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Above: Jose and Nancy Almodovar  Forbes Global Properties has announced that the Houston, Texas brokerage Nan & Company Properties is joining its network. Following its founding in 2014, Co-CEOs and Co-Founders Nancy and Jose Almodovar, Nan & Company Properties has grown to be ranked among Houston’s top 10 brokerages, according to a Forbes press release.…

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A native of Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Bayless earned a degree in social work from Boston University, convinced she’d found her calling in counseling. But a blind date who became her steady was a real estate developer in Back Bay, and she was quite surprised to see an overlap in what they did. “We both worked…

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Scaling a real estate team beyond your local community is an ambitious goal that many team leaders aspire to but often don’t achieve. While some agents dominate their local market, expanding beyond their immediate area presents numerous challenges. Here are some reasons why team leaders don’t scale past their own community they farm. Over-reliance on…

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In real estate, your reputation is everything—and it’s built on how you treat your clients. Referrals, repeat business, and five-star reviews don’t come from flashy marketing. They come from trust. But here’s the truth: if your transaction software is slow or clunky, it’s not just an internal headache. It’s quietly sabotaging your deals. Unlike a…

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Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners have experienced third-highest property tax increases in U.S., report shows  WFAA

Rocket Mortgage is buying Redfin. We got the CEOs to break it down.  USA Today

Mortgage company Rocket is buying Redfin, the brokerage. Its CEOs talked with USA Today.  USA Today

Here are the US cities where buyers can still get a home for $300K — or less  New York Post

While just 26 percent of Americans said May was a good time to buy, that's up from 23 percent in April and 14 percent a year ago, an all-time low in Fannie Mae survey.

We Found the 7 BEST Countries to Invest in Real Estate in 2025  House Beautiful

We Found the 7 BEST Countries to Invest in Real Estate in 2025  House Beautiful

WASHINGTON, D.C.—If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.  During an MLS Forum at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Legislative Meetings, Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs Charlie Lee touched on just that, warning real estate professionals of a new cryptocurrency scam called ‘Pig Butchering.’ The U.S. Secret Service…

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Midpoint 2025 | U.S. Economic & CRE Outlook  Cushman & Wakefield

Private real estate listings—ones listed through private networks outside of Multiple Listing Services (MLSs)—are a topic of debate and strong split opinions in the real estate industry right now. Zillow, which receives MLS feeds, has instituted new listing access standards (taking effect in June 2025) that would ban private listings from its platforms. (Agents who…

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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) just wrapped up its midyear conference, and for the first time in a couple years, legal issues were not the main focus. As CEO Nykia Wright promises…

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What’s happening with UK house prices? Latest property market moves and forecasts  Moneyweek

A wave of “Altadena Not for Sale” signs dot the yards of fire-scarred properties as a plea to preserve the communities that have been lost in January's Eaton fire. Behind the signs, a different reality is unfolding -- Altadena is for sale, and developers are lining up to buy in, the "Los Angeles Times" reported Thursday.

FCA and Treasury to reform overlapping London listed real estate fund rules  Property Week

Housing Market Predictions For The Rest Of 2025  Bankrate

If your buyers seem to be getting cold feet, dig deeper and find their why so you can help them make the right decisions, coach Darryl Davis writes.