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They Wanted a ‘Blank Slate’ One-Bedroom for Less Than $1 Million. Which Option Would You Choose?

They Wanted a ‘Blank Slate’ One-Bedroom for Less Than $1 Million. Which Option Would You Choose? | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

For their first purchase together, a young couple sought a place they could make their own — no ‘cookie-cutter doorman buildings.’ Here’s what they found.

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Zillow To Provide Home Shoppers With Data On LGBT Legal Protections

Zillow To Provide Home Shoppers With Data On LGBT Legal Protections | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Zillow unveiled LGBT Local Legal Protections, a resource to help people see whether for-sale and rental listings are in communities where state and local regulations explicitly protect individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) from discrimination.  

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2020 LGBT Real Estate Report

2020 LGBT Real Estate Report | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Powered by Freddie Mac and Supporting Sponsor RE/MAX, the LGBT Real Estate Report follows LGBT renters, buyers and sellers through their homeownership journey. For the first time, the LGBT Real Estate Report also showcases the impact of credit discrimination against the LGBT community.

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Living the Dream in Ft. Myers, Florida

Living the Dream in Ft. Myers, Florida | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Resort on Carefree Blvd, in North Fort Myers, Florida, has come of age.  Twenty-one years young, the resort is a vibrant and thriving community of Twenty-one years young, the resort is a vibrant and thriving community of women who are happy to testify about the magic of living in a predominately lesbian, gated community.

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LGBT Equality & Diversity in Focus at Fannie Mae

LGBT Equality & Diversity in Focus at Fannie Mae | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
On Tuesday, Fannie Mae welcomed groups such as the American Mortgage Diversity Council and the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals to their D.C. headquarters for a roundtable discussion of strengthening fair housing protections for LGBT individuals and other relevant topics.
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Lehigh Valley Realtors group pledges LGBT-friendly business practices

Lehigh Valley Realtors group pledges LGBT-friendly business practices | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Marking the 50th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act, the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors Group has signed a pledge with the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce's LGBT Business Council to affirm all its affiliated real-estate businesses are LGBT friendly.
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Trulia Delivers More Neighborhood Insights with New Local Legal Protections Feature for LGBT House

Trulia Delivers More Neighborhood Insights with New Local Legal Protections Feature for LGBT House | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

New feature gives homebuyers a better sense of what a home and its neighborhood offer by showing the LGBT non-discrimination laws that exist for housing, employment, and public accommodations

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LGBT Neighborhoods: Finding Community in Suburbia

LGBT Neighborhoods: Finding Community in Suburbia | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Historically speaking, finding an LGBT-friendly neighborhood was easier to do in a city than it was in the suburbs.
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Peter Valcarcel Sits With France & Son

Peter Valcarcel Sits With France & Son | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
I must admit sometimes you enjoy some interviews more than others. Don’t get me wrong, I am still baffled and flattered that people want to know about my work, especially when it is one of your favorite stores that is asking the questions. Here is one of my favorite interviews with the France & Son …
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Marriage Equality Is Paving the Way for LGBT Community’s Increased Interest In Homeownership

Marriage Equality Is Paving the Way for LGBT Community’s Increased Interest In Homeownership | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalizing marriage equality has paved the way for more LGBT home purchases, according to the 2017 NAGLREP Homeownership Survey.
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The Statue of Liberty Inspired The Bold Paint Color in This 450-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment

The Statue of Liberty Inspired The Bold Paint Color in This 450-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

At Alden Anderson and Parker Thompson’s 450-square-foot Brooklyn studio, the Statue of Liberty inspired their bold paint choice and nautical details.

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NAGLREP Leaders Resign En Masse Amid Governance Controversy

NAGLREP Leaders Resign En Masse Amid Governance Controversy | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Both the board of directors and dozens of chapter presidents said Wednesday they had no choice but to walk away from the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals. 'It looks like everybody gave up hope today,' one leader told Inman

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Same-Sex Couples 73% More Likely to Be Denied Mortgages, Study Finds

Same-Sex Couples 73% More Likely to Be Denied Mortgages, Study Finds | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Modern communities are more diverse than ever, but a new study brings another reminder that housing discrimination is not yet dead.

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Why Pride Month Matters to Real Estate

Why Pride Month Matters to Real Estate | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
NAGLREP Founder Jeff Berger discusses fair housing for LGBTs, and the importance of Pride Month in real estate.
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Realtor group pulls support from GOP rep over comments about selling to LGBT homebuyers

Realtor group pulls support from GOP rep over comments about selling to LGBT homebuyers | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) has lost the support of a national realtors group after he indicated that homeowners should be able to refuse to sell to LGBT people, the Orange County Register reported Thursday.Rohrabacher reportedly told a member of th
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All-Women's Resort in Fort Myers is Home to 500+ Lesbians, Homes Now Available

All-Women's Resort in Fort Myers is Home to 500+ Lesbians, Homes Now Available | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The Resort on Carefree Boulevard in Fort Myers provides a lifestyle where you can be you. The resort features a 10,000 square foot clubhouse, pool, hot tub, tennis court, shuffleboard court, pickle ball court, bocci ball court, walking trails, two lakes, and exercise room,  and an art room with a kiln.
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'First LGBT global property portal', LGBT specialist mortgage desk launches

'First LGBT global property portal', LGBT specialist mortgage desk launches | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
LGBT Capital, the Hong Kong- and UK-based  investment specialist dedicated to serving the specialist needs of lesbian, gay, bi- and trans-sexual individuals, today unveiled what it says is the first-ever global property search portal for the international LGBT community. The new LGBT  “home finder”, which is being called Property Equality and located at www.propertyequality.com,  includes Android …
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Five Questions with Interior Designer Asler Valero

Five Questions with Interior Designer Asler Valero | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Interior designer Asler Valero’s idea of designing a home is one that has the essence of the people that live there, taking in to consideration their sense of style. Whether it is with furniture or accessories, the focus of the design should always be on quality of life, the comfort and the luxury. Asler incorporates …
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Why house prices in gay neighborhoods are soaring

Why house prices in gay neighborhoods are soaring | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Experts say ‘gayborhoods’ are often associated with gentrification.
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Design on a Dime

Design on a Dime | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
On Thursday April 27, I met my best pal, interior designer Douglas Clark and got on line outside the Metropolitan Pavilion to get into Design on a Dime. The yearly interior design charity event where NYC interior designers decorate and sell their fabulous wears at incredible prices to benefit Housing Works’programs for New Yorkers living …
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