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Judge Stephen R. Bough of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted preliminary approval to the $895,000 deal, finding it "fair, reasonable and adequate."

Prospective homebuyers have a better shot at securing a dream home as sellers continue to lower listing prices, according to a recent analysis by Zillow. Despite persistently high mortgage rates, buyers are capitalizing on these price reductions to negotiate better deals.

Buying a home is one of the most significant financial decisions most people will make in their lifetime. Yet, many buyers find themselves becoming “house poor” after achieving this “American Dream.” Nearly three in 10, or 27.4%, U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are “house rich, cash poor”—or house poor, meaning they spend more than 30%…

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Buying a home is one of the most significant financial decisions most people will make in their lifetime. Yet, many buyers find themselves becoming “house poor” after achieving this “American Dream.” Nearly three in 10, or 27.4%, U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are “house rich, cash poor”—or house poor, meaning they spend more than 30%…

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On this President’s Day, your mind might be drifting to the most famous home in all America. But really, presidents only spend a short eight years (at most) living in the White House. The United States is littered with homes that once housed these 45 preeminent men before, after and during their presidencies. Notably, 1600…

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Trump calls for lower interest rates after release of January CPI report. Powell says Fed is in no hurry to cut rates, and bond market investors who fund mortgages are taking him at his word.

BoldTrail's Vitals Dashboard offers company leaders a way to analyze individual agent performance with real-time user metrics that peel back how tools are being put to use to respond to leads or react to deal hurdles, among other uses.

With mortgage rates still hovering at recent lows, this week saw another increase in mortgage applications, increasing 2.3% from last week’s increase of 2.2%, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) for the week ending February 7, 2025.  “Mortgage rates moved slightly lower last week, which led to…

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While smiles, courtesy and friendliness are an agent’s calling cards with everyone, let’s be real about the residential real estate business. While it may not be purely a cutthroat calling, there are no nice tries for buyers. Your client either captures the flag with a winning bid for a home or you trudge back to…

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Reef Group and BlackRock Real Estate complete first laboratory building at London’s largest purpose-built life sciences campus  Zenopa

Hilco Real Estate Finance provides first loan in Republic of Ireland  The Intermediary

As President Trump ups the ante on his plan to force Denmark into selling Greenland, the Danes are pushing back with a satirical offer to purchase California.

In a fourth quarter and full-year 2024 earnings call February 11, Zillow Group CEO Jeremy Wacksman and CFO Jeremy Hofmann touted the company’s strong performance, highlighting a 17% year-over-year revenue increase to $554 million in Q4 and a 15% increase to $2.2 billion for the full year. On the downside was a net loss of…

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What’s happening with UK house prices? Latest property market moves explained  MoneyWeek

Inflation continues to rise for the fourth consecutive month, continuing a reversal from its decline throughout most of 2024.  The Consumer Price Index (CPI)—one of the main measures of inflation—rose 0.5% in January, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The all items index rose 3% over the last 12 months,…

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Live at Fagin’s Lair From the 1968 Oscar-Winning Film ‘Oliver!’ for £1.85M  Mansion Global

Earlier today, I spent two hours with the BHHS RW Towne Realty Leadership team, diving into a critical conversation on recruiting and retention—a topic at the heart of building and sustaining high-performing teams. Our discussion reinforced a fundamental truth: great leadership, whether in real estate or the military, is built on strategy, discipline, and adaptability.…

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Real estate business success often results in part from simple actions that accumulate in the “bank” over time. Building goodwill in your local community can be an important part of that equation so be sure to get out there and mingle and be a part of your city or town’s events. Sometimes the best exposure…

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On the same day Redfin announced a new partnership to syndicate Zillow rental listings in multifamily buildings, the company said it would eliminate the positions of approximately 450 employees.

In a flurry of activity, the cloud banking solutions provider appointed Sean Desmond as CEO while granting a big shareholder, HMI Capital Management, a seat on its expanded board of directors.