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Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate

After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local zoning worsens the state’s racial inequities. Over 200 people logged onto her impromptu Zoom meeting.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion selling for roughly $50M

The New York City townhouse of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is in contract to sell for roughly $50 million, according to two people familiar with the transaction. If the deal closes, the townhouse would be among the most expensive homes to sell in New York over the past year.

Utah leads states with hottest housing markets

The coronavirus pandemic sent Americans moving amid high unemployment and negative job growth in 2020, propelling some states in the West and Midwest to have the country’s hottest housing markets.