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Where house prices have doubled – as estate agent reveals who’s cashing in  MyLondon

Low-price and high-end London homes under the hammer soon  Property Investor Today

Nation's largest lender reboots 1 percent down loans that cover up to $7,000 of the homebuyer's down payment when financing a purchase backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Why are home prices so high?  Yahoo Finance

The coworking behemoth says it is on a path to profitability after spending a year negotiating with landlords to eliminate $4 billion in debt and begin to turn a profit, according to a new report on Tuesday.

Purchase loan applications soared 10 percent last week to the highest level since April, even though rates have been stuck in the high sixes, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.

It’s an owner’s choice to display whatever colors they like inside and outside their home. But that may need to change when they decide to sell. Then they should be trying to appeal to as many potential buyers as possible. The avoidance of trendy or overly bold colors can lead to a more versatile and…

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The duo previously led the Grauman Rosenfeld Group at The Agency and have collectively closed more than $3 billion in career sales. The new firm will be focused on client service, they said.

CENTURY 21 Myers Realty, a regional brokerage with six offices serving Central Florida, has announced a merger with the local PAL Realty—a firm specializing in 55+ active adult communities. The formerly independent firm, founded in 2006 and based in Leesburg, Florida, will now do business as CENTURY 21 Myers Realty and leverage its new brand…

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Mitsubishi Buys Stake in Private Equity Real Estate Firm Patron  Bloomberg

Above: Kim Luckow and David Mussari. Real estate transactions are moving faster than ever before, and for anyone moving money in the real estate business, streamlining the process of collecting earnest money deposits, sending and requesting commission payments, issuing refunds and requesting rental deposits is critical.     Searching for a way to simplify payment processes, thanks…

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New York City's broker fee bill went into effect on Wednesday, prohibiting property owners from passing broker fees onto renters. REBNY attempted to block the bill's enforcement but failed.

Rent Prices Keep Rising Amid Inflation, Low Inventory  NerdWallet

Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Hallmark Home Mortgage is licensed in 18 states. Company founder and CEO Deborah Sturges is joining Fairway as a division manager.

In a new report from Realtor.com®, real estate investors were found to have sold homes at a record pace in 2024, while choosing carefully which states they valued when deciding to buy new ones. Looking at the raw sales numbers, investors offloaded about 509,000 properties last year, which was fewer than in 2021 and 2022,…

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The new allegation of aggravated sexual abuse by force, threat or intoxicant against Oren and Alon brings the total number of counts against the brothers collectively up to 10.

Consumer confidence in the housing market climbed to its highest level this year as Americans relay feeling more hopeful about real estate and the direction of mortgage rates, according to Fannie Mae’s latest National Housing Survey released Monday. Five of six factors included in Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) improved in May; only…

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The ongoing back-and-forth over tariffs has caused concerns about costs of imported goods, passed onto U.S. consumers, spiking inflation. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one of the key measures of inflation, looks at inflation data as of May 2025 and was seen by some economists—including Bright MLS…

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The Trump administration has made sweeping changes at all levels of the federal government, slashing spending, cutting staffing and revamping policies to fit its agenda. There’s no place where this is more evident than at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  This week, multiple media outlets reported that a CFPB Enforcement Director Cara Petersen resigned,…

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Inflation remained softer than expected in May, with consumer prices rising only modestly, suggesting that President Donald Trump's latest tariffs have yet to ripple through, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.