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Ask someone to name respected professions, and they’ll likely mention doctors, lawyers or financial advisors. But real estate agents? Too often, we’re lumped into a category of “mere salespeople,” as if our role is to “sell houses” rather than provide critical guidance on one of the biggest financial decisions of a person’s life. It’s time…

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Helical and Orion Capital sell £333m London office to State Street  IPE Real Assets

Pi Network Gains Traction with Real‑World Use in South Korea and U.S. Real Estate  Times Now

Canadian Home Sales Slide in February Amid U.S. Trade Tensions  The World Property Journal

Blackstone brings in €9.8bn for latest European real estate fund despite "exceptional dislocation" in industry  AltAssets Private Equity News

Why Spain's property prices are rising much faster than in the rest of Europe  The Local Spain

£100mn backing for new Central London property investment & development venture  PrimeResi

State Street to Buy City of London Office in £333 Million Deal  Bloomberg

State Street to Buy City of London Office in £333 Million Deal  Bloomberg.com

If you wish to elevate your real estate business, do as Chavarria does, Rick Guerrero writes: Talk with people, connect on a human level and never let a chance slip away to show that you care.

Inman's tech expert Craig Rowe reviews Virtuo, software that brings together homebuilders, agents and buyers into a single ecosystem to ensure every stage of the purchase process remains connected.

Swiss real estate in focus  UBS

Blackstone raises $10.6bn for European real estate  Alternatives Watch

Australia reveals US$460 million property spree tied to fugitives  The Business Times

Property 100: The most influential people shaping Ireland’s property sector  Business Post

US real estate agents urged to diversify as TikTok faces uncertain future  Elite Agent

From $65K to $240K a year... the staggering salary gap to buy a home in each US state  Daily Mail

Windermere Co-President OB Jacobi told Inman private listing networks benefit brokerages, not consumers, and said his firm isn't jumping on the bandwagon.

Bough suggested demands that he step aside in the Gibson commission case were not raised over ethical issues. The demands focused on political donations to Bough's wife.

Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index dropped to an annual rate of 2.4 percent last month, but the impact of tariffs is unlikely to show up in data until May.