The Tar Heel State is well-known for its diverse landscapes, so you're not limited to just one kind of escape. On the western side of the state, the Appalachian Mountains are filled with home-away-from-home cabins.
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Roughly one in six California houses is owned by someone who doesn't live there - but investors' market clout varies across the state. That's what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report that found investors of all sizes own 1.28 million houses statewide - 17% of California's supply of houses and townhomes. Investors in this study include everything from giant companies controlling thousands of houses to folks with a small collection of rentals to short-term rental operators to people with a second home.
In denying Compass's motion, Judge Vargas appears to say that Compass did not adequately show that the policy has caused it irreparable harm. During the hearing, an expert witness for Compass testified that Zillow's policy harms competition because it suppresses competing platforms, which Compass claims Compass.com is. Other witnesses for Compass testified that Zillow's policy had resulted in a decline in both engagement and users on its platform,