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NYC Realtor Linda Stein Killed By Assistant Natavia Lowery

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New York’s finest were forced to shift through a long line of suspects when a well-known and wealthy woman was murdered in her Upper East Side home.

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Linda Stein, 62, was found dead by her daughter on October 30, 2007, face down in the living room floor of her luxurious Fifth Avenue apartment. According to NYPD detectives Kevin Walla and Pete Panuccio, the location of the woman’s death — one of the country’s most affluent and sought-after areas — immediately made it a headline-grabbing case.

Media outlets were already on the scene when investigators arrived at the 18-story building. And upstairs, there appeared to be no signs of a break-in.

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“The apartment was nice; well-maintained,” NYPD Det. Angelique Loffredo told New York Homeicide. “[There] wasn’t really any kind of upset in the apartment, no mess. Nothing was in the sarray or anything like that.”

Detectives observed that Stein had her hoodie over the back of her head, was surrounded by a pool of blood, and there appeared

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Why some Canadians are buying houses without the help of a Realtor

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David McDonald says buying his first home in the latter half of 2021 was stressful — though maybe not for the usual reasons.

Even though he was working with a Realtor he trusted, he didn’t like that he couldn’t speak directly to the people selling their homes around North Bay, Ont., or that he’d repeatedly lost to other house-hunters in blind bids.

That’s partly why, when a friend forwarded a private listing in the area, he and his girlfriend jumped at the chance to see it.

“Being able to meet someone, look at the house and make an offer and have a handshake agreement right off the bat … that was, like, so much more of a transparent, clear process that I definitely found pleasing,” said McDonald, 38.

He closed the deal without his Realtor, which McDonald estimates saved both sides roughly $15,000 in commissions.

And while that might be reason enough for some to entertain the idea, industry insiders warn that going without a Realtor comes with risks.

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David McDonald of North Bay, Ont., bought a house privately with his girlfriend in 2022. He estimates it saved both sides roughly $15,000 in commissions. (Submitted by David McDonald)

“It was

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Chrissy Steele takes a helmet at the Delaware Association of Realtors

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The Delaware Association of Realtors recently announced the installation of President Chrissy Steele, a Sussex County Realtor and Northrop Realty coastal regional manager.

National Association of Realtors 2023 First Vice President Kevin Sears officiated at the Rehoboth Beach event, which included the installation of the organization’s full slate of officers and directors for the year.

Steele shared her 2023 strategic initiatives to refresh and improve the association’s offerings to its members and the public, including continued efforts to lower the statewide realty transfer tax by 1 percent.

As president of the 4,500-member Delaware Association of Realtors, Steele will president at all meetings of its board of directors and executive committee, and will serve as an ex officio member of all DAR committees and work groups. In her capacity as president, Steele will serve as official spokesperson for the association on issues related to the real estate industry as well as local residential and commercial markets in Delaware. She will also represent DAR and its members on the National Association of Realtors board of directors, and at local, state and national functions.

Steele began her real estate career in 1999 and immediately developed a passion for the business. In 2004, she

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