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How the right lender can help you build your real estate business

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Your preferred lender should be a strategic extension of your business, coach Darryl Davis writes: someone actively invested in your growth and your clients’ success. Continue reading →

There are 2 kinds of agents. The market now prices them differently

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Agents are experiencing a shift from being compensated for participating in the transaction to being compensated for how they shape the decisions that lead to it, broker-owner Deb Siefkin. Continue reading →

Listing agents create the value, but who gets the opportunity?

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If listings are the foundation of the real estate market, why are so many decisions being made without agent input? Robert Smith asks. Continue reading →

More than 1 in 3 homesellers is giving up a sub-5% rate this spring

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More than a third of homesellers working with Coldwell Banker-affiliated agents hold mortgage rates below 5 percent and are still planning to list this spring, new survey data shows, an early sign the lock-in effect may be loosening. Continue reading →

Rising property taxes stretch household budgets thin (VIDEO)

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Property taxes are rising fast in 2026, shocking homeowners and straining budgets. Most still aren’t appealing their tax bills despite growing pressure. Continue reading →

NAR’s Yun has a new 2026 prediction: a slower, less certain market recovery

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NAR’s Lawrence Yun outlines a cautious 2026 housing market outlook, citing mortgage rate volatility, oil price shocks and shifting consumer sentiment as key forces shaping a slower, uncertain recovery. Continue reading →

Realtor.com launches land price estimates as market lags

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Realtor.com has added land price estimates to its platform, giving agents and builders a new data tool for tracking one of the core inputs to new construction. The accompanying market analysis shows the land market has yet to fully recover from the pan… Continue reading →

What it means to lead when global becomes personal

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CEO Dezireh Eyn shares how professional and personal life shifts when global politics begin to take center stage. Continue reading →

How global events are impacting multifamily investment (and where the market is headed)

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Despite global shocks, multifamily remains a sound commercial real estate investment and a favored asset class among lenders and investors, Michael Zaransky writes. Continue reading →

Home price growth hits slowest pace since 2012: Redfin

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U.S. home prices posted their slowest annual growth rate in more than a decade in March, even as a shrinking supply of new listings kept prices from falling outright, according to Redfin. Continue reading →