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Continuing a pattern of small movements expected as the government shutdown continues, rate saw only a slight downward trend this week.  According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) slid three basis points to 6.27% from last week’s average of 6.30%. “Mortgage rates…

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Arc de Trump: President reveals new project following White House ballroom  USA Today

Find out more about broker-owner Courtney Poulos' journey and what she thinks new agents need most from the industry.

Find out more about broker-owner Courtney Poulos' journey and what she thinks new agents need most from the industry.

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin took aim on social media at user agreements for the nation's largest multiple listing service. In an open letter shared with Inman and other media outlets, CRMLS' CEO calls it "misinformation."

A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands more workers during an ongoing government shutdown, including around 442 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Granting a request in a lawsuit by federal labor unions, Judge Susan Illston in the Northern District of California cited President Donald Trump’s…

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According to the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which gauges builder perceptions of current and future single-family home sales, homebuilder sentiment levels increased in October, as future sales expectations surpassed the 50 point breakeven mark for the first time in almost 10 months.  “The HMI gain in October is a…

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Above, Art Carter The following is an open letter from Art Carter, CEO of California Regional MLS (CRMLS) to Compass CEO Robert Reffkin regarding Reffkin’s recent statement on social media claiming CRMLS’s end user license agreement forces agents to surrender ownership of content, which RISMedia covered Oct. 14. Okay, Mr. Reffkin, you got some people’s…

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In a time of significant market consolidations—Compass acquiring Anywhere, Keller Williams bringing on a private equity firm, Rocket Companies acquiring Redfin and more—Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is expanding its business with its entrance into the New York City market with the acquisition of Manhattan-based Elegran Real Estate, which claims around 150 agents. The company…

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DFI Launches £500M Tech Real Estate Platform: The London Deal Sheet (October 16, 2025)  Bisnow

White & Case promotes nine to partner in London in latest round  Non-Billable

Howard Hanna announced on Thursday that it would enter the New York City market after acquiring Elegran Real Estate, as one of the nation’s largest brokerages continues its expansion path amid the industry's larger consolidation trend.

Romania – the New Hotspot for Real Estate Investments in Central and Eastern Europe  Romania Insider

Ennismore signs deals for Delano hotels in New York, London  Hotel Dive

Oakland's Jack London Square is more than half empty. New legislation aims to change that  The Business Journals

Savills appointed to market period office building in London’s Berkeley Square  Property Week

Simon appoints international real estate president  Green Street News

“Buy-to-leave”: The new property trend among London’s departing non-doms  Spear's Magazine

Barcelona will have the largest coworking space in southern Europe.  Diari ARA

FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US  The Conversation