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Fine & Country launches partner agent programme for prime London  Estate Agent Today

Here are the derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO in October  The Journal

PwC – ULI: Athens 26th Most Emerging City in Europe in Real Estate  Tornos News

When we live from a state of joy and gratitude, our world expands, coach Melanie Klein writes. Here's how to put those mindsets to work as we approach the year's end.

Mortgage rates hit a new 2025 low of 6.12 percent on Oct. 28, but have been on the rise after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said there's no guarantee the Fed will cut rates for a third time in December.

Fathom Holdings, a national, technology-driven real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title and SaaS offerings, has announced that its subsidiary, START Real Estate has begun expanding into new markets. START Real Estate is a Colorado-based firm with 70 agents and was acquired by Fathom Holdings earlier this month. Its model is focused on…

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FHFA acting Inspector General John "Joe" Allen is set to be fired, Reuters reports, and the position is now vacant as the mortgage giants move toward a public offering.

Above, Carlo Siracusa. Carlo Siracusa President Levin Rinke Realty, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Pensacola, Florida https://www.levinrinkerealty.com  Region served: Pensacola and the Emerald Coast to Gulf Shores coastal area Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 7 Number of agents: 375 Can’t live without tech tool: Our Design Studio,…

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George Lucas Buys $52 Million London Home—Is He Preparing To Quit U.S.?  Realtor.com

CENTURY 21 Excellence Realty, a regional brokerage with offices in Columbus, Cleveland and Akron, has joined forces with Realty Exchange with four offices spanning the Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky borders.  Realty Exchange was founded in 2013 by Shane Radcliff, who will continue to serve as a manager and oversee the integration of the many…

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Many expected commissions to fall after the 2024 NAR commission settlement, but data shows that average rates have actually ticked up slightly. Why?⁣

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA) has announced a licensing agreement with PalmAruba Group in Noord, Aruba. The partnership marks the brand’s second international residential real estate office, which will operate as Weichert® – Aruba Realty. The partnership comes just months after the Weichert brand made its international debut in the residential real estate market…

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Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA) has announced a licensing agreement with PalmAruba Group in Noord, Aruba. The partnership marks the brand’s second international residential real estate office, which will operate as Weichert® – Aruba Realty. The partnership comes just months after the Weichert brand made its international debut in the residential real estate market…

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At its recent Q3 earnings call, Zillow leadership talked up the company’s recent app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Essentially, if you type “Zillow” into a ChatGPT query, the chat will bring up the Zillow app, then a user can use the Zillow app and its functionality—home searches, connecting with agents, etc.—as if they had opened…

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Mortgage application activity was mixed this week with overall purchase applications declining from last week, but a slight uptick in FHA loan applications and refinance applications still up significantly over last year indicates borrowers continue to look for ways to make homeownership more affordable. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that the market composite index—the…

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Retail real estate, towards 40 billion investments in Europe  Il Sole 24 ORE

The final defendant in the murder of Kris Lindahl Real Estate agent Monica Baugh has been convicted. Baugh was murdered in 2019 after being lured to a showing on New Year's Eve.

Defendants in the largest homebuying commission case have filed a motion to strike or delay the plaintiffs’ class certification motion, arguing that a binding federal injunction from the Burnett case invalidates roughly 79% of the proposed class—buyers who also sold homes during a particular time period.  The defendants, Anywhere, REMAX and Keller Williams, previously settled…

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Bloomsbury Square office assets hit market with £9.5m price tag  Property Week

When Zillow announced its new rules restricting certain private listings, one MLS was quickly thrown into the spotlight—Midwest Real Estate Data, or MRED, in the Chicago region. That’s because for almost a decade, MRED has hosted an internal private listing service—properties shared within the MLS, but not necessarily to anyone else. While Zillow didn’t immediately…

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