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Just two months after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled its lawsuit with Zillow and Redfin over the two portals’ alleged anti-competitive agreement, two U.S. Senators have issued a new letter petitioning the organization to take aim at alleged anti-competitive practices on the home-buying side of portals. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker penned the…

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Photo 5 of 10 in After a Total Overhaul, a London Furniture Workshop Turned Home Seeks £4.9M  Dwell

The investor share of home purchases dropped to the lowest level since Q1 2025, but interest rate fluctuations may allow investors to claw back in Q3

Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino joins Better’s board as the AI-native lender pushes cost cuts, buybacks and its Tinman platform under Better 2.0.

Czech apartment prices: developers plan another increase  Around Prague

The gap in renting versus buying widened over the past year, with rental demand up 19.2 percent and Bay Area rents at record highs, according to Zillow and Realtor.com.

Landsec Expands In Bluewater: London's Major Deal Update  Bisnow

Mortgage rates held steady this week, remaining unchanged from last week but still lingering at a near three-year high–a level one economist says is having a “chilling effect” on the housing market.  The latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey® released Thursday shows the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate remaining at 7.40%, the same level…

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Chancellor mulls raising £1bn from tax increase on London offices  Property Week

News | PNC, US Bancorp extend run of commercial real estate loan growth at large banks  CoStar

Average long-term US mortgage rate holds at 7.4%, remaining at highest level in nearly 3 years  Durango Herald

New 2026 research suggests that written buyer agreements have made fees and representation more visible, but commissions themselves have not necessarily fallen. A Zillow survey of 366 U.S. real estate agents found that 89% believe written agreements outlining compensation and services benefit buyers. It also found that 77% said fee negotiation benefits buyers, compared with…

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As AI moves from suggesting the next step to taking it, brokerages need to define where automation ends and human judgment still owns the decision, Ryan Persad writes.

OPINION: Your first contact with a potential real estate client starts long before they reach out to you, whether you know it or not, The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin writes.

The Iran War continues to weigh heavily on the economy and the housing market, with mortgage rates returning to the 7% range as inflation remains elevated. With rates now peaked at nearly a three-year high, a new report from Redfin found that housing affordability is once again being eroded and home sales are paying the…

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Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on how agents earn recommendations and referrals from AI. Read part one here and part two here. When a prospective buyer or seller asks someone they trust to recommend a real estate agent, you want your name to be the first one mentioned. What happens…

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Coldwell Banker Real Estate has announced the launch of master franchises Coldwell Banker Korea and Coldwell Banker Commercial Korea, expanding the brand’s international presence. The companies will be led by CEO Myoung-Sik Kim. Based in Seoul’s Gangnam district, Coldwell Banker Korea and Coldwell Banker Commercial Korea will provide residential and commercial real estate services to…

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Jefferies cuts target for Derwent London stock to GBp 1,655  ad-hoc-news.de

The classic idiom, “there is no ‘I’ in team” isn’t part of Phil Sexton’s philosophy. In fact, on his team, the “I”—the individual agent—is everything. Launching his Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeSmart NEXT team earlier this year, Sexton drew upon his 20 years of technology and real estate experience to create the next evolution of the agent…

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The environment I’m mini golfing with my kids on a day off when a request comes in from one of my agents. She needs market data to present to a client. After 20 years in this business, I know where the market stands. Years ago, a presentation this big would have taken me hours to…

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