Today’s Baby Boomers—some 76 million of them—are in better health and, by and large, have more resources than their parents did at their age. In just four years, though, the inhabitants of this demographic bubble will start turning 80, and their real estate needs will change with them. When a person hits 80, the idea…

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San Antonio Housing Market Forecast  Real Estate

Since inception, the MLS was defined as participating in cooperation and the offer of compensation between brokers. The second half of compensation has been carved away for now. What we have left is cooperation. In my business, I see how cooperation helps consumers daily. There’s an opportunity for MLSs to help seller financing for repairs…

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The company is opening its first franchise in the Central American country amid an ongoing push to expand in new global locations.

Dentons Taps Amsterdam Real Estate Pro As Europe CEO  Law360

Sales of newly built homes continued their rollercoaster ride this month, rising 4.1% above the revised August rate of 709,000, which was down from the month before that and a continuation of vacillating levels since the beginning of the year.  The latest numbers released jointly Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of…

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CoStar Group, the real estate conglomerate that has been making a concerted push into the residential space, posted overall revenue growth of 11%, to $693 million for the third quarter, as well as continued growth in its consumer awareness and web traffic, with traffic up to 130 million unique visitors to the Homes.com network. Acknowledging…

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Major Boost To UK SFR Market As CPP And Kennedy Wilson Announce £1B Partnership  Bisnow

Lawyers filed motions Tuesday arguing eXp’s decision to come to a settlement in the commission lawsuit through a "reverse auction" should compel the brokerage to return to the bargaining table.

Mortgage rates are still ticking up, thanks to strong economic data including good jobs reports and stubborn core inflation, economists say, noting that rates are still expected to come down in the months ahead as data falls more in line with expectations. This week, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.54%, up from 6.44% last week,…

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Real estate guru warns that things 'could get worse' in US markets  Fox Business

Multifamily investor Patrick Carroll was arrested in Wyoming this week due to a warrant issued for aggravated stalking charges in Florida. The investor was recently in Massachusetts for mental health treatment.

The most undervalued real estate markets in the US  Mortgage Professional

US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rises to 6.54%  Reuters

Plaintiffs in the Gibson case have filed in opposition to eXp’s motion for a stay following its proposed settlement, looking to halt the settlement’s approval process so it can be evaluated. Earlier this month, the brokerage filed that it had struck a settlement in seller-filed commission lawsuits for $34 million, and agreed to “adopt certain…

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Above, from left: Gretchen Pearson, Jennifer Lind, Ken Baris, Joe Skousen and Whitney LaCosta. Photo by AJ Canaria. While real estate professionals have spent the last six months trying to hit a moving target, leaders today are laser-focused on moving forward. And as commission lawsuits continue to play out in court, now’s the time to…

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Landlord Genetta Hull filed eviction papers in September alleging that Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her roommate, Kamal Woods, owe more than $3,350 in rent and late fees on her property.

When Redfin's survey looked at participants planning to vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, it showed that 23.1 percent of Trump voters reported political disagreements with neighbors while 19.5 percent of Harris supporters have done the same.

The little Kiwi AI business making waves in US real estate  The Press

Kyran Durnin case 'indicates real problems' in Ireland's child protection systems  BreakingNews.ie