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Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA) has announced its international expansion through a licensing agreement with HomeLovers, a real estate company based in Lisbon, Portugal. The partnership marks a milestone as the Weichert® brand enters the international residential real estate market for the first time. “This is a remarkable milestone for our Weichert organization,” said…

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Leading REIT UDR Clinches USA Today Top Workplace Honor Again: What Sets Them Apart  StockTitan

UDR, Inc. Named a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today  Business Wire

Above, from left, Jay Rooney and Darrell West Powered by 50-plus years of real estate experience and a talented team, DepositLink—a mobile-responsive payments platform—has set out to revolutionize the way money moves in the residential real estate business. While paper checks have long created inefficiencies in the real estate process—and bank wires are risky, expensive…

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In real estate, it’s an unfortunate reality that some past clients slip through the cracks—especially when their original agent leaves the company. These clients, often forgotten and left without a dedicated point of contact, are what I like to call “real estate orphans.” They bought or sold a home through an agent who’s now out…

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Above: DeAnn Golden Vitals: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties Years in business: 62 Size: 27 branch offices, 1,300-plus sales associates  Regions Served: Metro Atlanta, the Southern Crescent, North Georgia Mountain and Lake Region  2024 Sales Volume: $3.9 billion  2024 Transactions: 6,852-plus https://www.bhhsgeorgia.com    DeAnn Golden grew up in Athens, Georgia, watching her REALTOR® mother welcome people…

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The 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy Now  U.S News & World Report Money

The 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy Now | Investing | U.S. News  U.S News & World Report Money

Find out how this collaborative leader and mentor has led his New Jersey brokerage through every type of market shift, from booms to downturns, while adapting, evolving and continuing to grow.

10 Ways To Make Your Home Environmentally Friendly  Real Estate

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI), which measures indicators of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is headed in the near term, posted yet another decline for the month of February, to the tune of 0.3%. After a 0.2% decline in January (upwardly revised from 0.3%), the index continued…

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After a slightly disappointing start to 2025, existing-home sales data reversed in February, seeing a rise in line with what was observed throughout much of the latter part of 2024. Existing-home sales rose 4.2% from a rate of 4.08 million in January to 4.26 million in February, according to the latest data from the National…

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CoStar Group and Nine Entertainment have reportedly begun negotiating the acquisition of Domain, the second largest real estate classifieds firm in Australia behind News Corp-owned REA Group. Nine’s target price is AUD 2.79 billion.

Norway’s oil fund goes shopping in London  The Times

The strong economic case for decarbonization in real estate  World Economic Forum

US home sales rose in February as mortgage rates eased and more homes put up for sale  Newsday

US home sales rose in February as mortgage rates eased and more homes put up for sale  WDAF FOX4 Kansas City

Fiera Real Estate to hold European real estate debt webinar  BTR News

Mortgage rates remained steady this week, in a holding pattern in the mid-sixes now for several weeks. The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaging 6.67%, up slightly from last week’s average of 6.65%. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has stayed under 7% for nine…

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Homebuyer plaintiffs allege Hanna Holdings conspired to inflate commissions and that buyers are ultimately the ones who pay through higher home prices. A mixed ruling on Tuesday will allow case to move forward.