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<p>UK residential sales reached 422,000 properties sold subject to contract year-to-date as of early May 2026, representing a 14.6% increase compared to 2023. However, data reveals 46.7% of homes that left estate agents' books in April were withdrawn unsold, primarily attributed to overvaluing pract...

<p>Industry consultant Toby Martin has argued that estate agents should calculate the lifetime value of their clients, a metric he claims most agencies have never determined despite tracking acquisition costs closely.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news/estate-agents-urged-to-...

Across the country, roughly 65% of households are priced out of the median-priced new home. Incomes have not kept pace with elevated home prices and higher mortgage rates, putting homeownership further out of reach for millions of Americans.

News Corp revenue rose 9% to $2.19B and net income rose 13% to $121M, while Move revenue increased 10% to $148M.

<p>UK house prices declined for the second consecutive month in April, according to Halifax, as mortgage rates climbed and uncertainty over interest rate trajectories dampened buyer activity. The mortgage lender reported that the average UK home price fell 0.1% in April to £299,313, with annual grow...

<p>DAR Global has launched Sea La Vie Qatar, a waterfront residential development on Qetaifan Island North in Doha, comprising one-bedroom plus den apartments ranging from 88 to 253 square metres. Units are priced from approximately QAR 1.8 million with completion scheduled for June 2030.</p> <p>The...

<p>Property portal Rightmove has issued a first-quarter trading update forecasting profit growth of up to 5% and revenue growth of 8% to 10% for 2026. The company maintains guidance provided in its full-year results despite a 24% share price decline over six months and ongoing legal challenges.</p> ...

<p>The tribunal system's capacity to handle rent appeals under the Renters' Rights Act has been called into question following research revealing data gaps and processing delays. Freedom of Information requests show only 21% of appeals were decided within 10 weeks prior to the Act's implementation.<...

<p>The Property Ombudsman has ordered a letting agent to return a £403 holding deposit after failing to disclose that a tenancy was dependent on the landlord's onward property purchase. The ruling highlights the importance of material information disclosure in the rental sector.</p> <p>The post <a h...

<p>Liverpool City Council has launched a consultation on expanding its selective licensing scheme for private rental properties beyond the current 16 wards. The council is also deploying £7.3 million to tackle the city's 10,378 empty homes.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news/...

For much of the past decade, Meritage Homes has stood as one of public homebuilding&#8217;s clearest business use cases that thoughtfully designed, efficiently built entry-level homes could unlock homeownership for thousands of households who otherwise might have remained renters. The company&#8217;...

A borrower in forbearance gets the wrong information about their reinstatement options. It came from an automated servicing communication, routed through a system nobody fully owns and nobody fully monitors. By the time someone catches it, hundreds of borrowers have received the same message. Some a...

Opendoor's Q1 numbers were mixed, but CEO Kaz Nejatian isn't apologizing. Here's what the company's internal metrics say about whether the turnaround is real.

Industry veteran Mary Lee Blaylock is now leading Coldwell Banker's franchise business, after a little more than a year with Sotheby's International Realty.

Move's Realtor.com claimed a 31 percent share of real estate portal visits during the first three months of 2026 — six times that of Homes.com and three times that of Redfin, according to Comscore.

Learn the secrets of top-producing luxury agents, so you can work with ultra-high-net-worth clients and dominate your market.

Appropriate guardrails set the tone for an M&#038;A transaction, new Inman contributor Mark Lukes writes, ensuring optimal outcomes for the companies on both sides of the negotiating table.

Industry insiders say that eXp-NextHome is a smaller deal, but it signals something bigger about where the industry is heading.

The company pulled in $2.8 billion in revenue after diversifying, accelerating with Redfin and Mr. Cooper acquisitions.

How does a recent open letter from HUD impact the way you market your listings and the way fair housing is taught in association trainings? Coach Darryl Davis weighs in.