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• A Florida man is accused of defrauding Lowe’s to build a home from prison
  A Florida man has been fraudulently charging supplies to Lowe's and using them to build a home all while in prison, an investigation by the FBI alleges.
• Sereno Group acquires East Bay brokerage J. Rockcliff
  The move allows Sereno Group, the largest independently owned and locally operated residential real estate brokerage in Silicon Valley and the Santa Cruz Coast, to expand its coverage in the Bay Area even further.
• Black, Hispanic homeowners slapped with higher property taxes: study
  Based on panel and taxing entity data, researchers found Black and Hispanic homeowners pay up to 13 percent more in property taxes, according to a joint study by Indiana University and the University of California-Berkeley.
• Trump-connected lobbyists were key players in COVID policy: report
  Shannon McGahn, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Association of Realtors, is among those named in the report.
• Team leader Erin Krueger on pivoting during the pandemic
  Erin Krueger recently chatted with Inman about how her team has adapted over the course of the pandemic and how those strategic changes have them poised for future success.