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With recent changes to REALTOR® rules, buyer agents must remember to be extra transparent and communicative with their clients. If you’re on a team, then practice sessions with your teammates during meetings are a must. Even better, center each of these roleplays around a specific theme or likely concern buyer agents might have. Some suggestions:…

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The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has announced five winners of the 2024 Good Neighbor Awards. Celebrating its 25th year, the awards spotlight REALTORS® who are not only experts in their field but also champions of volunteerism. The 2024 Good Neighbor Award winners are as follows: Ed Gardner, Gardner Real Estate Group (Portland, Maine) Stacy…

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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. John L. Scott and Real Estate One settle Two independent brokerages have added to the pool of settlements in commission lawsuits, as reported on Oct. 3.  John L. Scott Real Estate—which does business…

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Embrace the full spectrum of thoughts — positive and negative — and you'll find a more profound sense of freedom and power in your career, author, coach and broker Aaron Hendon writes.

European stocks eke out small gains, Orsted shines  Reuters.com

European stocks eke out small gains, Orsted shines  Reuters

eXp has joined the list of real estate brokerages and organizations settling the many commission lawsuits filed by homesellers that have impacted the industry. The company had been a longstanding holdout of the U.S.’s largest brokerages—ones not covered in NAR’s settlement—to settle in the commission cases. The brokerage has agreed to pay $34 million and…

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The role of artificial intelligence in transforming real estate  The Irish News

AI has changed the nature of competition within the industry, Serhant said at the CNBC Evolve AI Opportunity Summit, making relationship skills even more important.

The Simi Valley, California, home sold Friday for $1.28 million, its first sale in 45 years. Now, a Los Gatos-based investor plans to reimagine the famed setting of the 1982 horror flick as a draw for tourists.

You Could Live Inside An Actual Train Station That Has A Direct Line Into London – But It Will Cost You £850k  Secret London

The brokerage was the third-largest by sales volume in 2022 and one of a relative few holdouts who had yet to settle lawsuits targeting the old status quo for real estate commissions.

​Delancey completes sale of North London industrial estate to Valor  IPE Real Assets

The super rich London neighbourhood where it takes longer than anywhere else to sell homes  My London

Halifax Sees Annual House Price Growth Of 4.7% In Year To September  Forbes

Halifax Sees Annual House Price Growth Of 4.7% In Year To September  Forbes

German property market grows but industry cautious on slow economic rebound  Business Standard

Nearly One-Third of Young Adults Say Hurricane Helene Has Made Them Reconsider Where They Want to Live in the Future: Survey  Redfin News

Despite Lower Rates, U.S. Mortgage Applications Dip in Late September  The World Property Journal

In focus: London’s City fringe  Savills