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Revealed: The very colourful past of Buying London's 'Mr Super Prime'  Daily Mail

America Mortgages Now Offers Multifamily Real Estate Loans for Foreign Nationals and U.S. Expats  EIN News

The trips were to the Indonesian island of Bali and the secretive, all-male club known as Bohemian Grove in Northern California

If you had told me four years ago that I would be teaching Probate to REALTORS®, I wouldn’t have believed you. Now, the Certified Probate Specialist Certification course, created by myself and Gee Dunsten, associate broker, speaker and president of Gee Dunsten Seminars, is one of the most popular programs in the United States for…

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Mexico's Residential Property Market Analysis 2024  Global Property Guide

Goulston & Storrs Receives Top Chambers USA 2024 Rankings in 11 Categories; Real Estate, Retail, and Leisure ...  PR Newswire

8 Tips for Renting Out Your Vacation Home  Real Estate

The billionaire head of Sternwood Capital blamed Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's interest rate campaign for killing activity in the multifamily sector.

Vicky Yu closed more than $63 million in sales last year. Her move to Coldwell Banker comes as brokerages continue an intense competition for top talent.

Employers added 272,000 jobs in May, far exceeding the consensus view among economists that payrolls would rise by 180,000 and the average of 232,000 over the past year.

Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. As reported by Freddie Mac, mortgage rates have “pulled back.” After being above 7% the final week of May, the first week of June saw the 30-year rate slip down to 6.99%, while the 15-year…

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London apartment lists for rent in an unusual post written by the landlord's cats  New York Post

Joe Ventrone, former National Association of REALTORS® Vice President of Federal Policy and Industry Relations, received the Carl A.S. Coan, Sr., Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service at the National Housing Conference’s annual Housing Visionary Awards Gala on June 5. The event honored individuals whose unwavering commitment and innovative solutions are making significant strides in…

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In CoreLogic’s latest Homeowner Equity Report for the first quarter of 2024 released June 6, U.S. homeowners with mortgages (which account for roughly 62% of all properties) saw home equity increase by 9.6% year-over-year, representing a collective gain of $1.5 trillion and an average increase of $28,000 per borrower since the first quarter of 2023.…

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European stocks fall as hot US payrolls flare rate worries  Reuters

Above, Eric Gallus and Jillian Young When one of the industry’s most successful regional brokerages joins forces with one of the biggest and most forward-thinking national real estate networks, it’s the purest definition of win-win. And that is precisely what occurred with the recent partnership of Premiere Plus Realty (PPR), the Naples-based, No. 2 market-share…

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California-based, "multi-sided" residential portal Realoq has expanded to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. The company raised $3 million in seed funding in 2023.

The U.S. added 272,000 jobs to the market in May, higher than the average monthly gain of 232,000 over the prior 12 months, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The unemployment rate saw little change at 4% as well as the number of unemployed people, at 6.6 million. Both measures…

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While understanding the overall market outlook is critical for success, real estate remains a local business. Brokers representing different parts of the nation will come together to discuss how national trends and industry-wide challenges are shaking out in their respective markets, and share their strategies for safeguarding profitability in an upcoming session at RISMedia’s CEO…

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Ben Bray & Associates, a 27-year-old Tennessee brokerage, is the sixth to join Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate in 2024. The Lafayette-based brokerage boasts 28 agents across two offices.