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Lending giant UWM Holdings Corporation (UWM) has cranked up the pressure on Two Harbors Investment Corporation (TWO), raising its acquisition bid to $12.50 per share in an attempt to derail a competing deal with CrossCountry Mortgage and push the Two Harbors board back to the negotiating table. In an open letter to Two Harbors stockholders,…

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Thousands of London offices ‘risk obsolescence’ under new energy efficiency rules  The Edge Malaysia

£80m historic London estate prepared for first-ever sale  Green Street News

Above, Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV I have spent my career in this industry watching the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) do what it was designed to do: create a level playing field where brokers of every size, every model and every strategy can compete on merit. The MLS made that possible. It is the reason a…

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More Americans are moving abroad than at any point in decades. Here's what the data shows and what it means for real estate professionals.

News | Leading adviser 'hits the ground running' at BrayFoxSmith  CoStar

Citi strengthens real estate financing desk with KKR hire  Green Street News

Forbes Global Properties launches UK brokerage with boutique PCL agency tie-up  PrimeResi

Current trends in the real estate market  INQUIRER.net USA

Safestore Holdings plc stock (GB00B1N7Z094): Europe's leading self-storage operator  AD HOC NEWS

Pending home sales hit their highest level since February 2023 in April, and the median U.S. sale price posted its biggest year-over-year gain in 13 months, according to Redfin.

Great Portland Estates stock (GB00B01FLL16): London property firm in competitive real estate landsca  AD HOC NEWS

'Bring their vision to life': Over 130,000 daily Northern Ireland house hunters can now shop interiors directly from PropertyPal listings  Belfast News Letter

Spain crowned southern Europe’s hottest property market as investment beats France, Italy and Portugal combined  Olive Press News Spain

This Wisteria-Clad Victorian Villa Is One of East London’s Dreamiest Homes  House Beautiful

The companies made clear the initiative is built around simplicity as well as data input and control for real estate agents.

Above: HomeServices of America CEO Chris Kelly at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange Event in 2025. Minnesota-based brokerage giant HomeServices of America and Texas-based franchisor Keller Williams has announced they are joining a “listing data interface” that will replace MLS entry with a “controlled, brokerage-level environment,” while still promising full support and compliance with local…

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Above: HomeServices of America CEO Chris Kelly at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange Event in 2025. Minnesota-based brokerage giant HomeServices of America has announced it is launching a “listing data interface” that will replace MLS entry with a “controlled, brokerage-level environment,” while still promising full support and compliance with local MLSs. Part of a “strategic…

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U.S. home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season lurches forward  Toledo Blade

‘I’m no longer stressed about my mortgage’: meet the forever renters  The Times