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HRLS Partners, consisting of Robert Hryniewicki, Adam Rackliffe, Christopher Leary and Micah Smith, built a strong reputation at Washington Fine Properties over the past nine years. The team was the No. 2 small team in D.C. in 2024.

Above: A brand new boutique developed in Carcavelos, Cascais, NAMA blends coastal serenity with modern sophistication.  Portugal continues to captivate international buyers with its natural beauty, sunny days, lifestyle and warm hospitality. Renowned for its safety and economic stability, Portugal offers exceptional real estate opportunities in one of the most promising markets in which to…

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Southern New Mexico-based Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Steinborn & Associates has announced it has expanded by merging with TRU South Real Estate. This expansion includes new offices in Ruidoso and Alamogordo, increasing the firm’s reach in New Mexico to four locations. The combined company will operate under the Better Homes and Gardens Real…

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PropStream has announced that Product Specialist Burton Alicando will deliver an exclusive speech at the virtual Sam’s RE Club event on April 2, 2025. Alicando has been instrumental in shaping Propstream’s customer experience and educating real estate professionals on how to leverage data to transform their business models, a press release noted. With nearly a…

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In the world of real estate, closing gifts have long been a topic of discussion.  Some agents swear by them, seeing them as a ribbon to wrap up the meaningful client relationship they built and show their appreciation, while others question their necessity entirely.   Whether practical, sentimental or celebratory—closing gifts can leave a lasting impression…

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Five years after the arrival of COVID in the US, 94 percent of Gen Z and 86 percent of millennial first-time homesellers say they regret their pandemic-era purchase, according to an analysis by Opendoor.

Pending home sales continued their volatile up-and-down swing pattern in February, rising a modest 2% after falling 4.6% for the month of January. In spite of data that indicates sluggish activity in the historical context, the Midwest and Southern regions saw gains in pending home sales activity. The Midwest index for pendings graded slightly upward…

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Down payments noticeably increased during 2024, according to the latest findings from Realtor.com—the report states that 2024 saw the highest down payments in the history of this data being recorded. In Q4 2024, the median down payment on a primary residence was $30,250, up from $24,000 in Q4 2021. As a percentage, the average primary…

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Wednesday it will no longer allow non-permanent residents or non-U.S. citizens to obtain FHA-insured mortgages. This significant policy shift aligns with the Trump administration’s tougher stance on illegal immigration. The changes, published in Mortgagee Letter 2025-09 and Title I Letter 490, take effect May 25…

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Find out how this international industry leader is driving the growth of the Caribbean luxury real estate market while "setting new standards of achievement for the industry." 

Every dollar you keep is a dollar you don’t have to chase in sales, Chris Pollinger writes. The best brokerages don’t just earn more — they keep more.

In the latest RISMedia webinar—“How to Leverage AI for More Efficient Revenue Generation”—panelists Carrie Soave, REALTOR® at eXp Realty; Robert Lucido, chief strategy officer of Lucido Global, CEO of Lucrativ and director of Moxie Mortgage; and Brian Hoialmen, chief strategy officer of Lofty, discuss the importance of AI in enhancing agent productivity, optimizing brokerage operations…

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CoStar Group is one step closer to purchasing Australia's second-largest real estate classifieds firm, Domain. Australian newspapers reported that CoStar founder and CEO Andy Florance spent several days in Sydney with Domain's owners.

Mortgage rates ticked down a little this week as experts point to ongoing stability in rates being a plus for some buyers, while still presenting challenges to first-time buyers. The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaging 6.65%, down slightly from last week’s average…

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Is anyone Keeping Up With the Joneses anymore? The popular phrase, coined by a comic strip of the same name created by Arthur R. “Pop” Momand in 1913, refers to the phenomenon associated with people comparing themselves to their neighbors and striving to maintain a similar lifestyle—often accompanied by acquiring material possessions to appear equally…

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The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose by 2.0 percent to 72.0 in February, according to new data released Thursday by NAR. But contract signings fell 3.6 percent compared to last year.

Plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network agree that approximately 75 percent of sellers are opting out of offering compensation to buyer agents in the multiple listing service.

Starting March 27, ERA will be running ads on Major League Baseball's streaming platform, MLB.TV. The campaign also includes more than a dozen in-stadium events and local baseball opportunities for ERA affiliates.

London's housing crisis is harming generations — so how could we fix it?  Evening Standard

Blackstone's higher $427 million offer for London's 'Can of Ham' tower rejected, source says  Yahoo Finance