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US home sales slowed in September to weakest pace in nearly 14 years  The Associated Press

Interest rate cut will give buyers confidence: local real estate experts  CTV News London

During this busy travel week, I received some exciting news from Renee Gonzales, CEO of Long Companies. She shared with me that one of our top agents at Long Realty, Tyler Lopez, just published his first book, The Best Way To Do Everything Wrong: Turn A Mistake Into A Masterpiece. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to…

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MBA lender survey shows demand for purchase loans is still slightly stronger than it was a year ago, when rates were soaring toward post-pandemic highs.

NY Fed says banks obscuring commercial real estate risks by extending loan terms  Reuters

Charlotte Firm Pays $4M For Carolina Beach Road Property Leased By U.S. Postal Service  Greater Wilmington Business Journal

Existing home sales plunge to 14-year-low amid stubbornly high prices  USA TODAY

Investors Are Losing Confidence in Luxury London Properties  Mansion Global

BoldTrail, recently launched by Inside Real Estate, aims to deliver a holistic approach to the way agents do their business. Designed to streamline the real estate process, beyond just the transaction itself, the platform guides users and provides a customized experience for every individual agent—creating a flow that boosts productivity and consumer experiences to help…

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William Pitt – Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty has announced that the company has partnered with Final Offer to launch the real estate buying and selling platform in Connecticut, New York and Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Final Offer, which provides an online offer and negotiation platform for residential real estate including real-time offer alerts for…

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Robert Kramer listed his home for sale without using an agent three years ago. The price is $200,000 above some estimates. He raises it $3,600 every month and is still waiting for the right buyer.

Idaho broker and Trump supporter Mark Fitzgerald is offering to sell "liberal" homeowners' homes for free ahead of the election. Is he breaking Fair Housing rules?

The question we should be asking about Kamala Harris' down payment grant proposal, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, is, "Will anyone jump through hurdles to take part in the program?"

Mortgage applications continued their fall for the fourth straight week, due to fluctuating mortgage rates and apprehensive homebuyers, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.  Applications decreased 6.7% from one week earlier, according to the MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending October 18, 2024. Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president and…

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Existing-home sales continued their downward trajectory in September, declining 3.5 percent year over year and 1 percent month over month, according to data released Wednesday by NAR.

Norges Bank Adjusts Stake in Derwent London PLC  TipRanks

In September, total existing-home sales—completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops—receded 1% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.84 million. Year-over-year, sales waned 3.5% (down from 3.98 million in September 2023). Existing-home sales dropped to a 14-year low, likely as prospective buyers held out for lower mortgage rates, with…

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From hashtags to hauntingly good event marketing, trainer Bernice Ross shares ways to capture Halloween hijinks in your market and share them on Instagram to give your business a boost.