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Preparation isn't just for listing presentations or networking events, Krys Benyamein writes. Real estate agents should prepare to have more effective everyday conversations.

The Bainbridge Island home had no comps. Its agent and builder explain how they priced it, finished it a year early and sold it for over ask in five days.

Year-end homebuying has a deadline. With four weeks left before the holiday freeze, trainer Bernice Ross shares strategies to help buyers find motivated sellers.

Ten organizations now have $200,000 each to sharpen their plans for making homeownership more affordable in their communities. Five will be chosen next spring for $4.6 million awards from Capital One’s $25 million initiative.

The investor share of home purchases dropped to the lowest level since Q1 2025, but interest rate fluctuations may allow investors to claw back in Q3

Ex-X CEO Linda Yaccarino joins Better’s board as the AI-native lender pushes cost cuts, buybacks and its Tinman platform under Better 2.0.

The gap in renting versus buying widened over the past year, with rental demand up 19.2 percent and Bay Area rents at record highs, according to Zillow and Realtor.com.

As AI moves from suggesting the next step to taking it, brokerages need to define where automation ends and human judgment still owns the decision, Ryan Persad writes.

The real estate market has swung from one extreme to the other over the past five years, Cara Ameer writes, which can create feelings of doubt, stress and regret.

<p>The anticipated autumn recovery in the UK housing market has not materialised, with new data showing listings down 2% year-on-year and sold subject to contract volumes 11% lower across the July to September quarter.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news/autumn-housing-market-...

<p>The total number of homes available for sale in the UK has reached its highest level for this time of year since 2014, constraining price growth as sellers contend with elevated mortgage rates. Rightmove's latest data shows average asking prices fell in almost five regions last month, with the ty...

<p>UK property price indices have recorded year-on-year falls for the first time this year, with declines of less than 1%. Sellers face a 12-year high in competing properties, with sale times extending by 22 days compared to last year.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news/uk-pr...

<p>More than half of first-time buyers in the UK are now paying higher monthly mortgage costs than they previously paid in rent, according to research from estate agent Hamptons. The proportion reached 56% last month, the highest level in at least a decade, as mortgage rates climbed above 6% for the...

<p>A specialist lender has provided £244,000 in bridging finance to facilitate the purchase of a Grade II listed public house in Swanton Morley, Norfolk. The deal uses a combination of first-charge commercial and second-charge residential bridging finance.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.proper...

<p>Specialist property lender Glenhawk has completed a £559,000 regulated bridging loan in seven days, enabling a borrower to refinance an existing facility ahead of its maturity date. The loan, secured at 50% loan-to-value, was used to redeem a bridging facility that had funded the refurbishment of...

<p>Findings suggest retention requires more than monitoring sales and adjusting commission structures</p>

<p>Longbridge survey of 2,000+ homeowners found 47% confidence among ages 55 to 64</p>

<p>Inventory to backlog ranges from 0.44x at NVR to 3.09x at Century, with margin pressure risk into Q4</p>

<p>The company has its sights set on making reverse mortgages mainstream via the broker channel</p>

<p>HUD extended FHA multifamily programs to BTR, opening up 221(d)(4) new construction and 223(f) refi and acquisition options</p>