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South Florida’s luxury housing market recorded a notable increase in transaction activity during the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report from The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties.  The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World-member firm’s latest Luxury Market Report found gains in both single-family and condominium sales across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm…

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How the Iran war is hitting U.S. homebuilders  CNBC

Visionary completes £25.5m loan for luxury London residence  Property Week

London 'should scrap soulless tower blocks for Paris-style mansion blocks'  Yahoo News UK

Once recruiting is done, it's time for brokers to start looking at the amount of income they're making per agent, Joe Killinger writes.

NAR's Lawrence Yun outlines a cautious 2026 housing market outlook, citing mortgage rate volatility, oil price shocks and shifting consumer sentiment as key forces shaping a slower, uncertain recovery.

Savills: New Self Storage assets in London are set to be absorbed, supported by strong micro-market demand  BDC Magazine

$144bn targets global commercial real estate re-entry  Green Street News

L&O hires partner to expand London investment programme  Property Week

Meet the cool estate agents shaking up the property market  The Times

UAE travellers warned as Europe introduces biometric border system  Arabian Business

Authenticity opens the door. Broker-owner Deb Siefkin shares what actually carries the conversation when the decision gets difficult.

Towson real estate attorney pleads guilty in bank fraud scheme  Maryland Daily Record

Landlords allegedly posting 'Muslim-only' apartment ads in violation of country's equality act: report  Fox News

Founder Aidan Richards tells Troy Palmquist the company is not trying to replace the agent. It is trying to take one of the most repetitive, frustrating parts of the job and make it more scalable. 

SourceRE, provider of MLS data solutions, has announced the results of a forensic pilot conducted in partnership with Hive MLS that uncovered multiple major vendors enabling the unauthorized distribution of MLS data to parties circumventing the MLS. According to a release, the pilot, launched in Q1 2026, utilized SourceRE’s proprietary Data Dye forensic tracking technology,…

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VantageScore 4.0 will now be accepted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with the Federal Housing Administration also moving to adopt the model.

Map your client's journey. Identify every moment of truth. And at every one, Darryl Davis writes, ask yourself: Does this feel like a 5-star experience?

At a press conference on Wednesday, April 22 (attended virtually by RISMedia), Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Bill Pulte and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced that “effective immediately,” government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin accepting new credit scores, VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T, for…

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Spring is the busiest season for home sales, but the ‘dream home’ narrative often ends abruptly once the inspector arrives. Visible mold or a history of moisture issues frequently leads to inspection contingencies, allowing buyers to back out or demand costly repairs, while lenders may refuse financing on affected homes.  Restoration 1 owners Vanessa and…

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