NextHome has become the latest brokerage to strike a settlement agreement with seller plaintiffs in ongoing commission lawsuits, joining more than a dozen other defendants who have negotiated deals in the largest Burnett copycat case (known as Gibson) led by star trial attorney Michael Ketchmark. A judge paused all upcoming deadlines after NextHome and plaintiffs’…

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In a seemingly positive sign for consumers, inflation has now posted the lowest recent annual increase two months in a row.  Previously, in July 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI)—key inflation gauge assembled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—rose only 2.9% year-over-year. In the latest CPI for August, the index rose by 2.5%, continuing…

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They’re the yangs to the high-mortgage-rate yins. The homeowners who have the 3% – 4% 30-year mortgage rates and have, over the last few years, refused to vacate, logically in most cases as they have not wanted to take on new mortgages in the 6% – 8% range. All evidence points to a rate cut…

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Outcry over plans to turn part of Dalston's Ridley Road shopping village into 'slum' flats  Evening Standard

Outcry over plans to turn part of Dalston's Ridley Road Market into 'slum' flats  Evening Standard

State of NJ - Department of the Treasury - Division of Taxation  NJ.gov

Worst Economic Crisis in US History: A Look at the Great Depression & Beyond  Norada Real Estate Investments

IPE Real Assets recognizes PATRIZIA as #1 European real estate investment manager.  Patrizia AG

Commercial property market should be more optimistic, but it still needs to change  Workplace Insight

US in Economic Crisis: Causes, Effects, and Preparedness Strategies  Norada Real Estate Investments

Advice on privacy matters when buying a property in London  Farrer & Co

United States Housing Bubble: Are We Headed for Another Crash?  Norada Real Estate Investments

​Pennsylvania PSERS invests in US real estate debt via Acore fund  IPE Real Assets

These soft skills have never been more critical in light of the National Association of Realtors’ commission suit settlement and subsequent rule changes, OJO Labs CEO Chris Heller writes.

If you want to tune out the noise, focus on your growth, ensure you have accomplished something at the end of the year, and learn to feel successful no matter what the market does, team leader Jen Berbas writes.

Rightmove rejects £5.6bn offer from Murdoch’s REA  Financial Times

Georgian period residence and its 149 acre estate goes on the market in NI for £3.25million  Farming Life

‘Many millions’: Donald Trump’s big win over Kamala Harris  realestate.com.au

REA ASX: REA mulls London listing if $11b Rightmove takeover succeeds  The Australian Financial Review

New funding will allow Polly's product and engineering teams "to double down on new product innovation," including a new AI platform that was in closed beta testing with a number of the nation's largest mortgage lenders in May.