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Average Property Tax Amount on Single-Family Homes Up 2.7 Percent Across U.S. in 2024  attom

Property industry giant snaps up London riverside estate agency  The Negotiator - The essential site for residential agents

Real estate mogul Agonor gets award in London  The Nation Newspaper

The AI-driven solution “automates follow-up messaging, allowing real estate professionals to re-engage previously unresponsive prospects effectively.”

Mortgage rates are climbing back toward 7 percent on fears that tariffs could reignite inflation, but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warns policymakers would be challenged if unemployment also rises.

Principal Ivan Sher has tapped former Elliman manager Christi Carrillo to lead the new office in the Las Vegas feeder market. The office is starting off with 11 agents, most of whom were previously with Elliman.

Equity Angels was founded in 2024 by Kenya Burrell-VanWormer and Katherine “Kat” Winston, each of whom has a diverse tenure in real estate leadership, technology and entrepreneurship.

Less than four days after being confirmed as head of the mortgage giants' federal regulator, housing scion Bill Pulte fired 14 board members and made himself the chair of both companies.

LaRocco is based in New York City and comes to Compass as a top agent from Douglas Elliman. She hopes to expand her team after jumping to Compass, according to an announcement.

FirstTeam® has announced a national expansion by opening its doors in Idaho and Washington, with plans to launch in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. The brokerage, which has more than 46 offices and over 2,200 sales agents, is one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate companies. “FirstTeam®’s impressive growth is fueled by a robust…

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Leo Pareja has a knack for turning moments of uncertainty into opportunities to uplift the industry.  In an exclusive RISMedia interview, the eXp Realty CEO reflected on the sweeping changes he implemented after the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) settlement, and compared his decisions then with his new initiative to open-source seller disclosures across the…

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Firm joins fellow defendants Hanna Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway Energy in arguing that Judge Stephen R. Bough's Missouri court is not the appropriate venue for the commission case.

The open-sourced form warns homesellers that selling a property privately without listing it on the MLS may have negative financial impacts but recognizes sellers hold the "final choice" in how to market their homes.

Trump Official Scrutinizes N.Y.’s Attorney General Over Real Estate  The New York Times

Justice Department examining Letitia James' property transactions, loans  Times Union

Reneé Gonzales CEO Long Companies, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Tucson, Arizona https://www.longrealty.com Region served: Arizona Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 12 company owned, 15 franchises Number of agents: 1,000 company agents and about 700 franchisee agents Favorite part of your job: Helping agents achieve success, whatever…

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The latest Housing Market Index (HMI) from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo shows economic uncertainty from tariff concerns and elevated building material costs kept builder sentiment in negative territory in April, despite a modest bump in confidence happened, likely due to a slight retreat in mortgage interest rates in recent…

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Stately Queen Anne Colonial On The Market In New London  Patch

This week, my travels took me to Fort Worth, Texas, where I had the honor of serving as the keynote speaker at the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties “Get Ready to Thrive in 2025” Spring Conference, hosted by the dynamic duo—Stacy and Tracy Mathews. From the moment I landed, the energy was magnetic. The hospitality?…

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Mortgage applications took a hit this week as the consumers remain on edge due to a wavering economy. The Market Composite Index (a measure of the volume of mortgage applications) fell 8.5% from one week earlier, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the week ending April…

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