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Implications of the Homes for London Regulatory Package  Cushman & Wakefield

Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell The Federal Reserve has announced its second interest rate cut of the year—the second in a row—in the midst of a government shutdown.  The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced at its October meeting today that it has cut interest rates by a quarter-percentage point. This follows a 25-basis-point cut…

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7 of the Best REIT ETFs to Buy | Investing  US News Money

Troy Palmquist examines Compass’ newly announced tech tool and the debate between open and "walled garden" ecosystems.

Lamacchia Realty Broker/Owner Anthony Lamacchia will be hosting “Growth Through Acquisitions,” a two-day live event for brokers where he will share details on how he finds, evaluates, negotiates and integrates successful acquisitions that have helped double his company’s size during a market slowdown. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge on Nov.…

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Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate has announced that JM Desert Real Estate, a full-service, 13-year-old brokerage serving Riverside County in California, is the latest firm to affiliate with the brand. Now doing business as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate JM Desert Collective, as stated in a release, the firm has developed a strong…

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Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit another 2025 low on Tuesday, dropping to 6.12 percent, nearly a full percentage point lower than January. Rates now have less room to come down.

Imagine people purchasing a home because they’re most impressed with the long, winding driveway. Or with the property’s surveillance cameras, or the strength of the gates surrounding it. Characteristics like the kitchen, square footage or number of bathrooms? All secondary to security. Home security as a priority is not something you have to imagine—it’s already…

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Luxury Real Estate Europe: The most Desirable Residences the Ultra-Wealthy Call Home  www.upscalelivingmag.com

U.S. Census data highlights which housing markets see homeowners spending the largest (and smallest) portions of their monthly income on housing.

In a discovery dispute, Compass seeks to compel Redfin, a nonparty in its lawsuit against Zillow, to produce internal communications and documents allegedly showing coordination between Redfin and Zillow. At the same time, a Redfin spokesperson confirmed that the company’s rules restricting private listings had not gone into effect, after being announced almost simultaneously to…

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Is this a good time to buy a house?  Yahoo Finance

Zillow's second product launch of the year includes collaborative search. Buyers can now invite family and friends to help them search and discuss listings through in-app messaging.

CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance dove again into the controversies surrounding rival portal Zillow in the company’s recent Q3 2025 earnings call. While discussing financials for the company and its subsidiaries—Homes.com, Apartments.com, Matterport, LoopNet, Domain and more—and the increasing traffic and success seen in the portal space, Florance pivoted to discuss an “uncomfortable but important…

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HVS Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin Week Ending 24 October 2025  Hotel News Resource

Pending home sales in September showed no change from the prior month and fell 0.9% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem, including agents and homebuyers and sellers, with data on the level of home sales under contract. Month-over-month and year-over-year pending…

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After four weeks of consecutive drops in activity, mortgage applications break the streak with gains for refinance and purchase applications. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that the market composite index—the measure of mortgage loan activity volume—increased 7.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Oct. 24. The index increased at nearly the…

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As people continuously rely on digital platforms in the age of social media, new careers have found their way into the market. These new careers have ramifications in real estate, as it opens up new avenues for home shopping—and new ways for agents to build their business. Digital platforms designed to share and spread content…

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Every holiday is an opportunity to remind people that you're not just a salesperson, Darryl Davis writes. You're a neighbor and, possibly, the hero they need now.

Making AI part of your transaction process saves you time and money, while helping you focus on the tasks only you can do, new Inman contributor America Foy writes.