Hottest real estate markets in US include town in Wilmington metro area  The News Journal

Sustainable Buildings Rise as EU Rules Reshape Real Estate Market  Impakter

US, Land Donor Settle Fight Over $1.9M Cut To Deduction  Law360

[Webinar] Navigating Federal and State Scrutiny of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Real Estate  JD Supra

Unless you and your team don’t have an office carpool, odds are that you’re all spending a lot of time driving yourselves from the office, to open houses, etc. What are the best ways to ensure the time you spend in the car doesn’t feel like gaps in the workday, but full parts of it?…

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Renters struggle as U.S. rents break records  Arizona Big Media

Dee Evans worked for a Texas mortgage company to help put her husband through dental school. By the time he was in practice, she had decided to take the leap into sales. She was licensed as a REALTOR® in 2003. By 2005, she was a top producer for Ebby Halliday in Rockwall, Texas, and four…

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Despite some better economic signs—such as the latest Consumer Price Index seeing the smallest annual increase since February 2021—non-profit research firm The Conference Board’s forward-looking measure of the economy, Leading Economic Index (LEI), has continued to decline for the seventh straight month. The LEI fell 0.5% in September to 99.7, following a 0.3% decline in…

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The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Fairway Independent Mortgage fined $10 million for alleged redlining  Wisconsin-based Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation has been under investigation since 2021 due to accusations of redlining (or not lending to residents in communities of color) throughout…

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US Equity Indexes Retreat as 10-Year Yield Surging to Highest in About 12 Weeks Hits Real Estate  Marketscreener.com

Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate has announced the launch of a new brand campaign and tagline, emphasizing their 99% client satisfaction rating and deep understanding of homes. This campaign further connects the trusted reputation and quality synonymous with the iconic Better Homes & Gardens media brand, which engages more than 42 million print and…

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The legal drama in the real estate arena continues to unfold. This time, it’s HomeServices of America asking for a federal court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by Homie Technologies, according to a new motion for dismissal filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Utah. HomeServices of America requested…

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Did Harry & Meghan Just Buy Property in Europe to Be Close to a Member of the Royal Family?  House Beautiful

When a campaign finance report showed nearly $56,000 was spent to support four City Council candidates in Portland, Maine, nothing seemed out of the ordinary until a local newspaper noted who filed the report: the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The expenditure raised some eyebrows in Portland as to why a national political action committee…

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Ex-Land Minister Saifuzzaman living in London despite travel ban  Dhaka Tribune

5 Best US Cities To Be a Landlord in Late 2024  GOBankingRates

The U.S. Cities Plummeting in Popularity—Where Homebuyers Could Soon Score a Bargain  mySA

The U.S. Cities Plummeting in Popularity—Where Homebuyers Could Soon Score a Bargain  SFGATE

Despite Return-to-Office Mandates, U.S. Office Vacancies Continue to Rise  The World Property Journal

Business goes on mostly undisturbed. But a survey of hundreds of agents and brokers suggests the real estate industry is facing more thorny situations amid a contentious 2024 election.