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As pending sales and existing home sales showed modest improvement in May, economists say despite mortgage rates remaining around 6.5%, homebuyers seem to be adapting to the current environment.  The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased 2 basis points to 6.49% from 6.47% last week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released…

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AI voice cloning has made wire fraud harder to detect and harder to stop. Real estate pros explain how it works and who's most at risk.

Stop worrying about interest rate fluctuations, and start worrying about how you can serve the client in front of you, Century 21 New Millennium's Kyle Crawford writes.

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.7% in May, as the economy continues to absorb tariff impacts and Iran war-related disruption. Excluding food and energy (so-called “core inflation”), the headline PCE price index increased by 0.3%, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Year-over-year, the PCE price index increased…

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There’s Big Money to Be Made in European Real Estate  Barron's

What happens when our trusted professionals fail us and erode confidence by steering us in the wrong direction?

Chris Nevada and Nevada Real Estate Group Earn Multiple Industry Recognitions in 2025  Union-Bulletin

High-flood-risk U.S. counties lost 63,357 more residents than they gained in 2025, nearly double the prior year's net outflow, as low-risk counties posted their biggest population gains since 2018, according to a new Redfin analysis.

Kelman has joined the firm as executive in residence, a leadership advisory role that allows him to work with Greylock's portfolio of companies and leaders.

Even with continued challenges in the housing market, 75% of Realtors® are “very certain” that they will remain active in real estate for at least two more years, according to the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) 2026 Member Profile of its 1,438,569 current members. NAR’s report identified a resilient batch of members, who saw a…

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Even with continued challenges in the housing market, 75% of Realtors® are “very certain” that they will remain active in real estate for at least two more years, according to the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) 2026 Member Profile of its 1,438,569 current members. NAR’s report identified a resilient batch of members, who saw a…

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Term Sheet: Brookfield’s European expansion; Invesco’s record H1; Madison Realty’s office-to-resi return  PERE Credit

News | Corum makes three acquisitions in US and Europe  CoStar

News | Corum makes three acquisitions in US and Europe  CoStar

London to Riyadh: A Guide to Non‑Saudi Property Ownership  Arabisk London

For the first time since 2023, more than half of consumers say that buying a home is a better option than renting, per the latest findings from Bank of America, a potentially positive sign for the near-future housing market amid broader economic uncertainty. The bank’s 2026 Homebuyer Insights Report found that 53% of 2,000 respondents…

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PARAGON | ADEER highlights Sumou Boulevard at Nile Property Expo London  ZAWYA

Gulf wealthy snap up exclusive European mansions  Yahoo Finance

Son of ‘Donald of Dubai’ to buy £190m London mansion  telegraph.co.uk

Son of ‘Donald of Dubai’ to buy £190m London mansion  The Telegraph