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Oct

30

2021

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By Troy Warren

Los Angeles: Meet L.A. Real Estate’s Rising Stars

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BY SYDNEY ODMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #RealEstate This crop of next-gen names have done deals for Pink, Kenya Barris, Justin Bieber and Nahnatchka Khan. Six emerging heavy hitters on the Hollywood real estate scene — Aaron Kirman Group’s Dalton Gomez, RE/MAX’s Shavonda Hill, Compass’ Lily Harfouche, The Agency’s Cooper Mount and Douglas Elliman duo Learka Bosnak and Heather T. Roy — all emphasize one marker of success in the business: discretion. Hill, who represented Kenya Barris in two transactions this year, has established herself as a go-to for high-profile buyers through word-of-mouth. “A lot of them want privacy and anonymity…

Oct

24

2021

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Phoenix: Grant Woods, former Arizona attorney general, dies at 67

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Craig Harris | Maria Polletta | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #EditorsPicks Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, the prosecutor and politician who frequently broke with his longtime party to support Democratic candidates and causes, died Saturday from a heart attack. He was 67 years old. “I am so proud of the man he was, public servant, advocate for the everyday person, lover of music and stories and sports. He made me a better person. I can’t even fathom our lives without him. But we are strong, and a close family and we will work hard to honor his life,"…

Oct

22

2021

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Los Angeles: Son of millionaire sentenced in fatal high-speed Lamborghini crash

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By James Queally, Los Angeles Times Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com Driver, who remains unnamed, was street racing on Feb. 17 when woman in another car killed The son of a Los Angeles millionaire was sentenced to seven to nine months in juvenile camp for slamming his father’s Lamborghini into another woman’s car earlier this year, ending a case that sparked protests and outcries from the victim’s family, who alleged the defendant was given soft treatment by authorities because of his age. The driver — whose name is being withheld because he was 17 at the time of the crash —…

Oct

21

2021

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Atlanta: Why Zillow won’t buy your home this year

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com #HomeGarden #RealEstate Atlanta among top three markets for ‘iBuying’ service during Q2 Supply chain problems have hit Zillow, the company announced this week, forcing it to stop buying homes through Zillow Offers for at least the rest of the year. Zillow Offers uses the “iBuyer” program, which allows the home buyer to choose a closing date that’s 10-60 days after signing. The home buyer is responsible for scheduling and paying for an inspection and appraisal of the property. If there are any safety issues with the home, the home buyer can request repairs.…

Oct

15

2021

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Los Angeles: Cher sues heirs of Sonny Bono over song and record revenue

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Music LOS ANGELES — Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, Cher alleges that former Rep. Mary Bono and other defendants have attempted to terminate provisions of business agreements Cher and Sonny Bono reached when they divorced in 1975 that entitled each to 50% of songwriting and recording royalties. The lawsuit says Sonny Bono’s heirs filed notice in 2016 that…

Oct

10

2021

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Phoenix: Metro Phoenix’s home prices poised to hit new record. Where are they climbing the fastest?

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Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #RealEstate Metro Phoenix’s hot housing market cooled a few degrees during the summer, but prices are climbing again. The Valley’s median home price is expected to have hit $410,000 in September and climb to a new record of $415,000 by mid-October, according to the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service’s analysis of pending sales. The price increases are coming even as the supply of homes for sale continued to tick up and sales dipped slightly in August. That combination of slowing indicators had been keeping the Phoenix-area median home price hovering around $405,000…

Oct

10

2021

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Phoenix: Use Sky Harbor airport to pay down Phoenix’s pension debt? The idea might just fly

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Leonard Gilroy | AZCentral.Com Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com #Business Despite a booming economy and recovering tax revenues, Phoenix remains awash in nearly $5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. This pension debt acts as a fiscal albatross, forcing the city to dedicate approximately $400 million of its budget toward pension costs and related debt service each year. The concern even prompted a citizens initiative two years ago that would have frozen most new city spending until the debt is paid down, but voters rejected the idea of constraining spending on city programs to focus on pension debt reduction. At the City Council’s direction, city staff are…

Oct

09

2021

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Los Angeles: Hot Real Estate Market Culver City Is Now “One of the Content Capitals of the Globe”

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BY HADLEY MEARES | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #RealEstate Amazon Studios, WarnerMedia and TikTok have all taken office space in the city in the past four years, with Apple recently announcing a 550,000-square-foot headquarters. In 1995, Adam Lilling, founder and managing partner of PLUS Capital, a venture advisory firm that helps talent invest in startups and build brands, moved into an office in Culver City, whose glory days as the home of MGM and RKO were long past. “The office we were in always leaked — if it rained you had problems,” he recalls. “You just drove to work and…

Oct

01

2021

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Charlotte: Mick Jagger walked into NC bar — and no one noticed, owner says

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CharlotteNewsAndTalk.Com #EditorsPicks #Entertainment Patrons had no idea that rock legend was among them Mick Jagger blended in with the crowd at one of North Carolina’s most notorious dive bars Wednesday night. The 78-year-old rock ’n’ roll legend shared a photo to social media of his outing at the Thirsty Beaver Saloon along with the message, “Out and about last night in Charlotte, NC.” In the photo, Jagger is wearing a ball cap and jeans and appears to be swigging a beer unnoticed as patrons look the other way. The bar’s co-owner, Brian Wilson,…

Sep

26

2021

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Atlanta: COVID fears loom large for metro Atlanta parents of young students

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By Ty Tagami - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Alia Malik - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Serene Varghese caught COVID-19 from her 10-year-old daughter, who tested positive soon after returning to Burgess-Peterson Academy in East Atlanta. Varghese, who is vaccinated, got the worst sore throat of her life, and her head ached so blindingly she nearly vomited. She had fatigue, chills and her chest burned. She had to show her quarantining 7-year-old how to microwave his hot dogs and feed the cats and gerbils. With no real-time virtual lessons, he played Minecraft all day. “My biggest fear is that we’re going…

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