Trump looks to South Korea to bring down mortgage rates
Overseas investors hold about $1.36 trillion in U.S. mortgage debt, with Japan, China, Taiwan and Canada accounting for 61 percent of that total....
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28 agents join RE/MAX Results in acquisition of RE/MAX Affiliates
The Minnesota-based RE/MAX Results has acquired the Chippewa Valley-based RE/MAX Affiliates to help strengthen their combined forces in the region, with a total of more than 50 agents....
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Homesellers fight to keep legal battle with eXp, Weichert alive
The real estate brokerages want to pause a commission case known as Gibson while they wrap up a different lawsuit. But the Gibson homeseller plaintiffs don't want their case put on ice....
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South Bay firm 3 Leaf Realty rebrands as RE/MAX AEGIS
California-based 3 Leaf Realty, Inc. has officially joined the RE/MAX network under a new name, RE/MAX AEGIS, the brokerage announced Friday....
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Compass CEO Reffkin continues anti-Zillow social media blitz
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin has taken to Instagram and LinkedIn to further criticize Zillow's listing ban, saying the portal has leveraged off-market business tactics to bolster past ventures....
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Some markets look vulnerable as home price appreciation cools
Experts polled by Fannie Mae expect national home prices to keep climbing, but see Austin, Tampa, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami and Phoenix as markets most likely to see price declines....
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What converts: 5 essentials for high-impact agent websites
Tune in to Inman Access as Alyssa Stalker of Epique Realty teaches you to turn your real estate website into an intentional marketing tool....
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NAR speech policy change could shift disciplinary burden to brokers
Real estate affinity groups and inclusion leaders told Inman that by shifting potential liability away from local and state Realtor groups, brokerages will now be expected to rule on certain ethics complaints....
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‘Alliance members won’t back down’ before anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric
No one in the real estate industry has the right to discriminate against or disparage a group of people, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance President Justin "JZ" Ziegler writes....
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California investigates State Farm’s wildfire insurance handling
California's Department of Insurance is taking a closer look at how State Farm General Insurance Company handled claims tied to the Eaton and Palisades wildfires. On Thursday, the Department informed Inman that it has launched an investigation into the insurer's conduct....
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