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A key skill to being a real estate agent is judging a buyer’s mood. So how are consumers feeling on a wide scale?  Consumer sentiment dipped slightly in the early days of October 2024, from 70.1 to 68.9, per the latest report for the University of Michigan. This monthly change comes in below expectations; median…

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Anywhere Brands President and CEO Sue Yannaccone offers a measured, thoughtful assessment of the Clear Cooperation Policy debate.

Schroders Pinpoints Real Estate Value in Private Credit Boom  Mergers & Acquisitions

Above, Tony Delgado Recent changes in the real estate industry have introduced new ways of doing business for brokers and agents. These changes demand strong leadership, transparency and adaptability to navigate the evolving landscape successfully. A fundamental change in the new NAR rules requires buyers to have a written agreement with a broker or agent…

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While a plurality of homebuyers believes that it still isn’t the right time to pull the trigger on homebuying, new data from Fannie Mae shows increasingly positive attitudes towards purchasing a home, primarily due to the recent declines in mortgage rates. The latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) report from Fannie Mae shows purchase sentiment…

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A plurality of potential homebuyers believes that it still isn’t the right time to pull the trigger on homebuying, according to Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). The data highlights a number of troublesome trends, the most eyebrow-raising of which is that respondents’ perception of home-buying conditions continues to linger near its all-time…

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Industry analyst Mike DelPrete writes that manipulating the display of data has the potential to mislead individual retail investors, eroding long-term trust.

How to Sustain Eastern Europe’s World-Beating Home Ownership Rates  Transitions Online

Metawealth Launches London’s First Tokenised Real Estate Investment in Partnership With Superteam UK  BeInCrypto

Here’s a list of US cities you may actually be able to afford after plummeting home prices  New York Post

An unsure adjustment: The 2024 Institutional Real Estate Europe editorial board ponders an uncertain recovery and opaque future  Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

AB 1893 Expands The Housing Accountability Act's Protections  Mondaq News Alerts

Citadel Federal Credit Union "respectfully disagrees" with allegations, agrees to invest $6.5 million and open three new branches in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

Investing in real estate / Highest and lowest property taxes in Europe  Revista Monitor

The Park City Board of Realtors informed the National Association of Realtors it would no longer require agents to comply with the pocket listing rule due to fear of litigation.

Spain's Residential Property Market Analysis 2024  Global Property Guide

News | Portman Estate's Fenn-Smith: 'Evolution not revolution is our focus'  CoStar Group

London’s first tokenised real estate hub: MetaWealth partners with Superteam  Tech Funding News

BNP Paribas RE bullish on UK’s real estate market  Funds Europe Magazine