The week continued as I attended my usual early Tuesday meetings: the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Weekly Executive Team Meeting followed by the HomeServices of America 2025 Plan Review. The afternoon was dedicated to our HomeServices of America monthly leadership virtual meeting, which was particularly enlightening. Maria Kazakos, Senior Vice President of Sales at Berkshire Hathaway…

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ERA Prime Real Estate Group has announced the company has acquired GAP Realty Group in Southgate, Michigan. The combined operation is now doing business as ERA Prime Real Estate Group. The move creates a service area in markets serving the Greater Detroit Metro region, increasing ERA Prime Real Estate Group’s service area and market share…

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Above, Darryl Davis  Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter to the real estate industry from Real Estate Coach Darryl Davis. Dear Real Estate Professionals, In recent years, the real estate industry has been under attack. From lawsuits and government scrutiny to public misconceptions, our profession has faced challenges that have eroded the trust…

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As NextHome celebrates 10 years in franchising, the company is accelerating its commitment to leading the way forward through the latest industry changes, without losing sight of the humans who buy and sell houses. At the core of the company is the Humans Over Houses® movement. This idea emphasizes that real estate should revolve around…

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Houston among top US cities for real estate development since 1980, study finds  The Business Journals

Houston among top US cities for real estate development since 1980, study finds  Houston Business Journal

U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market Revives  Buffalo News

Home purchase application activity continued to increase this week in the wake of the Fed’s milestone 50-basis point rate cut last week.  The latest Weekly Applications Survey the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA)  for the week ending September 20, 2024 shows mortgage applications increasing 11.0% from one week earlier, to a 2-year high and their fifth…

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Hospitality funds buck the trend, secure dry powder  Hospitality Investor

In August, nearly half of all U.S. homes had been on the market for 60 days or more, according to Redfin. Days on market has ticked up as high rates have slowed sales.

If you have listings left over from the slow spring and summer selling season, today's lower interest rates may offer a boost. Carl Medford shares strategies to help get those homes sold as autumn arrives.

The residence, known as the Newberry or Shaw House, is a local landmark dating back to the 1890s, built during the height of Aspen’s booming mining era, according to the National Register of Historic Places.

Real estate technology firm Reliance has announced a recent partnership with HomeStack, a company that specializes in building white-labeled mobile real estate solutions, to build a custom app solution for its client base. Through this strategic integration, the company says the partnership will help real estate brokerages, agents and teams be at the forefront of…

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The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau found that, in August, 716,000 new single-family homes were sold—at the median sales price of $420,600. The new-home sales figure in August was also a noticeable annual increase from the August 2023 results, when 652,000 new homes were sold. These results also represent a slight drop from…

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This US city is at the ‘highest real estate bubble risk’ says UBS  Investing.com Australia

This US city is at the ‘highest real estate bubble risk’ says UBS  Investing.com

New-home sales rose 9.8 percent year over year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716,000 in August. However, an influx of existing-home inventory could pose a challenge to new-home sales into the fall.

Ghana Property & Lifestyle Expo: Washington DC edition kicks off global series  The Business & Financial Times

The deal to power the brokerage's Curate by BHS product marks the largest partnership Notable has launched since joining Leading RE's Solutions Group this spring, according to an announcement on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—With all the changes in the real estate industry in the past year, it’s understandable that real estate associations are feeling a mix of optimism and uncertainty about the future. But if they’re going to survive and thrive beyond this moment, they’ll need to double down on articulating their value and putting customers first.…

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