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• Kauai estate listed for $8.9M is overall winner of 2019 HGTV Ultimate House Hunt
  A luxury vacation rental on Kauai’s North Shore that rents for $2,100 a night or more and is listed for sale for $8.9 million was the overall winner of the 2019 HGTV Ultimate House Hunt. Kohola Point, a 4,003-square-foot home on three acres above Anini Beach, was the overall winner among 92 finalists in the promotion sponsored by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International. More than 1 million votes were cast in this year’s contest, which ended July 17. Each…

  
• Amazon inks deal with nation's largest residential real estate company
  The partnership is designed to help Realogy compete with tech-focused brokerages including Seattle-based Redfin and drive adoption of Amazon products and services.

  
• Bend-based architecture firm sold as buyer bolsters footprint
  The firm will become the largest such office in Central Oregon.

  
• Where Seattle ranks among the country's most gentrifying cities (Photos)
  A new report suggests that Seattle, by one measure, is one of the nation's most swiftly gentrifying cities. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia study examined the change in individuals aged 25 and older who both earned bachelor's degrees and moved into lower-income neighborhoods. The results were tracked in 100 cities between 2000 and 2014. Gentrification is loosely defined as the changing of a neighborhood's character when more affluent residents move in. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's…

  
• Amazon inks deal with nation's largest residential real estate company
  The partnership is designed to help Realogy compete with tech-focused brokerages including Seattle-based Redfin and drive adoption of Amazon products and services.