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Foreign Investors Rethink U.S. Real Estate  Propmodo

Europe holds off a rally by the United States to retain the Ryder Cup  The Boston Globe

U.K. draws Japan property investors eyeing hedge on U.S. turmoil  The Japan Times

Europe’s property tax lottery  Elite Agent

Europe’s property tax lottery  eliteagent.com

London agent launches insurance venture  Estate Agent Today

The UK city 'most affordable to live in' where you get 'genuine value' with homes 400k cheaper than London  My London

US city lands unwanted title of most likely to crash worldwide, major bank warns  Daily Mail

Europe takes a record lead into Ryder Cup’s Sunday singles  The Boston Globe

Witkoff’s son solicited billions from Qatar as his dad negotiated ceasefires — report  The Times of Israel

'Total turmoil' as Trump tariffs slam home-goods industry, consumers  USA Today

Behind the headline-dominating controversies this week are powerful lessons in messaging, trust and public perception that agents can’t afford to miss, digital marketer Jessi Healey writes.

UK draws Japan property investors seeking US hedge amid turmoil  The Business Times

Big names deliver for Europe as Scheffler, US start slowly in Ryder Cup  The Boston Globe

The Trump administration has assured industry groups that a stable housing finance system and low mortgage rates are a "North Star" in plans for a secondary offering, but Dems complain they've been shut out of process.

While Monique Hill and her husband were undergoing foreclosure proceedings, former real estate agent Oscar Dais created, signed and notarized a fraudulent deed in Hill's maiden name. This week, Dais pleaded guilty.

If you’re not actively learning about down payment assistance (DPA), you’re not just leaving money on the table—you might be missing the chance to truly serve your clients. As someone who’s spent more than 30 years in marketing and specializing in real estate, I’ve seen trends come and go. But DPA isn’t a trend. It’s…

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In the weeks after commission offers were removed from the MLS last year, RISMedia offered the first glimpse of how this long-contemplated policy affected your bottom line.  On Monday, Sept. 29, RISMedia will release the next iteration of its annual study of real estate commissions and compensation, revealing all the ways that agents and brokers…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. -California-based loanDepot, which has faced a bevy of legal troubles in recent years, fired back in court against some of the more high-stakes legal claims it is facing as borrowers have alleged the company…

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