Above, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun WASHINGTON D.C.—The housing market is experiencing its worst two-year stretch for home sales in three decades, with National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun painting a stark picture of an industry caught between the Federal Reserve and high mortgage rates. During his talk at the Residential Economic…

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Above: Christopher Stark Christopher Stark President Stark Company REALTORS®, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Madison, Wisconsin https://www.starkhomes.com Region served: Madison and Dane County Years in business: 18 (15 with Stark) Number of offices: 6 Number of agents: 185 Most effective recruiting pitch: At Stark, we don’t hire just anyone. We…

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Top-producing agent Costanza Genoese Zerbi is bringing her Southern California team, Costanza Genoese Zerbi & Associates, to eXp Realty, along with a bold goal: hitting $100 million in sales volume within a year, the firm announced Wednesday.

Last month shows slight market rebound in local real estate figures  CTV News

Last month shows slight market rebound in local real estate figures  london.ctvnews.ca

REITweek 2025: Opportunities in European Real Estate  Nareit

Lifting of the asset cap could give the bank greater leeway to originate jumbo mortgages that exceed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s $806,500 conforming loan limit in most markets.

As the spring home-buying season comes to an end, have prices across the country increased? The latest Cotality Home Price Index found that, in April 2025, price growth actually slowed during this period. The year-over-year price growth was 2% in April 2025—down from previous months’ nearly 3% growth rate, and the slowest rate growth since…

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Coldwell Banker® has announced the opening of its first Belgian franchise, Coldwell Banker Brussels South, in the heart of Uccle—one of Brussels’ most prestigious and sought-after residential neighborhoods. Located at Chaussée de Saint-Job, 546 – 1180 Uccle, the company stated that the new office will be home to five premier agents and managed by seasoned…

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With antitrust regulators declining to weigh in, $1.75 billion deal to marry a tech-focused mortgage lender to real estate brokerage could close by the end of the month.

The average 30-year mortgage rate landed at 6.92% last week, leading to a third week of declines in mortgage applications this past week, but the continuing steadiness of average rates holding between 6.8% and 7% for several weeks is positive news overall for annual home-purchase application activity. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey…

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3 surprising market winners in 2025  The Washington Post

Commission advance companies are booming as a lifeline for real estate agents who can't afford to wait for closing day. While these services offer financial assistance, they often come with costly strings attached.

During a keynote address Tuesday, the CEO rallied the firm's agents and staff against Compass naysayers, discussed short-term goals of seller choice and agent listing attribution, and unveiled the latest rendition of Compass AI.

WASHINGTON D.C.—An update to the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) Code of Ethics and standard practices is in the works—with an official vote in the books set for tomorrow, June 5, at the NAR board of directors meeting being held during the Midyear Legislative Meetings. The proposed recommendations, voted on by NAR’s Professional Standards Committee,…

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Class action accuses Greystar of illegal junk fees in rent pricing  topclassactions.com

Own Homes in Europe’s Top Destinations With August’s Co-ownership Model  D Magazine

Stephen Inglis on office market; rugby star touches down at JLL; Real Estate Balance shuffles board  CoStar

A broker, coach and investor, Nick Libert earned a spot among RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers through his experience in all three roles. He saw an industry going through changes throughout 2024 and wanted to be a positive force for that change. At his Chicago-based brokerage, EXIT Strategy Realty, he launched the coaching program #ProjectX…

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Who Feeds London?  Public Books