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Virtual Real-Estate Closings Go Mainstream, but Some States Hold Out  The Wall Street Journal

European shares bounce back from U.S. jobs report hammering  Reuters

European shares bounce back from U.S. jobs report hammering  Reuters

If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines lately, you’ve probably heard echoes of “it’s a bad time to buy a house” and “it’s the perfect time to buy a house.” But which is it? Here, we’ll go over a few of the main reasons why entering the real estate market right now is a…

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Opendoor is in $62M worth of legal trouble: The Real Word  Inman

The ever-changing housing market brought us many surprises, but the demand for homes in “unexpected” places is recently popping up across the country. Homebuyers are less interested in properties from hot markets in California or Florida. Instead, they’re looking at Indiana, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. What attracts homebuyers to these areas? Let’s explore what these…

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Brokers and their agents have successfully leveraged the REALTOR® brand for years, using the .realtorTM top-level domain to showcase and promote their businesses. Now, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is offering a branding package exclusively for brokerages, enabling them to offer their agents a free .realtor™ web address, free professional website and matching email…

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The Black homeownership gap is widening  USA TODAY

The Black homeownership gap is widening.  USA TODAY

Above: (L to R) CSO Doug Williford, Rhinebeck Executive Director of Sales Lisa Fountain, CEO Bess Freedman Courtesy: John Halpern Brown Harris Stevens recently celebrated the official opening of its new Rhinebeck, New York office at 18 Garden Street with a launch party. Those in attendance included Chief Executive Officer Bess Freedman, Rhinebeck Executive Director…

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Palm Beach society: Julia Koch reportedly behind two huge New York real estate deals  Palm Beach Daily News

BoomTown, a cloud-based sales and marketing automation platform for real estate professionals, has announced the launch of back-office capabilities. This launch comes through the platform’s integration with Brokermint, a cloud-based, back-office and transaction-management software. Boomtown acquired Brokermint in March, 2021. Fragmented customer-relationship management and back-office solutions cause duplication of effort and business inefficiencies. This integration…

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This week, Byron Lazine discusses Opendoor's recent $62 million settlement of its legal troubles with the FTC plus a flawed study of DOM.

Opinion | We Will All End Up Paying for Someone Else’s Beach House  The New York Times

Despite a quickly slowing market in the second quarter, many of the dozen or more real estate companies that posted earnings last week managed to turn a profit and stave off ruin.

South Florida real estate projects in the pipeline for the week of Aug. 5 - South Florida Business Journal  The Business Journals

7 Countries that Sell Citizenship for Cash  CEOWORLD magazine

Hotel occupancy rebound drives rates to record levels in Q2  The Caterer

Artist Osman Yousefzada unveils new installations in London  Arab News

USA As An Interesting Investment Location For Real Estate  Nation World News