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US Home Sales Hit Highest January Peak In Years

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Homebuilders in America received so many orders for houses last month that the market experienced a January surge it hasn’t seen in years, according to a report by Bloomberg. Consumer confidence, job growth, strength in the stock market and a dip in mortgage rates can all be credited for the bump, said Rick Palacios Jr.,

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Home Sales Hit Highest January Peak In Years

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Homebuilders in America received so many orders for houses last month that the market experienced a January surge it hasn’t seen in years, according to a report by Bloomberg. Consumer confidence, job growth, strength in the stock market and a dip in mortgage rates can all be credited for the bump, said Rick Palacios Jr.,

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Zillow Expands Zillow Offers To LA, Orange County

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9), its second-largest housing market in the nation, GeekWire reported. Available in 22 markets, Zillow is planning 2020 expansions to Cincinnati, Ohio; Jacksonville, Florida; Oklahoma City and Tucson, Arizona. . Zillow Offers launched in Los Angeles and Orange County on Monday (Dec.

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Zillow Wagers On iBuying With Shift To ‘Zillow 2.0’

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It has grown to 23 markets from seven in the last year. Zillow was reportedly planning expansions this year to Jacksonville, Florida; Tucson, Arizona; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Oklahoma City. In December, news surfaced that Zillow Offers rolled out in Orange County and Los Angeles.

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Nearly 100 Pizza Huts To Test Beer Delivery

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The new rollout will include cities such as Tucson, Prescott and Winslow in Arizona, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Santa Barbara in California. The restaurant chain had begun testing the service in Phoenix back in December, Reuters reported. As it stands, over 1,700 Pizza Hut locations in the U.S. have liquor licenses.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said that he welcomes Facebook ’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery. This partnership opens the door for massive expansion of bitcoin access to new markets around the globe.”.

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Tesla To Grow Retail Presence In US, Abroad 

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Based on sources and new listings, Electrek revealed several new retail locations: Tucson, Arizona; El Paso, Texas where the firm already has a service center but is looking to add a gallery in the city; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Smithtown, New York as Tesla expands on Long Island.

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