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10 homes for sale in London's live music hotspots, from Camden to New Cross  Evening Standard

U.S. Economy: Could Real Estate Trigger Another Financial Crisis?  Foreign Policy

Worries about commercial real estate are making jumbo mortgages costlier, since regional banks are a major provider of loans that are too big for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Hyde Park Gardens Unveils £12.5M Luxurious Apartment, A Rarity in London's Real Estate Market  BNN Breaking

A London Apartment Across From Hyde Park Just Listed for $15.8 Million  Robb Report

This Light-Filled London Apartment Overlooking Hyde Park Can Be Yours for $15.8 Million  Robb Report

Cary named best city in the U.S. for renters - Triangle Business Journal  Triangle Business Journal

Cary named best city in the U.S. for renters - Triangle Business Journal  The Business Journals

California-based Loan Factory and its CEO Thuan Nguyen are in hot water over allegedly using competitors’ names, photos and likenesses who had no affiliation with the company to attract business, according to a new class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in a California court. This news was first reported by National Mortgage Professional. Loan Factory is accused…

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC has announced the appointment of Karrie-Ann Sheppard as vice president of learning.   In her new role as VP of Learning, BHGRE stated that Sheppard will focus on creating and implementing strategic initiatives to foster the growth of agents and brokers within the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate®…

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Above, REW CEO Morgan Carey Imagine if your CRM could tell you exactly which sources are providing the best return on investment, and which ones aren’t. Imagine a true measurement of each of your marketing channels that calculates the return on your marketing spend all the way through from the first dollar spent to how…

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Here's Where the World's Wealthiest Will be Buying Property This Year, According to a New Report  Yahoo Canada Sports

Here's Where the World's Wealthiest Will be Buying Property This Year, According to a New Report  Yahoo News Canada

A new Bright MLS survey of 450-plus agents indicated that seller concessions have increased in the Mid-Atlantic housing market. Those interviewed consisted of agents who have worked with sellers in the past six months across the Bright footprint. Close to two in five of agents’ clients offered credit for needed repairs that were discovered during…

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ERA Real Estate announced its 2023 Circle of Success Award recipients, recognizing affiliated brokerages and agents for their outstanding accomplishments, commitment to service and professional triumphs. The announcement came during ERA Real Estate’s annual all-network conference—Fuel 2024—held in Nashville, Tennessee.  “We are extremely proud of our ERA affiliated companies and agents who have exceeded their goals…

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United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) continues to fight through the tides of the mortgage market. Despite some pitfalls in their Q4 2023 and full-year earnings, the company remains hard on their stance of success and is taking turns to adjust for the future. “2023 was one of the best years in UWM’s history. It wasn’t the…

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Another commission lawsuit is facing the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), this time including Redfin and the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR). Referred to as the Freedlund suit, brought by sole Plaintiff Andrea Freedlund, the case, filed Tues., Feb. 26 in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, alleges—yet again—that defendants conspired to…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. -Rocket, the largest lender in the country by most metrics, is shuttering Rocket Pro Originate, a platform for insurance agents, financial advisors, tax professionals and real estate agents to originate mortgages with the company. According…

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