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Third places, where people gather for face-to-face social interaction, offer an opportunity for real estate agents in our increasingly fragmented and isolated society, team leader Carl Medford writes.

The president signed an executive order instructing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to direct more water through the Central Valley Project and potentially withhold federal aid if the state didn't comply.

A new report from ATTOM Data shows that foreclosure activity in 2024 was on the decline compared to the year prior, a possible indicator of a balanced market and careful lending practices. According to ATTOM’s Year-End 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, foreclosure proceedings were reported on 322,103 U.S. properties for the whole of 2024—a 0.23%…

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to postpone compliance deadlines for its Nonbank Registration Regulation, citing concerns over implementation timelines and undue regulatory burden amid a new presidential freeze on pending rules. “The Bureau has a duty to limit regulatory burden and consider costs and benefits,” MBA officials…

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In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indexes recorded annual gains of 4.2 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, according to new data released Tuesday.

Meghan Markle's 'Suits' Co-Star Gabriel Macht Becomes Latest Actor To Quit U.S.  Realtor.com News

Did an American tech billionaire splash out $173M for a 40-bedroom mansion in London?  New York Post

Founded by Kenya Burrell-VanWormer and Katherine Winston, the advisory group completed the formation of a mentorship team and raised $3 million in its first year in operation, according to the report.

News | Trio of massive global investor commitments in January is good news for London offices  CoStar Group

Snowbirds rush to sell Florida homes as loonie tanks  Financial Post

Sadiq Khan to attend MIPIM property conference on French Riviera in push for growth  Evening Standard

How renting in London became an unimaginable hellscape  AOL

Revolut Is Moving Into Commercial Real Estate Lending  Bloomberg

London tower project announced by Abu Dhabi’s Modon  Arabian Gulf Business Insight

Kroll to Exhibit at MIPIM 2025 — The World's Leading Real Estate Event  Kroll

Investors Who Shunned the U.S. Office Market Are Coming Back - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal

Investors Who Shunned the U.S. Office Market Are Coming Back  The Wall Street Journal

Number of London properties under offer 'highest since before Brexit' says Foxtons  Evening Standard

The court will consider approving the latest deal in the case, which allows commission sharing in the multiple listing system.

The chaos surrounding commissions that characterized much of 2024 was still on the minds of the professionals packed into the New York Hilton Midtown last week. See the conversations you missed.