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DepositLink has announced a partnership with Massachusetts based Leader Bank to offer real estate brokerages and escrow holders across the country a streamlined solution for collecting and managing escrow funds. The Leader Bank team has built a comprehensive suite of products and services to support home buyers and agents alike, as noted in a release.…

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Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® welcomes The Staver Group to its Solutions Group program of preferred business resources for its global network of 550 real estate firms.  Through personalized coaching, training and consulting, LeadingRE stated that The Staver Group helps individuals and organizations build clarity, confidence and high-performance cultures. Their services include one-on-one…

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Austin slips in ranking of largest US cities  The Business Journals

HqO is a software company that provides enterprise-level real estate experience solutions to the commercial real estate industry. Its newest release promises to integrate tenant lifecycle, asset management and building operations.

Find out how this highly sought-after real estate expert and media personality continues to break records while guiding the next generation of real estate superstars.

Want agents to stay? Build a brokerage they’re proud to call home with culture, care and connection at the core, broker-owner Jessica Souza writes.

Broker George T. Spyridakis alleged the rental listing platform effectively "masked" listings but still charged daily marketing fees. He moved to withdraw the case this week after reaching a settlement with Zillow.

It is easy to fall into the habit of always being “on.” Your phone is always nearby. Texts, calls and emails can come at any hour. Clients expect fast responses, deals move quickly and weekends often fill up with showings and open houses. While being responsive is important, so is protecting your time and energy.…

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Respected real estate leader and coach Vija Williams has officially joined eXp Realty and launched UPGRADE, a new community designed to transform the lives of real estate professionals, professionally and holistically. At its core, UPGRADE (Unlock Potential, Grow Real Estate, And Design Everything) is a growth initiative aimed at helping agents, team leaders and brokerage owners reach the next level in business, wealth and mindset. 

Mortgage rates ticked up this week but economists are also pointing to some positive news for housing this week: Purchase application activity is up nearly 20% over last year and for-sale inventory has reached its highest level in over five years–but affordability challenges continue.  According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by…

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Mortgage rates ticked up this week but economists are also pointing to some positive news for housing this week: Purchase application activity is up nearly 20% over last year and for-sale inventory has reached its highest level in over five years–but affordability challenges continue.  According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by…

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Mortgage rates rise for second-straight week. Is the spring selling season sunk?  USA Today

Home prices are still increasing, but annual growth has continued its cooling trend in April, according to Homes.com. Year-over-year median home prices increased by 1.3% in April, going from $380,000 to $385,000. According to Homes.com, a growing number of markets, especially in the Sun Belt, have experienced no growth or outright decline in home prices…

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Recent months have given homebuilders various reasons for caution: fickle implementation of tariffs which bring building material cost increases, and an uncertain economic outlook despite signs of a more buyer-friendly market.  But the latest data shows that homebuilders’ market confidence has reached a low point. The latest Housing Market Index (HMI)—published by the National Association…

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Go beyond the basics with these under-the-radar Instagram tools that can help you boost reach, build trust and create real conversion opportunities, marketing expert Alyssa Stalker writes.

Deep into an affordability crunch, as one of the primary barriers to homeownership remains soaring costs, the urgent question is no longer where we are or how we got here, but where we are headed.  A new study conducted jointly by Realtor.com® and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) seeks to answer this question by…

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Cushman & Wakefield Recognized by USA TODAY as One of America’s Climate Leaders 2025  Business Wire

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled today that the central bank is considering key changes to its monetary policy framework. “A framework should be robust to a broad range of conditions, but also needs to be updated periodically as the economy and our understanding of it evolve,” Powell said in his opening remarks at the…

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HomeSmart has announced the launch of its all-new Marketing Design Center, a refresh on its marketing platform serving 25,000 agents and brokers coast-to-coast. HomeSmart stated that the new release takes the decade-old MLS-integrated marketing system and updates it, leveraging the latest innovations in AI and automation to deliver a powerful but agent-friendly print and digital…

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Here's where it's toughest for the middle class to find an affordable home  Yahoo