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Connecticut’s SmartMLS has announced that it will introduce a new Ownership Verification tool from Property Shield designed to help real estate professionals combat seller-impersonation and vacant-land scams. According to a release, the new technology, expected to become available to SmartMLS next week, provides an additional way for real estate professionals to verify the identity of…

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Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the housing and economic market data reports released during the month. As the winter slowdown draws closer, the housing market remains in a sticky spot as the economy continues to face challenges trickling down from the Iran War. Now moving toward the end of 2026, the question…

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As the holiday season approaches, housing market activity on both the buyer and seller sides are cooling right along with the temperatures. Moving toward what is typically a slower time for the housing market anyway, a new report shows buyers are holding back as elevated rates continue to diminish their buying power and sellers are…

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Mortgage rates came down for the third-straight week, but whether the recent trend is a sign of things to come remains unknown, although economists point toward any progress in a resolution in the Middle East as a step in the right direction.  The latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey® released Thursday shows the average…

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