stills—stilt homes were designed to take advantage of small, hilly lots otherwise deemed “unbuildable.” About 1,500 of these striking houses were built in California during the 1950s and 1960s, but very few are still standing today.

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Top 10 US Cities To Retire
Looking to retire to a city with a low cost of living, low taxes, a good quality of life, lots of activities, and good health care, seniors might want to buy a home in Orlando, Florida. The amusement park capital of the world is ranked #1 on the WalletHub list of the best American cities to retire. Or perhaps a condo in Miami, Florida, ranked #2 or Minneapolis at #3. Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, Florida round out the top five.

Some Good US Housing News
U.S. single-family home listings are up to almost 700,000, an increase of 41% since 2023; inflation has dropped below 3%, the lowest level since early 2021; the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is down to 6.20%; and mortgage applications increased to their highest level since early 2023.

For more interesting real estate news, visit TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

5th Annual Los Angeles Real Estate GRAND Expo

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We are very excited to announce our 5th Annual Los Angeles Real Estate GRAND Expo. The GRAND Expo returns on Saturday, October 26, 2024, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. We’re taking over the entire Iman Cultural Center for the day.

Last year, the GRAND Expo was the largest real estate event in Southern California! We had over 800 investors, 64 vendors, and 12 national speakers. This year will be even LARGER! An entire day celebrating real estate investing and you can be involved. Best of all, the GRAND Expo will be FREE to attend. This Expo is going to be grand, really GRAND!

SPEAKERS. There will be national guest speakers (in three breakout rooms). Here is a partial list of speakers:

1. Jonah Dew – “The Money Multiplier”
2. Eddie Speed – “Buying Discounted notes”
3. Steve Matley – “Syndication”
4. Joe Arias – “How to Get Started Investing”
5. Christopher Meza – “Developing Raw Land”
6. Tony Watson – “Tax Advantages for R.E. Investors”
7. Lauren Wells – “Passive Income Strategies”
8. Marco Kozlowski – “How to Buy Lots and Lots of Houses”
9. Amanda Brown – “Invest in Commercial Real Estate”
10. Ken Letourneau – “Tax Sales Master”
11. Arturo Olivas – “Create More Deals”
12. Steve Matley – “Do More Deals Bringing Partners together”
13. Tim Edenfield – “Top 5 Secrets to Out Of State Investing”
13. Rick Sharga (Keynote) – Real Estate Economist

INVESTMENT EDUCATION. Just think of it! An all-day in-depth educational extravaganza celebrating real estate investing. Most importantly, this will NOT be a sales pitch. Each of the speakers have contractually agreed to educate and teach us successful real estate investing strategies. So regardless of whether you are a new investor, already own properties, or are very experienced, our Grand Expo is for you.

COMPLIMENTARY PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS. As a special unique feature of our Grand Expo, you can sign-up for private half-hour consultations with your favorite guest speakers. Registration will occur Saturday morning, starting promptly at 8:00 am. First come – first serve. So come early and schedule your private consultations. A once in a lifetime opportunity to get free advice from national real estate experts!

VENDOR EXPO: Don’t miss our “Vendor Expo,” which will occur throughout the day in the North Hall. We’ll have 70+ vendors where you can “meet and greet” real estate professionals with services and products that you’ll want to utilize in your real estate investing. (If you have a product or service that would be valuable to real estate investors and would like to be a vendor, please contact us directly.)

FOOD TRUCKS. What would a Grand Expo be without food trucks? A day full of workshops, vendors, networking, and real estate investments demands sustenance, and we’ve got you covered. We’ll have 3-4 international food trucks in our central courtyard, plus a coffee wagon (for caffeine injections throughout the day).

DATE: Saturday, October 26, 2024, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

LOCATION: Iman Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Avenue (between Palms and National), Los Angeles, 90034.

FREE PARKING: Street parking (free and metered). There are also two FREE parking structures just two blocks away. The first structure is at the northeast corner of Motor and Palms. The second structure is at the northeast corner of Motor and National. From either parking lot it’s short two block walk to the Iman. Valet parking ($15) will also be available.

FREE ADMISSION: Admission to our Grand Expo will be COMPLIMENTARY (free!), but reservations are recommended.

PRODUCERS. The Grand Expo is joint presentation of the Los Angeles County Real Estate Investors Association, Sam’s Real Estate Club, Realty411.com, Women’s Real Estate Network (“WREN”), REI Wealth, and Greater LA-REIA.

Top 10 Celebrity Real Estate News: Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West & Rob Lowe

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Jennifer & Ben’s Home Hits Zillow

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DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Looking to reach more potential buyers, the 38,000-square-foot home of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck has hit the Zillow listings at $68 million. The 12-bedroom, 24-bath home with a 12-car garage had been on the market for over a month before the Zillow posting. Jennifer & Ben spent months looking for the perfect family home before they pulled the trigger and paid $61 million for the Beverly Hills home in 2023. Jennifer recently filed for divorce, ending their two-year marriage.

Burt Reynolds’ Mountain Home Sold

A North Carolina home in the Blue Ridge Mountains that was once owned by Burt Reynolds just sold for $2.9 million. The North Carolina home includes four bedrooms, five baths and a stone bathroom built by his then-wife, Loni Anderson, for Burt. According to the listing agent, Burt fell in love with the area while filming Deliverance and subsequently purchased the home. He said that it was his favorite home.

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Goodbye Wave House—It Sold for $29.5 Million

Supermodel Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner, have purchased one of Malibu’s most famous homes. Designed by surfer-architect Harry Gesner in the early 1960s, the Wave House was designed to complement the ocean’s waves.

Tom Petty’s Malibu Home

The Mediterranean-style home that Tom Petty bought in Malibu in 1998 is on the market at $19 million. The property includes a 10,000-square-foot main home, a guest home, a recording studio, seven bedrooms, a pool and 2.6 acres. Petty died in 2017.

Ellen Does Another Real Estate Flip

Ellen DeGeneres
photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

When Ellen DeGeneres was growing up, her parents always rented and never were able to own their own home. But they often looked at homes for sale, and Ellen dreamed about how it would be to have her own room in one of them. When she became financially successful, Ellen started buying homes and flipping them, over and over, for large profits. She just did it again, selling neighboring properties consisting of a five-bedroom home on 3.44 acres and its next-door 6.58-acre lot in Carpinteria, California for $96 million. She bought the properties for $70 million in 2022.

Kanye Unloads His Malibu Gut Job

In 2021, Kanye West paid $57.3 million for a Malibu oceanfront home designed by architect-to-the-stars Tadao Ando but tore just about everything out of the home, leaving just a bare shell. He listed the home earlier this year for $53 million and quickly reduced the price to $39 million. The home just sold for $21 million.

US VP Candidate Tim Walz Is Homeless

Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz has not owned a home since he sold his home in Mankato, Minnesota in 2019 for $315,000, following his election as the state’s governor. He has no real estate, stocks or bonds, but he is currently living in the historic Minnesota Governor’s Mansion.

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Clint Eastwood’s Longtime Seaside Home

A Carmel, California home where Clint Eastwood lived when he was the mayor of the town is for sale at $21 million. Eastwood bought the Spanish Renaissance-style home a few years before he was elected mayor and sold it in 1996. The four-bedroom home was built about a hundred years ago with ocean views, 4,400 square feet, an interior courtyard, and a walkway to the beach. Eastwood was the mayor of Carmel from 1986 to ‘88, getting over 72% of the vote.

NBA MVP Lists All-Star Penthouse

One of Boston’s best penthouses, currently owned by the NBA Boston Celtics MVP, Jaylen Brown, is for sale. An apartment with all the bells and whistles you might expect in the home of a three-time NBA All-Star who signed a five-year, $304 million contract in 2023.

Rob Lowe Home For Sale

Rob Lowe 2012 Shankbone
David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Beverly Hills home that Rob Lowe bought in 2020, about the same time he sold his longtime Montecito home for $45.5 million, is for sale at $6.575 million. The three-bedroom home includes 2,940 square feet, a gym, den and pool.

For more celebrity home news and celebrity home video tours, visit TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

America’s Most Interesting Real Estate News

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Discover America’s Top 10 Real Estate News this Season

U.S. Home Sales Fall To Near-Record Levels

U.S. home sales fell to near-record levels in May. Sales came in at 408,000 in May, which was the lowest monthly total other than May 2020 in the early days of the pandemic and in October 2023, when mortgage rates shot up to their highest rates since the early 2000s. Despite the low number of homes sold, prices reached record levels of almost $440,000.

America’s New Tallest Skyscraper

Move over New York and Chicago, a new city has plans to build the country’s tallest skyscraper. Plans have been launched in Oklahoma City for a 1,907-foot skyscraper that would be taller than New York’s World Trade Center and Chicago’s Willis Tower. If actually built, the $1.2 billion project would include two apartment buildings, some low-income housing, a hotel and condos. Construction is scheduled to start in late 2024.

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California Median Home Prices Hit $900,000

For the first time, median home prices have hit $900,000 in California. According to the California Association of Realtors, the median sale price of a home in California soared to $904,210 in April – up 11.4% from April 2023.

Amenities Today’s Home Buyers Want

It seems that home buyers no longer want granite countertops and wall-to-wall carpeting. According to a recent survey, today’s buyers are looking for open floor plans, double vanities and quartz countertops.

Some Good Real Estate News For Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake finally got some good news with the sale of his 127-acre horse farm for a staggering $8 million. Located near Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee, the property was originally purchased by Timberlake and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, in 2015 for $4 million.

Florida’s Next Beach Boom Town

Even though it has one of the country’s best beaches and is located next door to Fort Lauderdale, even the spring break kids stayed away. Now Pompano Beach condos are the hotbed of new South Florida construction, with a dozen new projects, including both Ritz Carlton and Waldorf Astoria residences, under construction or in the pipeline.

It’s Official – J. Lo & Ben Are Selling

After weeks of marital-issue and house-selling rumors, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have listed their LA mansion, just one year after buying the 12-bedroom home. The almost-newlyweds spent two years searching for the perfect family home, looking at numerous properties before they decided on the home they are now hoping to sell for $68 million.

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U.S. Home Inventory Coming Back

After years of home-listing declines, the U.S. market is finally starting to turn around. May was the seventh consecutive month of homes-for-sale increases, and there are currently 35% more homes on the market than in 2023.

Free Pennsylvania Summer Home – 17 Rooms

The historic Hood Mansion in Limerick, Pennsylvania was built in 1834 by John McClellan Hood, an Irish immigrant, as a summer home for his large family. Known as “Bessie Belle,” the 17-room mansion is free to anyone who can move it. The Eastern Pennsylvania Preservation Society hopes to find someone soon, before the home is torn down to make way for a warehouse.

America’s Dirtiest Towns

According to a recent analysis, America’s dirtiest cities are San Bernardino, CA; Detroit: and Reading, PA. The findings are not based on litter but are based on factors such as air quality and drinking water. The cleanest towns are Lynchburg, VA; Duluth, MN; and Redwood, CA.

TopTenRealEstateDeals.com is a different kind of real estate website that focuses on both home sale news and entertainment. They cover real estate sales data and trends, but also historic, celebrity, and spectacular homes. For more interesting real estate news, visit TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

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