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Move Concierge, a service that connects utilities and home services for new homebuyers, has announced a key partnership with Side, a real estate brokerage platform that helps agents create and grow their own boutique companies.  Through this partnership, real estate agents who work with Side will have access to Move Concierge services through Side Marketplace,…

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Above, from left, Jillian Young, Donny Samson, Drayton Saunders, Kate Rossi and Cindy Ariosa As the industry reconciles with new realities in the post-National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)-settlement era, agent attrition has been acknowledged as one of the expected consequences. Some top real estate minds recently gathered to discuss solutions—not only for how to prevent…

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Bright MLS CEO Brian Donnellan takes issue with assertions made by Compass CEO Robert Reffkin in his Oct. 8 op-ed for Inman on the role of MLSs in promoting Clear Cooperation.

The Sacramento-based Prime Real Estate Team has transitioned from Side to eXp Realty after seven years, the brokerage announced on Wednesday. After serving the white-label brokerage in the Folsom and Greater Sacramento areas, the team is ready to advance the real estate industry with eXp. 

What’s the best bet for investors in real estate in 2024? Realtor.com® data suggests that homes in neighborhoods with good affordability and high listing viewership may be a starting point. In fact, the top 10 markets for investing drew nearly twice the viewership on listings than the national average, according to Realtor.com’s data.  For investors…

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Mortgage rates reversed course from their consistent decreases as of late, possibly due to a stronger than expected September Jobs report, seeing a surge that hasn’t been seen since this past April.  The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) grew from last week’s average of 6.12% to a current average of 6.32%, according to the latest Primary…

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Inflation is trending down. Try telling that to the housing market.  USA TODAY

Why do so many brokerages pursue a costly and outmoded “best-in-class” tech strategy when it rarely delivers on its promises? Despite good intentions, assembling a patchwork of standalone tech tools creates a fragmented mess that hinders productivity and drives up costs. The allure of having the “best” often blinds broker/owners to the inefficiencies and frustrations…

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Fintech MetaWealth Launches London’s First Tokenised Real Estate Investment in Partnership With SuperTeam UK: Landmark Hub for the Web3 Sector  Fintech Finance

Inflation continues to spiral downward toward the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%, pointing to further interest rate cuts in the coming months and other positive signs for the housing market. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)—one of the main measures for inflation—rose 2.4% year-over-year in September, only 0.1 percentage points down from August’s rise of 2.5%.…

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See The Top 100 Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2024 Where Cautious Price Gains Mix with Record New Highs  PropertyShark

Real estate still most distressed sector in Europe – research  PropertyEU

Real estate still most distressed sector in E...  PropertyEU

U.S. Home Foreclosures Down 13 Percent Annually in Q3  The World Property Journal

Find out how this North Carolina broker got his start in real estate and what he wishes he had known from the beginning. 

M&G Real Estate Names Asia Living Portfolio Manager  finews.asia

Where are house prices rising fastest in the EU — and why?  Euronews

In London, He and His Roommate Became Co-Owners. What Did They Find for Under £1 Million?  The New York Times

Valor and QuadReal pick up two logistics sites in London  PropertyEU

Baffled by a home that's languishing on the market? Mega-team leader Carl Medford offers a step-by-step plan for evaluating your listing and getting it sold.