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Paying off a mortgage early could be the wrong move. Here's why  usatoday.com

Heritage homes get $7M makeover in London’s Woodfield neighbourhood  London Free Press

Heritage homes get $7M makeover in London’s Woodfield neighbourhood  lfpress.com

In the Pipeline: Minto Communities USA, Margaritaville Expanding To Texas; MorningStar Starts Construction in Arizona  Senior Housing News

RealReports is taking its AI-powered platform directly to agents. Troy Palmquist talks with Zach Gorman about how AI can help agents look ahead.

Denton County growth: New hot spot in Dallas-Fort Worth explained - Dallas Business Journal  The Business Journals

Designed with the modern agent in mind, HomeSmart offers a suite of tools that streamline every aspect of the real estate business—combining robust functionality, intuitive design and real-time insights to keep real estate professionals ahead of the competition. Building on that foundation, HomeSmart is integrating AI into its proprietary tech stack, adding new AI tools…

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Renting is typically the stepping stone to homebuying, but the latest data on housing affordability shows that homeownership may continue to be out of reach for many. As such, property owners can expect to see rentals remain in demand, but may have to adjust their policies to incentivize renters.  One policy that can make or…

The post A Dog’s Life: Zillow Identifies Top Pet-Friendly Rental Markets appeared first on RISMedia.

While some bright spots like declining home-price increases and increased inventory are helping some U.S. homebuyers, affordability challenges continue to keep many sidelined, with no major improvements on the horizon as tensions in the Middle East renew and inflation concerns linger.  This past week, rates reached a 13-month high at 6.71% for the average 30-year…

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U.S. home listings were up 8 percent year over year in late August, according to Redfin, while pending sales fell to their lowest levels since February.

Raymond Reese killed Sara Trost while the real estate agent was waiting to do a showing. Now he's claiming Trost threatened him first.

A few weeks ago, an agent on a popular social media platform asked for advice. They had reached a level of production qualifying for a higher split, they said, but a team leader claimed the new split wouldn’t go into effect until the following year. What is the industry standard, the agent asked? A cascade…

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A few weeks ago, an agent on a popular social media platform asked for advice. They had reached a level of production qualifying for a higher split, they said, but a team leader claimed the new split wouldn’t go into effect until the following year. What is the industry standard, the agent asked? A cascade…

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New research shows tariffs hit appliances, furniture and construction materials hardest, with no clear jobs payoff to offset higher costs.

Above, Fed Governor Christopher Waller As the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) next meeting quickly approaches, real estate professionals are closely monitoring Federal Reserve governors for any hints as to whether rates will remain the same or face increases. At Reuters NEXT Newsmaker Interview Thursday, Fed Governor Christopher Waller described his economic outlook and stated…

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In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Preventing Agent Burnout: Leadership Strategies for Sustainable Success”—panelists Dave Greenbaum, chief customer officer at MoxiWorks, Kendall Bonner, broker associate at eXp Realty, and Brian Workman, broker/owner of Bender Realty LLC shared leadership strategies to help prevent agent burnout. The webinar was sponsored by MoxiWorks and moderated by J. Lennox Scott, CEO…

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Mark Zuckerberg confirms he's bought €20m 440-acre castle in Ireland  HELLO! Magazine

Turns out the pandemic was good for one positive trend. More people than ever moved away from U.S. counties at risk for poor air quality. The tendency continues today, but not to the same extent.  A new report from Redfin shows that counties at low risk posted a net inflow of 296,342 in 2025, roughly…

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Deutsche Finance sues €122bn German pension fund over US real estate losses  Investment & Pensions Europe

Real estate agents and brokers are using AI every day, freeing up their time to focus on building relationships and getting more face time with clients. But popping their favorite chatbot’s extension onto their browser or letting it download MLS data has a major downside: It’s putting your client’s data at major risk. If that…

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