CENTURY 21 Myers Realty, a regional brokerage with six offices serving Central Florida, has announced a merger with the local PAL Realty—a firm specializing in 55+ active adult communities. The formerly independent firm, founded in 2006 and based in Leesburg, Florida, will now do business as CENTURY 21 Myers Realty and leverage its new brand…

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Mitsubishi Buys Stake in Private Equity Real Estate Firm Patron  Bloomberg

Above: Kim Luckow and David Mussari. Real estate transactions are moving faster than ever before, and for anyone moving money in the real estate business, streamlining the process of collecting earnest money deposits, sending and requesting commission payments, issuing refunds and requesting rental deposits is critical.     Searching for a way to simplify payment processes, thanks…

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New York City's broker fee bill went into effect on Wednesday, prohibiting property owners from passing broker fees onto renters. REBNY attempted to block the bill's enforcement but failed.

Rent Prices Keep Rising Amid Inflation, Low Inventory  NerdWallet

Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Hallmark Home Mortgage is licensed in 18 states. Company founder and CEO Deborah Sturges is joining Fairway as a division manager.

In a new report from Realtor.com®, real estate investors were found to have sold homes at a record pace in 2024, while choosing carefully which states they valued when deciding to buy new ones. Looking at the raw sales numbers, investors offloaded about 509,000 properties last year, which was fewer than in 2021 and 2022,…

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The new allegation of aggravated sexual abuse by force, threat or intoxicant against Oren and Alon brings the total number of counts against the brothers collectively up to 10.

Consumer confidence in the housing market climbed to its highest level this year as Americans relay feeling more hopeful about real estate and the direction of mortgage rates, according to Fannie Mae’s latest National Housing Survey released Monday. Five of six factors included in Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) improved in May; only…

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The ongoing back-and-forth over tariffs has caused concerns about costs of imported goods, passed onto U.S. consumers, spiking inflation. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one of the key measures of inflation, looks at inflation data as of May 2025 and was seen by some economists—including Bright MLS…

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The Trump administration has made sweeping changes at all levels of the federal government, slashing spending, cutting staffing and revamping policies to fit its agenda. There’s no place where this is more evident than at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  This week, multiple media outlets reported that a CFPB Enforcement Director Cara Petersen resigned,…

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Inflation remained softer than expected in May, with consumer prices rising only modestly, suggesting that President Donald Trump's latest tariffs have yet to ripple through, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

While the state of the economy may still be experiencing some uncertainty, it appears that increasing inventory in some areas is having an overall positive impact on loan application volume, which economists report this week was 20% ahead of last year at this time. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage…

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This Striking $10.1 Million Home in London Was Born From a Cold War Weapon Site  Robb Report

The Trump administration is seeking to cut 90 percent of the CFPB's workforce, and has dismissed about 20 active enforcement cases and moved to vacate or weaken several finalized settlements.

‘Outstanding’ London suburb set to get a property boom  MSN

Hartnell Taylor Cook adds director in London; West End property firm appoints; JLL stalwart takes SPF role  CoStar

The 15 Best Medium-Sized Cities to Live in the U.S. in 2025-2026  U.S. News Real Estate

HESTA to Invest in European Alternative Property Types with Heitman  Business Wire

Brookfield’s Flatt: ‘Today is a really easy environment to make money in real estate’  Private Equity Real Estate | PERE