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A couple of years in the past, some buddies gave the impression on a house-hunting actuality TV display. That they had a blast, however in a while, they printed one thing that shocked me: It was once all staged. They’d already bought a residence once they filmed the episode,

For almost four decades, the name Goodacre & Co. — a brokerage firm founded by Bill Goodacre, who was later joined by his son Tim Goodacre — has been synonymous with high-end residential real estate in Boulder. While that’s not changing, a new corporate flag is being flown alongside the Goodacres’.

Bill and Tim Goodacre lead The Goodacre Group at Milehimodern residential real estate brokerage in Boulder. (Milehimodern/Courtesy photo)
Bill and Tim Goodacre

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Jacksonville City Council member Danny Becton, shown in a file photo, tried unsuccessfully to win support for a resolution in favor of using the rollback rate for property taxes in next year's budget.

The booming real estate market could generate a roughly $90 million surge in new property taxes for the city of Jacksonville, double the annual growth the city has experienced in recent years, according to preliminary figures.

City Council member Danny Becton, who is vice chairman of the council’s Finance Committee, disclosed the scale of the 

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A former Bon-Ton department store in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Deepak Ramani believes in life after death — at least for some department store brands.

Ramani, who heads up New Jersey real estate development and property management firm Ramani Group, is planning to resurrect once-prolific, now-defunct retail store brands Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Goody’s, Herberger’s,

Source: FactSet; Chart: Axios Visuals
Source: FactSet; Chart: Axios Visuals

Looks like America’s home buying binge is winding down. There’s a vibe shift visible in both the official data and in the anecdata from sellers, buyers and brokers.

Why it matters: This is just what Jerome Powell ordered. The slowdown means the Fed’s rate hikes are working — cooling demand

The U.S. real estate market is at a crossroads. Over the last 12 months, house prices have increased by 19.8%, according to the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. However, interest rates are currently on the rise, which can impact the amount of money prospective homebuyers can afford to borrow. That could drag prices down from