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The storm hit Sarasota as a Category 3 hurricane late Wednesday night after several tornadoes had already run rampant in the state before Milton's landfall. Agents said Milton is a lot to deal with shortly after Helene, but experience with extreme weather has been helpful.

Oxford makes North America, Europe leadership changes  PERE

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for Q3, posting a reading of 63, down two points compared to the previous quarter. The NAHB/Westlake Royal RMI survey asks remodelers to rate five components of the remodeling market as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” Each question is measured on…

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Inman seeks fresh perspectives and new ideas from people like you for the Inman Connect stage when the conference returns to New York City in January. Fill out a short form to apply.

As real estate professionals, we often get caught up in the rush of transactions, leads and appointments. Yet, to truly grow in 2025, it’s critical to pause, reflect and analyze how our behaviors and strategies from the past year affected our business. Setting aside time for a structured reflection workshop can reveal the best pathways…

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The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) today filed its petition to the Supreme Court in a long-running, contentious dispute with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over an ostensibly shuttered investigation into various NAR policies, asking the highest court in the land to step in in and block the inquiry, which currently threatens to force even…

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NAR appeals to Supreme Court in DOJ battle  Real Estate News

Customers of RealReports can now access in-home energy insights from Pearl Certification, a provider of property energy analytics.

When Will Housing Prices Drop?  Real Estate

Alex Michelin : Why London's super-prime buyers are no longer driven by location  PrimeResi

Move Concierge, a service that connects utilities and home services for new homebuyers, has announced a key partnership with Side, a real estate brokerage platform that helps agents create and grow their own boutique companies.  Through this partnership, real estate agents who work with Side will have access to Move Concierge services through Side Marketplace,…

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Above, from left, Jillian Young, Donny Samson, Drayton Saunders, Kate Rossi and Cindy Ariosa As the industry reconciles with new realities in the post-National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)-settlement era, agent attrition has been acknowledged as one of the expected consequences. Some top real estate minds recently gathered to discuss solutions—not only for how to prevent…

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Bright MLS CEO Brian Donnellan takes issue with assertions made by Compass CEO Robert Reffkin in his Oct. 8 op-ed for Inman on the role of MLSs in promoting Clear Cooperation.

The Sacramento-based Prime Real Estate Team has transitioned from Side to eXp Realty after seven years, the brokerage announced on Wednesday. After serving the white-label brokerage in the Folsom and Greater Sacramento areas, the team is ready to advance the real estate industry with eXp. 

What’s the best bet for investors in real estate in 2024? Realtor.com® data suggests that homes in neighborhoods with good affordability and high listing viewership may be a starting point. In fact, the top 10 markets for investing drew nearly twice the viewership on listings than the national average, according to Realtor.com’s data.  For investors…

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Mortgage rates reversed course from their consistent decreases as of late, possibly due to a stronger than expected September Jobs report, seeing a surge that hasn’t been seen since this past April.  The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) grew from last week’s average of 6.12% to a current average of 6.32%, according to the latest Primary…

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Inflation is trending down. Try telling that to the housing market.  USA TODAY

Why do so many brokerages pursue a costly and outmoded “best-in-class” tech strategy when it rarely delivers on its promises? Despite good intentions, assembling a patchwork of standalone tech tools creates a fragmented mess that hinders productivity and drives up costs. The allure of having the “best” often blinds broker/owners to the inefficiencies and frustrations…

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Fintech MetaWealth Launches London’s First Tokenised Real Estate Investment in Partnership With SuperTeam UK: Landmark Hub for the Web3 Sector  Fintech Finance

Inflation continues to spiral downward toward the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%, pointing to further interest rate cuts in the coming months and other positive signs for the housing market. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)—one of the main measures for inflation—rose 2.4% year-over-year in September, only 0.1 percentage points down from August’s rise of 2.5%.…

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