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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. While NAR and other settlements pend both preliminary and final approval, the flow never stops in the court systems throughout the U.S. as updates continue to develop in the many commission lawsuits currently…

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As the economy waivers recently—with mortgage rates back up above 7%, the most recent PCE report demonstrating a rise in inflation and no respite in the interest rates from the Fed yet—there’s been a lot of uncertainty surrounding the mortgage market.  This uncertainty, however, does not seem to have affected Rocket Mortgage, as its Q1…

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The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) has escalated its fight against the State of Florida's foreign buyer ban through a federal fair housing discrimination lawsuit filed Monday. This is the third lawsuit, and first federal suit, against the bill.

Compass, The Real Brokerage, Realty One Group, At World Properties and Douglas Elliman had each already reached settlement agreements in the case, and the court has preliminarily approved those settlements.

Homebuyers need to earn an income of more than $150,000 to afford homes in 14 out of the 50 biggest metro areas as of April, according to Realtor.com. But in San Jose, buyers must earn at least $361,000.

New legislation will give counties the authority to redefine zoning ordinances to phase out short-term rentals.

Attendees walk past the REALTOR® logo Sunday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. Three months ago, NextHome CEO James Dwiggins, speaking on an RISMedia webinar, took a forceful—and somewhat unexpected position—on controversies and questions currently dogging the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). A vocal critic of the organization, Dwiggins took a…

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At the Realtors Legislative Meetings on Sunday in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Realtors President spontaneously fielded tough questions about the trade group's proposed antitrust settlement.

London property hotspots for 2024  The London Economic

U.S. Mortgage Rates Continue to Climb in Early May, Fifth Consecutive Week  The World Property Journal

14 U.S. Cities Where You Can Buy a Home If You Make Less Than $100K  SFGATE

Sidekick was developed by San Francisco-based boutique brokerage Avenue 8. It primarily uses a text interface to send commands to retrieve data, execute tasks and in many ways, function as a common, “visual” interface would. It's now offered to members of SFAR.

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Makes New $583000 Investment in Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF ...  Defense World

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Has $497000 Position in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR)  Defense World

When Buying a Home Is Treated as a National Security Threat  The New York Times

Powered by the latest polling results from the Inman Intel Index, this wide-ranging guide explores how brokerages are steeling themselves for a new type of client: the buyer's-fee-evading seller.

Stonal secures near €100M investment from Aareon for real estate data management  Tech.eu

While we like to create goals and supportive strategies several months before the end of the year, coaches Emily Bossert and Melanie Klein write, there’s no time like the present to create and benefit from a comprehensive business plan.

Finance and Supremacy: This is How China is Taking Over Europe!  Cointribune EN

As an agent for more than 15 years, owner of The Young Team and CEO of Fello, Ryan Young feels deeply passionate about helping agents scale their business through listings.