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Maybe the MLS isn’t perfect, broker Dennis Norman writes, but it’s still the only tool we have that puts listings in front of everyone, not just the ones invited behind the curtain.

<p>Property asking prices increased most significantly in areas priced below the national average during 2025, with locations in northern England and Scotland recording the highest growth rates. Analysis of the top 50 locations for asking price growth shows only seven are priced above the current na...

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services enters Philadelphia, adding 139 agents and $289.71M in 2024 sales through Art Herling partnership.

As we kick off the New Year, affordability remains one of the biggest challenges facing the mortgage industry and the broader housing market. It continues to shape conversations among lenders, policymakers, and consumers alike.

Howard Hanna has onboarded legendary Philadelphia broker Art Herling and his team of 100 agents — officially marking the brokerage's entrance into the City of Brotherly Love. Herling has four offices in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.

<p>OnTheMarket has reported a 55% increase in visits and 110% rise in page views two years after its £100 million acquisition by CoStar. Industry analysts suggest that while initial growth metrics are positive, capturing significant market share from Rightmove and Zoopla presents a longer-term chall...

<p>The government intends to cap ground rents at £250 per year, which will then drop to a ‘peppercorn’ rate after 40 years. As it stands 770,000 to 900,000 leaseholders pay over £250 per year, of which 490,000 to 590,000 are in London and the South. The government said: “This will deliver a modernis...

<p>Six in 10 estate agents are experiencing burnout, with 44% calling it an ‘ongoing problem’, the Alto 2026 Agency Trends Report from Alto has found. The situation is even worse for mid-sized agencies, where one in three say recruitment and retention is one of their biggest challenges, as they stru...

<p>Leasehold properties are set to be valued assuming all leases have 99 years left, which means homes worth under £2million are in danger of being caught up by Labour’s ‘mansion tax’. Properties with shorter leases tend to be devalued, by as much as 30%. From 2028 homes valued at more than £2millio...

<p>By Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson, CEO of Alto Most conversations about the future of estate agency focus on familiar pressure points: technology, regulation, fee compression, recruitment. All of them matter. None of them, however, represent the most significant structural risk facing agents as we move...

<p>There’s only been a marginal increase in the number of pet-friendly rental listings in the run up to the Renters’ Right Act, research compliance tech firm Inventory Base has found. An estimated 8.2% of properties in England are advertised as being pet-friendly, an annual increase of just 0.6% com...

A day after a prominent hedge fund investor launched a hostile takeover bid of CoStar’s board over concerns about the real estate portal, CoStar doubled down on its Homes.com strategy.

In an exclusive interview with Inman, the CEO discussed Douglas Elliman's recent initiatives and criticized the Compass-Anywhere merger as bad for agents and the real estate industry.

On this episode, tech expert Rajeev Sajja dives into what AI is (and isn’t) doing for real estate agents today, breaks down the three stages of AI and shares how you can climb up that ladder starting today.

In an industry addicted to complex tech stacks and guru hacks, the secret to scaling isn't more software, Zac Kennedy writes. It’s a return to the physics of business.

<p>The Decent Homes Standard will only apply to the private rented sector from 2035, a timeline tenant group Generation Rent called “absurd”. The standard means homes need to be free of hazards like mould, efficient heating and insulation, and have a relatively modern kitchen (less than 20 years old...

<p>The UK government has confirmed that enforcement of decent homes standards for private rental properties will not take effect until 2035. According to the English Housing Survey, 21% of privately rented homes currently fail to meet the standard.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.c...

<p>Investec Bank has provided an £11.3 million facility to Kennedy Wilson for the acquisition and redevelopment of an industrial open storage site in Croydon, South London. The transaction represents Investec's first financing in the industrial open storage sub-sector.</p> <p>The post <a href="https...

<p>United Trust Bank has completed a £6.35 million structured refinance for a 40-apartment build-to-rent development in Weston-Super-Mare. The facility comprises a five-year residential investment loan and a three-month developer exit bridge for the £8.5 million scheme.</p> <p>The post <a href="http...

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