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Amazon wants to be the tech product of our homes: Recode's Del Rey

Jason Del Rey, senior correspondent for Recode, and CNBC's Diana Olick join "The Exchange" team to discuss Amazon, the new Realogy partnership and the company's growth. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:41:00 PDT

Existing home sales for June down 1.7%, missing expectations

CNBC's Diana Olick reports on new existing home sales for the month of June, which were expected to decrease by 0.6 percent, but dropped 1.7 percent. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 07:29:00 PDT

US existing home sales fell 1.7% in June, vs 0.2% drop expected

U.S home sales fell more than expected in June as a persistent shortage of properties pushed prices to a record high. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 07:00:00 PDT

Amazon and Realogy partner in home sales

CNBC's Diana Olick reports on how Amazon is getting deeper into the real estate industry. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:36:00 PDT

Amazon partners with Realogy, sending the real-estate brokerage giant's shares soaring

The largest residential brokerage company in the U.S. is partnering with the largest online retailer in a strategy to boost sales for both. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 04:15:00 PDT

How house prices are linked to Hong Kong's protests

One of the big things behind the protests in Hong Kong is the "terrible affordability" of housing in the city, which is upsetting young people and the middle-income population, says Peter Churchouse of Portwood Capital. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:47:00 PDT

I don't know if I'll ever buy my own house: CEO of a co-living firm

Yoan Kamalski of Hmlet explains how his co-living company brings more value for money for its customers. He also says he has heard people saying that they would rather rent for the rest of their lives instead of buying a home. Read Article

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:18:00 PDT

Home Depot CFO reveals the one millennial homeowner habit that is 'music to our ears'

"They've told us through our research, 'We want to work on our house because we think it's a good investment,'" Home Depot CFO Carol Tomé says. Read Article

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:23:00 PDT

Real estate developer takes on Trump's immigration policy: 'Don't send them home, send them to us'

The construction industry is heavily dependent on Hispanic and Latino workers, a workforce that diminished during the last housing crisis and has not come close to full recovery. A major developer sent this letter to his employees. Read Article

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:08:00 PDT

Vacancies remain at 'epidemic levels' in some US cities: Axios managing editor

Are abandoned and vacant homes the next housing crisis? Kim Hart, managing editor at Axios, joins "The Exchange" to discuss the burden of high vacancy rates on small communities. Read Article

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:55:00 PDT