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The National Flood Insurance Program is set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and the IRS face staff reductions.

What do burgers have to do with your listings and IDX? More than you think!  Within three blocks of our town’s main retail hub, four national burger chains occupy prime real estate. Each of these locations include large storefronts, bright signage and plenty of seating. Every week, our mailboxes fill with glossy postcards offering promotions:…

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Cloze, the AI-powered sales and marketing platform for real estate brokerages, has announced the launch of Maia, a voice-enabled AI assistant. Now available in beta to platinum and enterprise plan customers, Maia responds to voice or text commands in everyday language to carry out tasks across the Cloze platforms and any connected applications.  Cloze says…

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Forbes Global Properties has announced the addition of Junot, a family-owned firm with a presence across France and Belgium, to its network.  Junot is backed by a team of more than 210 professionals and a network of 24 offices, Forbes says the brokerage is widely regarded for its knowledge of the Parisian housing market, and…

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Blackstone's 2B Bet on Europe's Property Crunch Could Unlock Massive Lending Upside  TradingView

Find out how North Carolina broker Alli Pepperling launched her real estate business while embracing tradition and technology.

Affordable properties remain elusive, per the most recent findings from ATTOM Data. For the firm’s Q3 2025 U.S. Home Affordability Report, it surveyed 580 U.S. counties (with a population of at least 100,000 and at least 50 home sales during the quarter), comparing income to homeownership expenses to find that the median-priced single-family home, or…

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One of the major rule changes that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) adopted in August 2024 (following its class-action settlement) was to mandate the use of buyer representation agreements before showing properties. Stated goals include increasing transparency for the buyer and professional about exactly what their professional relationship entailed.  Texas has now formalized a…

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Following recent Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, mortgage rates are trending downwards, with about 81% of existing mortgages carrying a rate of 6% or lower. A new report from Realtor.com® revealed that metros with younger populations are positioned to benefit most from lower mortgage rates.  Nationally, around 64% of all U.S. occupied homes are owned,…

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The touching twist of fate that secured Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo their dream home - as couple unveil £12M London property 'just in time' for the birth of their first child  Daily Mail

Blackstone's £2B Bet on Europe's Property Crunch Could Unlock Massive Lending Upside  GuruFocus

Blackstone's £2B Bet on Europe's Property Crunch Could Unlock Ma  GuruFocus

Above, Kelly Armstrong NEW HAVEN, CT—The self-described deeply conservative governor of a ruby-red Midwest state travels to an enclave of the liberal coastal elite. Speaking to an audience full of left-leaning activists and policy wonks, he receives numerous enthusiastic rounds of applause. What was the hot-button topic that bridged our current hyper-strained political environment? Answer:…

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The National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) latest report released today revealed essentially unchanged sales activity, contributing to three consecutive years of sluggish home sales.  August saw a slight decrease in existing-home sales from July, at just 0.2%, with a seasonally adjusted rate of 4 million homes sold. Year-over-year, the market has seen a 1.8% increase…

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Is House of Guinness a true story? Here’s the real history behind the Netflix drama  HistoryExtra

U.S. existing home sales remain sluggish in August  New Orleans CityBusiness

Barron Hilton is son of Rick Hilton, a cofounder of Hilton & Hyland, and cofounded the Hilton Hilton brokerage a few years ago with his father and wife, Tessa. Now, the couple will start a team at Compass.

Sales slowed month-over-month to an annualized rate of 4 million homes sold this year, according to a new report released Thursday by NAR.

City affordability: Bridging the housing gap for europe’s ‘squeezed middle’  IPE Real Assets

Blackstone to Lend £2 Billion to Small Developers in Europe  Bloomberg.com