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Revealed: the top 10 UK cities for house price growth  The Telegraph

In addition to launching in Australia and New Zealand, the virtual brokerage also expanded its luxury program into South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Employers added 199,000 workers to their payrolls in November, a sign that the economy may achieve a soft landing but making Fed spring rate cuts less likely.

RISMedia is excited to announce that Rick Haase, President of United Real Estate, will be heading up an industry-leading panel of real estate experts at the 2024 Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year, the company’s fourth-annual all-virtual conference to be broadcast live on Jan. 11, 2024.  Click here to register!  Haase’s panel, The 5…

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The U.S. states where homeowners gained — and lost — equity in 2023  CBS News

The Nobel Prize-winning musician has sold his 16-bedroom Scottish Highlands retreat to whiskey manufacturer Angus Dundee Distillers.

More US commercial property owners to tap securities market in 2024 -Moody's  KFGO

Ireland Top Choice For Affordable Luxury Second Homes  Realty Plus Magazine

Bright MLS has announced that its digital campaign, “Open Housing Marketplace,” featuring an original digital short, “A Place to Call Home,” has been named a finalist in two categories, Responsible Technology and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of the 3rd Annual Anthem Awards, a special focus of the Webby Awards that honors purpose and mission-driven work…

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Every real estate professional knows that 2023 has been a challenging year for the housing market, with consumers facing many hurdles to homeownership. As the year winds down, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is looking back at where we’ve been over the last 12 months and where we’re likely to go in 2024 to…

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Billionaires opting to rent rather than buy London mansions  The National

Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday.  –Freddie Mac announced a new down payment assistance push, standardizing and streamlining the process for borrowers to receive financial help when purchasing a house. A Freddie executive called the new procedures a big step toward “clarity…

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Above, from left, Michele Harrington, CEO, First Team Real Estate; Craig Cheatham, President & CEO, The Realty Alliance; Gretchen Pearson, President/Owner, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties; and David Romero, EVP of Growth, Realty ONE Group. Photo by Aidan Whalen.  Exactly two weeks after the bombshell ruling in the Burnett vs. NAR trial was delivered, five…

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Coldwell Banker Global Luxury transformed a recent home trends survey of 200 luxury agents into a shoppable "Best of the Best" guide of luxury home products. The result shows luxury homeowners crave serenity now more than ever.

Consultant Diana Zaya writes that establishing a structured recruitment process, utilizing diverse sources for finding potential agents, and effectively communicating your brokerage's value proposition, you can attract agents who are ready for change and set them on a path to success.

The U.S. added 199,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.7%, according to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the unemployment rate only falling slightly from 3.9% in October, the number of unemployed persons changed little at 6.3 million. Employment growth in November was…

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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

The economy has been a matter of discrepancy for much of 2023. The data and relevant reports show an economy that on paper is improving; unemployment is low (about 3.7% as of the last jobs report), and the Federal Reserve hasn’t raised interest rates in the last few months, a sign of slowing inflation. However,…

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Port of Oakland names real estate leader as Chief Real Estate Officer  American Journal of Transportation

Get on the property ladder in London with shared ownership from Aster Group  My London