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Above, Andy Florance In its Q1 2025 earnings call, CoStar Group Founder and CEO Andy Florance touted Homes.com’s growth, the completed Matterport acquisition and spent significant time calling out Zillow’s move to ban some privately marketed listings. Criticizing “the power grab Zillow was attempting,” Florance said that “competitors are becoming anxious that brokers with more…

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Latham & Watkins Advises StepStone on US$3.77 Billion Real Estate Secondaries Fund  Legal Desire Media and Insights

Second-Highest U.S. Home Sale: Naples Waterfront Property Closes at $225M  hauteresidence.com

Contract signings for previously owned homes surged last month as rates retreated from the first two months of 2025—buyers appear ready to jump, but experts say the rise in rates and tariff uncertainty this month may not allow for the sustained comeback that consumers seem to be ready for.  U.S. pending home sales increased a…

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Tariffs are expected to have an inflationary impact on the economy—and have driven down consumer confidence—but the latest data from March showed a reprieve from inflation. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index, maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, remained flat from February to March. Both the price…

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Inventory is up and rates are down as fewer buyers face stiff competition and successfully find homes in less than a month, according to new data shared by BrightMLS.

The deadline for the real estate community to submit entries for Inman’s Golden I Club is Thursday. Nominate yourself, a colleague, company or campaign and inspire the industry.

According to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors, contract signings jumped 6.1 percent in March. That represents the biggest monthly gain since December 2023, when pending sales rose 7 percent. In contrast, February only saw a modest 2 percent uptick.

Trump Policies Shake the Foundations of the US Office Market  Natixis CIB | Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

House Price Inflation Steadies Following Stamp Duty Change – Nationwide  Forbes

The 10 U.S. cities where rents are rising the fastest—5 are in the Midwest  CNBC

Above, Tim Weisheyer A proposed bill that would have abolished the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) appears to be dead, according to Tim Weisheyer, president of Florida REALTORS®, which strongly opposed the bill. The proposal—which Weisheyer says was attached to multiple different pieces of legislation over the past few weeks, using a state-specific amendment process—would…

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Valor, QuadReal complete landmark $347m refinancing with Blackstone for 1msf London urban logistics portfolio  Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

Slowing economy could also help bring mortgage rates down to Earth more rapidly, with the latest forecast predicting rates will drop to 6.2 percent by the end of this year and to 6 percent next year.

House Price Inflation Steadies Following Stamp Duty Change – Nationwide  Forbes

Nobu Hospitality's Transformative Approach to Real Estate  PR Newswire

U.S. Home Values Flatline in March as Sellers Outnumber Buyers  The World Property Journal

European Commercial Real Estate to Weather Tariffs Storm  FM Industry

5 Ohio housing markets rank among the top 20 in the U.S. See the list  Canton Repository

The green premium in London real estate: Nick Millican and Greycoat’s strategic approach to sustainable development  London Business News