Jeffrey  Barkstall

Jeffrey Barkstall

GRI, SRS

License #: 475.128819

Heartland Real Estate Of Central Illinois, Inc.

Mobile:
217.637.0374
Office:
217.352.4288 ext. 54
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Real estate is mostly female, so why doesn’t leadership reflect it?

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Wed, 2026-03-11 17:25
Recognition moments like International Women’s Day have their place, but lasting change in leadership representation won't happen through celebration alone, Courtney Cager writes.

Howard Hanna launches private listing network ‘HannaList’

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Wed, 2026-03-11 17:23
HannaList will roll out in April and enable listing agents and their clients to share properties with Howard Hanna buyer agents and their clients before wider distribution.

Powering Success Through Presence

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Wed, 2026-03-11 15:08

Above: Steven Fase II Steven Fase II President Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate Grand Rapids, Michigan https://www.bhhsmichiganrealestate.com    Region served: Michigan and Northern Indiana Years in real estate: 24 (12 in management) Number of offices: 40 Number of agents: 900 Favorite part of your job: Working together to solve issues and help people achieve their…

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Mortgage Applications Increase for Fourth Straight Week

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Wed, 2026-03-11 13:58

With the war in Iran causing market volatility this past week including an average mortgage rate increase from below and back up over 6%, home purchase application activity increased for the fourth straight week.  According to the latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes…

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Stellar MLS CEO to Transition to Leadership Role at Universal Consulting Opportunities

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Wed, 2026-03-11 13:51

Above, Merri Jo Cowen After nearly two decades leading Stellar MLS, CEO Merri Jo Cowen is transitioning into a full-time leadership role at Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO), the organization’s global MLS advisory subsidiary. Cowen will focus on expanding UCO’s international consulting efforts, working with real estate organizations to develop and modernize MLS systems and practices…

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CoStar spars with investor amid ongoing battle over Homes.com

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Wed, 2026-03-11 13:46
Investment firm D.E. Shaw said that CoStar had changed the way it reported the performance of Homes.com amid questions about the portal's future.

Mortgage applications rise as purchase demand strengthens

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Wed, 2026-03-11 13:38
Mortgage applications rose last week as purchase demand strengthened, even as market volatility pushed mortgage rates higher.

CoStar and Activist Investor D.E. Shaw Back on Attack Over Homes.com

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Wed, 2026-03-11 12:57

In another tense back and forth between CoStar Group and an activist investor, hedge fund The D.E. Shaw Group criticized what it called the company’s latest “attempt to evade accountability for longstanding and ongoing underperformance of Homes.com.” The new dispute comes about a month after D.E. Stevens first demanded that CoStar abandon its residential business.…

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