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Understanding the US Housing Market in 2025: Mortgage Rates, Affordability, and Growth Trends  Morningstar

Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. In real estate, relationships are everything. And while social media is packed with marketing potential, many agents are still using it as a one-way megaphone—posting listings and market…

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From Left, Angela Rastellini, Anthony Lamacchia, John Millen, Delia Correia, Phil Tirrell, Jackie Louh, Sarah Chaisson, Dave Karoly, Lindsay Favazza & Cole Gargaro Lamacchia Realty has announced the acquisition of Tirrell Realty, a previous 14-year Weichert franchise based in Riverside, Rhode Island. The move brings 20 agents from the firm and a new branch location…

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Professional Services Automation Reshaping Real Estate Operations in the U.S. Led by IBN Technologies  openPR.com

IBN Technologies Brings Professional Services Automation to U.S. Real Estate Firms for Process Optimization  openPR.com

Canadians Pull Back On Real Estate, Set Record Investment In US Stocks  Better Dwelling

Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) has announced the launch of Finding Homes—the bilingual, voice-activated home search experience. The new platform allows consumers—including those with visual impairments, mobility limitations and other accessibility needs—to search for real estate listings using speech.  Finding Homes, developed by Lundy Inc., is a voice-enabled home search tool that works in both…

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Professional Services Automation Reshaping Real Estate Operations in the U.S. Led by IBN Technologies  Barchart.com

Remember the frenetic real estate pace from 2020 to 2023? Buyers, chasing low interest rates, often waived contingencies like home inspections to secure properties. During this period, an estimated 20.88 million existing homes were sold. Of these, approximately 18% to 30% involved offers where buyers waived inspections. This means 3.76 million to 6.26 million homes…

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IBN Technologies Brings Professional Services Automation to U.S. Real Estate Firms for Process Optimization  The Globe and Mail

Trump says he's considering a new tax break. Here's how it could impact the housing market.  USA Today

Each year, RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers program honors those who are shaping the future of real estate, through innovation, leadership, service and a commitment to making a meaningful difference in their companies, communities and the industry at large. From rising stars to long-established leaders, we’re looking for this year’s standout individuals who are leaving a…

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The impacts of tariffs, coupled with lower levels of consumer sentiment, are putting downward pressure on Leading Economic Indicators, according to the latest data from The Conference Board. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for June fell by 0.3% to 98.8 (100 is equal to the economic level seen in 2016), following no change…

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Where Does Elon Musk Live? These Are the Properties of the World’s Richest Man  Architectural Digest

Troy Palmquist talks with Jordan Levine, SVP and chief economist at California Association of Realtors, to answer the question, "Are we really in a buyer’s market?"

Real estate in Europe is changing ‘significantly’, says analysis  Facilitate Magazine

While the Trump administration touts the prospect of unlocking federal land for housing development, a new Realtor.com® analysis suggests it won’t be enough to meet buyer demand and has serious limitations. Realtor.com’s research found that addressing the estimated 3.8 million home shortage in the U.S. would require developing between 4 million and 31 million acres…

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Sixty percent of the nation's largest markets saw home prices slip from May to June, with the largest drop happening in Washington, D.C., due to federal layoffs.

Billionaire Thomson Family to Buy £25 Million Luxury London Apartment  Bloomberg

Billionaire Thomson Family to Buy £25 Million Luxury London Apartment  Bloomberg.com