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'Mass eviction' claims as Criterion Capital tells London tenants to leave  BBC

Corem hires Castellum exec to head up property operations  Green Street News

London councils recover third of fines issued to landlords  PropertyWire

Local realtors worry buyers of older homes in London could be required to disconnect weeping tiles from sewer  CTV News

Rogue landlords avoid penalties as London councils struggle to collect fines  Property Industry Eye

Arrest made in Iowa cold case of real estate agent killed during an open house  NBC News

Compass Drops Zillow Lawsuit, Ending High-Stakes Real Estate Showdown  USA Herald

More than 80% of investors eye European hotels  Green Street News

While mortgage rates hit a high for the year so far, reflecting escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, analysts point to average rates still remaining below year-ago levels and offering some improvement to buyers purchasing power.  The average mortgage rate ticked up 11 basis points to 6.22% this week, up from 6.11% last week,…

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As a cascade of “premarketing” partnerships and programs sweep through the industry, Compass International Holdings (CIH), Rocket and Redfin have sent out a letter asking MLSs to change their policies to support phased listing distribution and cease punishments on agents for “seller-directed marketing plans.” The letter, obtained by RISMedia, was seemingly shared with MLSs and…

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The Spectre Of BoE Rate Hikes Rattles Real Estate  Bisnow

State-Wide MLS is rolling out RealReports’ AI-powered property tools and Taxshot data platform to 6,000 agents, replacing legacy systems with a unified workflow.

Behind every successful real estate professional is a strong support system—one that delivers the tools, infrastructure and guidance needed to empower entrepreneurs to excel.  From recruiting and lead development to long-term business strategy, the Brands by Integra network, a family-owned and -operated network of companies created back in 1995 and led by the D’Amico family,…

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Spylandia: How a Stretch of Florida Real Estate Has Become a Covert Corridor for Chinese and Russian Spies  Vanity Fair

Beeline Holdings (NASDAQ: BLNE) Partners with TYTL Corp on Tokenized Fractional Real Estate Model  USA Today

America’s housing affordability crisis isn’t solely caused by too few homes. It’s also because of too few usable ones. A new report from real estate marketplace New Western suggests that local fix-and-flip investors—not homebuilders—are key to helping solve the problem. The report, conducted in partnership with the National Association for Housing Revitalization (NAHR), found that…

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Winter weather and market constraints put significant downward pressure on new-home sales to start off 2026, according to the latest data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census Bureau. The New Residential Sales report for January found that new-home sales fell a whopping 17.6% to a rate of 587,000 (compared to…

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Above, Anthony Lamacchia, Josh Lioce and Jackie Louh Lamacchia Realty announced that Lioce Properties Group, based in Milford, Massachusetts, has joined the company following a merger finalized earlier this week. The move expands Lamacchia Realty’s presence in the South Metrowest and Worcester County markets.  “I’m so beyond excited to finally have an office in South…

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Dentons achieves outstanding results in Chambers Europe 2026  Dentons

In its drive to create more control over listings, the industry is providing less transparency, less independent advice and more centralized influence over the final outcome, Red Oak Realty owner and CEO Vanessa Bergmark writes.