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ERA Real Estate has announced its 2024 ERA® brand’s Circle of Success Award recipients, recognizing affiliated brokerages and agents for their accomplishments, commitment to service and professional achievements. The announcement came during ERA Real Estate’s annual all-network conference, Fuel 2025, held Feb. 27 to March 1 in San Diego, California. “Our ERA-affiliated companies and agents…

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Tell Us About Your Real-Estate Moves Since Covid  The Wall Street Journal

Real estate software company Inside Real Estate has announced the acquisition of ListAssist, an AI-powered technology with intelligent tools for both property searches and marketing efforts.  “We are thrilled to welcome ListAssist to the Inside Real Estate family, and begin delivering this first-of-its-kind capabilities to our clients,” says Joe Skousen, chief executive officer at Inside…

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After a March 13 Wall Street Journal report that Compass is in “advanced” talks to acquire HomeServices, Gino Blefari, president and CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway-owned mega franchisor, sent out a statement to the HomeServices community categorically denying the report, calling it “misinformation.” “I want to confirm to you that there are no discussions, negotiations…

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One of London’s skinniest homes has listed for $1.62M — see just how wee it is  New York Post

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. During the first week of March, mortgage rates fell to their lowest point (6.63% for the 30-year fixed mortgage) since September 2024. As of the second week of the month, mortgage rates ticked up…

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Justin and Hailey Bieber are looking for homes in Europe to escape scrutiny in the US  New York Post

Housing affordability remained challenged as of January, but there are better signs pointing to an uplift in the future, according to the latest National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) Housing Affordability Index. NAR’s data saw the qualifying income needed to buy a home continue to rise for the fourth straight month, increasing by 0.84% to $103,104…

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In the latest RISMedia webinar—”Owning The Commission Conversation: Articulating Agent Value in a Post-Settlement Landscape”—panelists James Dwiggins, co-CEO of Rayse and CEO of NextHome; Michael Hickman, CEO of Seven Gables Real Estate; and Lisa Nguyen, team leader of The International Group with RE/MAX Professionals, talked about how in today’s shifting real estate landscape agents must…

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Above, Phillip Cantrell In early March, Keller William’s accepted an investment by private equity firm Stone Point Capital—the same people who own Lone Wolf and CoreLogic, among others. Being a privately held company, KW has not disclosed the size of the investment or what percentage control was transferred. Given that a new CEO was immediately…

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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has announced a pause on accepting new Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs), also known as Section 8 vouchers, which could leave thousands of residents at risk for homelessness, CBS News reported Tuesday.

Justin and Hailey Bieber are looking for homes in Europe to escape scrutiny in the US  New York Post

Some Slight Mortgage Relief for U.S. Home Buyers  Mansion Global

Jimmy Burgess talks with team leader and managing partner Andrew Undem about his step-by-step, super-effective listing presentation and marketing proposal.

Rockfield appoints new Head of Asset Management – Europe  PBSA News

States like California, Florida and New York have long been top picks for people deciding on their next move. Recently though, some states have had major upticks in residents, due to their top industries, low taxes, warm weather and more.  Based on recently released census information, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) released a detailed…

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States like California, Florida and New York have long been top picks for people deciding on their next move. Recently though, some states have had major upticks in residents, due to their top industries, low taxes, warm weather and more.  Based on recently released census information, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) released a detailed…

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Property insurance and home warranty provider announces four additions to its executive team to keep the momentum going after putting together two consecutive profitable quarters.

The London property premium has evaporated – these charts prove it  The Telegraph