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As Congress faces off in another government shutdown showdown, trade groups are warning real estate and mortgage professionals to prepare for potential disruptions to their clients’ closings. If lawmakers can’t agree on a resolution to fund the government by midnight on Wednesday, the government will shut down until a compromise is reached. President Donald Trump…

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The housing market continued to cool in July, with home prices posting yet another weak annual increase, according to the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index released Tuesday. The July 2025 edition of the report indicated that home prices have increased 1.7% year-over-year, down from June’s 1.9% pace. The pace of home…

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Defense spending and energy transition reshaping Europe’s real estate outlook  Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index revealed that consumer attitudes toward current and future economic conditions dropped by 3.6 points this September, from 94.2 points in August. The Present Situation index, which is based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions, also fell by seven points this month, from 132.4 in August. …

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The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Gibson plaintiffs file for final approval in new settlement agreements  Plaintiffs have filed a motion for final approval of settlement agreements with six parties in Gibson v. National Association of Realtors et al, the largest…

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According to NAR President Kevin Sears, Realtors have a profound obligation and responsibility to put client interests ahead of our own.

The housing market is moving deeper into a rut, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller July index. National home prices grew at one of the slowest rates in a decade, only tallying a 1.7 percent year-over-year growth. The 20-City and 10-City Composites performed marginally better, logging 1.8 percent and 2.3 percent annual growth, respectively.

REPORT: Santander Head Of U.S. Real Estate Leaving The Spanish Bank  Bisnow

Navigating Tariffs in Real Estate Development: Protecting Projects and Investments | US  Cushman & Wakefield

Florida Officials Gift Prime Miami Real Estate for Trump's Presidential Library  U.S. News & World Report

Amid an ongoing legal battle over listing photos, Zillow alleged that CoStar was attempting "to weaponize copyright litigation for competitive pressure."

Fox News host Sean Hannity combines $20.5 million townhouses into oceanfront mega-home  USA Today

Santander Head of US Real Estate Investment Banking Set to Exit  Bloomberg.com

U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market - Liquidity, Scalability, And Innovation Drive Performance And Opportunity  Seeking Alpha

In an "update" the Homes.com parent company released on Tuesday regarding its lawsuit against Zillow, CoStar Group accused its portal rival of starting to use an additional 4,600 CoStar Group-watermarked photos on its website since the lawsuit was filed in July.

Defense spending to boost demand for real estate in Europe’s midsized markets  Private Equity Real Estate | PERE

After filing a lawsuit against Zillow alleging widespread copyright infringement back in July, CoStar is now claiming that the listing giant has continued to display thousands of copyrighted photographs, despite attestations from Zillow that it was taking the images down. The lawsuit, filed on July 30, alleged that Zillow infringed on at least 47,000 images…

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U.S. Housing Prices Down in July  | Florida Realtors

4 US Metros Where the Median Mansion Costs Less Than $1 Million  GOBankingRates

How Real Estate and Housing are Fueling Market Growth in London  Daily Trust