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Regulators fire warning shot over bow of mortgage comparison sites

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned on Tuesday that operators of mortgage comparison-shopping platforms may be violating RESPA if they manipulate search results to coerce kickbacks.  

Price growth slowdown continued in December as mortgage rates peaked

Home price growth fell 0.4 percent between November and December, while year-over-year single-family price growth dropped to 6.9 percent, according to new data released Tuesday by CoreLogic.  

The Agency expands further into Europe with new Portugal franchise

The new Lisbon office follows The Agency’s first foray into Europe — in The Netherlands — last spring. The office will be led by Managing Partner Ayres Neto, The Agency

Most homebuyers forking out big bucks to buy down mortgage rate

While mortgage rates have eased and home prices have fallen in many markets, affordability “still has a stranglehold on much of the market,” according to research released Monday by Black

Mapping out 253 cities with quarterly declines in home value

Where are home prices falling? Let’s map out the 253 cities that saw quarterly declines in the final three months of 2022. But there are indications that this isn’t a

Douglas Elliman enters Wellesley, MA, bringing on Joni Shore Group

The move into Wellesley will be bolstered by Joni Shore’s three decades-plus career in real estate, which now exceeds $600 million in sales volume, according to news revealed exclusively to

Broker Tamir Shemesh lands at Nest Seekers after SERHANT. exit

Following the announcement of his untimely departure from SERHANT. after just one year, Tamir Shemesh has now joined Nest Seekers International, his fourth brokerage in the past six years.  

The digital evolution of real estate investing

We know that technology has disrupted the homebuying and selling process, but it’s also heavily influenced how we invest in real estate.  

Leading through change: 8 qualities of exceptional leaders

According to DEI expert Julia Lashay Israel, these characteristics, combined with a deep understanding of the industry and a passion for what they do, make great leaders more effective.  

M. Ryan Gorman dishes on his second act, post-Coldwell Banker

The former Coldwell Banker CEO spoke with Inman about his development firm btcRE, which aims to “be the change” he wants to see in real estate. “What’s old is new