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Cash buyers are running the housing market in these 6 US cities  New York Post

Maine Listings, one of the nation’s oldest statewide MLS organizations, has announced the launch of a new brand identity and the unveiling of a new logo and visual direction that is intended to reflect its mission as a customer-centric, accessible and effective multiple listing service.  The organization, which serves 6,800 real estate professionals statewide, says…

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Budget 2026 headlines  KPMG

At the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), where interest rates were cut by 25 basis points, newly appointed Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran dissented and voted for a larger interest rate cut of 50 points.  Miran has since called for further rate cuts. Today, at a moderated interview at the Managed Funds Association’s Policy…

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In 2024, the median price for a single-family home in the United States grew to five times more than the median household income, as reported by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. In 2019, this ratio had median prices at 4.1 times higher than median household income; in the 1990s, the ratio…

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Yesterday, federal Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York ruled on a petition by Zillow regarding the deal for Anywhere, allowing the portal giant to examine documents and communications in an attempt to determine if Compass misrepresented its reliance on private listings.  Vargas denied a request by Zillow to question Compass CEO…

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Rockfield Real Estate ranks number one in Europe in terms of sustainability  WebWire

ERA Real Estate has announced its latest Colorado-based affiliation, Porter Realty ERA Powered, a legacy brokerage that services all of the San Luis Valley, as well as Phoenix, Arizona.  The brokerage was originally founded in 1991 by Mike and Mary Ann Porter, the parents of the current broker/owner, Preston Porter, who came into leadership in…

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Borrower activity is typically projected to increase during the fall, especially the months of September and October. Realtor.com® researchers predict that this year’s “best time to buy” would begin next week, from Oct. 12 to 18. But mortgage applications have slowly begun to reduce in volume after a short-lived spike caused by the Federal Reserve’s…

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Lower mortgage rates are here, thanks to Wall Street bond investors  USA Today

Budget 2026: Tax measures to support the housing market  Arthur Cox LLP

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Homebuyers are freezing their purchasing plans at increasingly higher rates, according to Redfin's latest market report. Fifteen percent of contracts, or 56,000, were canceled in August, the highest level since Redfin began tracking the metric in 2017.

Lawsuit Challenges Vote to Gift Prime Miami Real Estate for Trump's Presidential Library  U.S. News & World Report

Nikkei Rises 1.1%, Led by Heavy-Industry, Real-Estate Stocks  MSN

News | Patrizia picks three strategic advisers for UK and Europe property management  CoStar

Property Price Growth Slows In Wake Of Budget Fears  Forbes

U.S. Data Center Boom Tests Power Grid as AI Demand Outpaces Supply  The World Property Journal

Major bank flags southern US city as the world’s biggest real estate bubble risk, as metrics top 2006 housing levels  Yahoo Finance

S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase  San Francisco Chronicle