These Inman Connect Las Vegas panels highlighted the immense value of community and collaboration in driving our industry forward, Inside Real Estate's Stacey Soleil writes.

In real estate, being an “Achiever” means utilizing your skills and putting in the effort to find success for your business, your team and your brand. Being a “Crusader” means advocating for a better future for the industry, consumer and communities in which you work. Whether it’s rocketing a business to new heights or sharing…

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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. Entering the real estate industry can be exciting for aspiring young professionals, but many may wonder what are some ways to help gain new long-term clients. One simple…

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With a Federal Reserve rate cut on the tongues of every industry economist, the mortgage market is readying itself for a boom in refinancing. United Wholesale Mortgage is at the forefront of the charge, as executives expressed in their Q2 2024 earnings call on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Q2 2024 results for UWM include an adjusted…

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTING SECRETARY ADRIANNE TODMAN ADDRESSED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS 76th ANNUAL CONVENTION  The Citizen Newspaper Group

More than 10,000 plaintiffs, including homeowners and businesses, have reached a $4 billion settlement that comes less than a year after a devastating wildfire on the Hawaiian island.

Fried Frank Adds Roger Schofield as London Real Estate Partner  Bloomberg Law

High Net Worth Americans Flocking to Dubai: The New Dream Destination  USA TODAY

Miami-based investment firm CGI Merchant Group purchased the luxury hotel in 2022 for $375 million with a $285 million loan from BDT & MSD Partners. By 2023, the firm had defaulted on its debt.

The Most Undervalued U.S. Housing Markets  Real Estate

Hungary has highest level of real estate price growth in Europe  AzerNews.Az

Seven units at landmark London property development change hands thanks to £3.4m loan  LondonWorld

When inventory is high, interest rates low, bidding wars common and there are no lawsuit judgments potentially depressing buyer-agent commissions, brokerage executives are often mostly concerned with simply keeping tabs of who sold what and for how much. Now? Amid all the industry uncertainties, it’s never been more crucial for those at the top to…

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US banks loosen real estate lending standards  Mortgage Professional

Ares raises $1.7bn in real estate during record fundraising quarter  PERE

Ares raises $1.7bn in real estate during record fundraising quarter  PERE

The salary you need to buy a home in the 15 most expensive U.S. housing markets  CNBC

Pinergy to supply renewable energy to JLL Ireland property portfolio  Business Plus

A regional commission-focused lawsuit filed by recent homebuyers appears on track to settle, potentially becoming the first such lawsuit to do so and setting precedent for the much larger national cases that target major brokerages and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The Illinois-based case known as Tuccori was filed back in December of 2023,…

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Brokerage and MLS software platform Perchwell has closed on a Series B round of funding led by Lux Capital.