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While only 1 in 4 Americans surveyed last month by Fannie Mae said its was a good time to buy, that's up from an all time low of 14 percent last spring.

House Prices: Value Of Average Home Dips As Buyers Face Higher Tax Burden  Forbes

Historic 1800s church home for sale in Cape Cod featured on 'Zillow Gone Wild'  USA TODAY

Canadian mortgage strategist blames the country's securitization market, which allows the country's six biggest banks to sell mortgages to investors but is closed to smaller lenders.

House Prices: Value Of Average Home Dips As Buyers Face Higher Tax Burden  Forbes

7 of the Best Residential REITs to Buy Today | Investing | U.S. News  U.S News & World Report Money

This real estate broker expects a 'very strong market' ahead  Yahoo Finance

Martell will transition into a board advisory role by June, and Anthony Hsieh will return to the executive leadership team after the board ousted him in 2023, officials announced Thursday.

Mortgage rates eased Friday as investors took stock of new data showing employers added 151,000 workers to their payrolls in February and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1 percent.

HomeSmart has announced that SmartDocs with eSign, an end-to-end document and contract management product, is now live within its proprietary, all-in-one RealSmart Agent platform.  With eSign integration in SmartDocs, HomeSmart agents will have the power to: Upload, map and prepare any document for signature Instantly add contacts or pull directly from RealSmart Agent’s CRM Easily…

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Blackstone Seals $8B Real Estate Debt Fund Amid Market Chaos  USA Herald

Homebuyers love to shop around, browsing available homes online in different neighborhoods, because buying a home is essentially buying into the general lifestyle of the neighborhood.  The latest Realtor.com® top 10 neighborhood rankings reveals which neighborhoods buyers are most interested in, receiving the most views per listing. These 10 communities each have their own charm…

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Above, listed for $65 million, this exclusive Carolwood Estates property is located on two private acres in the heart of LA’s Holmby Hills. To view the full listing, click here.  Forbes Global Properties has announced that luxury LA firm Carolwood Estates has joined its network. Carolwood Estates was recently ranked the No. 1 boutique residential…

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Brothers Joel and Jordan Tampien founded their brokerage, 4 Degrees, in 2015 and have grown the firm to 35 agents. Last year, the team completed 755 transaction sides worth approximately $306 million.

Above: Tami Bonnell Tami Bonnell recommends a question every real estate professional should ask themselves on a daily basis, and proudly admits not coining its creation. “Did you earn your keep today?” As one of six children growing up in Massachusetts, Bonnell, a 40-plus-year veteran of the real estate industry and co-chair of EXIT Realty…

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Houlihan Lawrence has announced that Stephanie Williams has been appointed senior vice president of marketing. Williams joined in the company in 2018 as head of digital and was promoted to vice president in 2020. Williams has played a pivotal role in transforming the firm’s digital strategy, modernizing its technology infrastructure and elevating its marketing offerings…

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Oregon brokerage MORE Realty is joining United Real Estate. Its founders will retain ownership of a four-state team in Oregon, Washington, Nevada and New Mexico as it grows over the next five years.

The latest jobs report for February 2025 came in under expectations, according to a release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today. According to the report, 151,000 non-farm jobs were added to the payroll compared to the projected 170,000, and the unemployment rate moved up slightly month-over-month—from 4% in January to 4.1%. Realtor.com® Chief…

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Mortgage Rates Forecast For 2025: Experts Predict How Much Rates Will Drop  Forbes

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently heard an emergency appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the Business Ownership Information (BOI) Rule. SCOTUS ruled in favor of the government, listing an order that had mandated enforcement of the CTA and BOI Rule…

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