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The easing of some housing regulations outlined in the recently passed 21st Century Road to Housing Act, combined with an effort to build new homes on the nation’s lot of empty building lots, could result in a meaningful improvement to the housing shortage, new research shows.  According to a new study by Zillow, with the…

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Above, from left, F. Duffy Hanna, Larry Flick V, Reneé Gonzalez, Jes Fields and Willie Miranda  From mortgage to title, leading brokerages continue to expand revenue opportunities by ramping up core-service offerings–but getting agents to adopt a full-service mentality can be a challenge.  In an upcoming session at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange, being held…

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Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. The housing market has not exactly been a breeding ground for first-time homebuying in recent years, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any younger folks interested. Despite continued…

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Developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, a new homeownership measure—the homeowners-to-population ratio (HPOP)—aims to provide an alternative to better reflect the share of adults who are homeowners, as the path to the American Dream for young people remains uncertain. In a July 15 release, economists Erik Hembre, Maxine Xu and Ben Horowitz introduced…

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Want as many potential buyers as possible for a home with a pool? Shannon Murree, with REMAX Hallmark Chay Realty Brokerage in Barrie, Ontario, has some next-level advice. Schedule as many showings as possible on a scorching-hot day. And all the better if clients show up with kids, who can be very persuasive. “I generally…

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Above, Diana Wall Windermere Real Estate has named Diana Wall as its first chief growth officer, creating a new executive position as the company plans to accelerate its long-term expansion strategy and broaden opportunities across its brokerage platform. According to a release, Wall joins Windermere following senior roles including Douglas Elliman, Anywhere Real Estate and…

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Fertility clinic banks Murray Hill townhouse  Crain's New York Business

Renting in Europe feels expensive until you see what getting scammed actually costs  KION Central Coast

Following the early July release of its Home Platform, Compass International Holdings has announced an expansion of its AI capabilities with the launch of “AI Assistant,” a conversational AI agent integrated across the Home Platform that enables real estate professionals to describe what they want to accomplish while AI Assistant translates those requests into actions…

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Compaire launches a private "career intelligence" platform letting real estate agents compare brokerages and teams as agent migration has recently reached historic highs.

According to new research from Zillow, the empty lots, all 5 acres or smaller, made up 17.4 percent of all for-sale listings nationally in June.

Palladium USA Opens $30 Million Mixed-Income Community in Texas  Affordable Housing Finance

Property taxes are poised for major midterm elections ballot battles across many U.S. states  CNBC

William Raveis Named Best Luxury Full-Service Real Estate Brokerage USA  PR Newswire

Gibson Dunn Adds London Real Estate Partner From Simpson Thacher  Bloomberg Law News

Rechat launched "Hey Lucy," a voice-first ad campaign showing agents skipping the keyboard entirely as its AI assistant handles CRM updates, market reports and listing tasks by voice command.

Hagag Europe focuses on asset consolidation and premium quality to drive growth  Business Review

News | Avison Young recruits five-strong London capital markets team from BNPPRE  CoStar

London rental supply slumps as Burnham considers rent controls  The Telegraph

Student housing: Europe's graduation year  Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking - Natixis CIB