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While shares in rival iBuyer Offerpad also went on a rollercoaster ride in July, the company's market capitalization remains below the New York Stock Exchange's $50 million minimum requirement.

Trump announces new tariffs on dozens of countries beginning Aug. 7, fires BLS commissioner after revised jobs report shows dramatic slowdown in payroll growth in May and June.

Industry leaders James Dwiggins, Michael Valdes and Mike Miedler got candid on the last day of Inman Connect San Diego, saying the industry has lost sight of its purpose amid commission lawsuits and company rivalries.

House Prices Up 2.4% As Market Awaits Bank Rate Decision- Nationwide  Forbes

At Inman Connect San Diego, Inman unveiled the winners of its flagship award, now in its 28th year, recognizing creativity across the real estate industry.

While eXp’s agent count decreased by 5% year-over-year in the second quarter (totalling 82,704), the company is highlighting its first sequential quarter-over-quarter growth in agent count since 2024. “This is a great indication that our strategies and programs we’ve created to attract and retain agents are working,” said CEO Leo Pareja during the call with…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. -Rocket Companies, coming off an acquisition spree this year, announced strong earnings for Q2 on July 31, with executives providing a trickle of details on how the company will utilize consumer portal Redfin in…

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Tune in to Inman Access as Alyssa Stalker teaches you to create branded content that scales along with your real estate business.

The consumer sentiment index indicated a second consecutive month in the rise of consumer sentiment, per the University of Michigan’s closely watched survey of consumers. Consumer sentiment rose 1.6% in July from 60.7 in June to 61.7—the second consecutive month of increases, according to the latest report. Year-over-year, consumer sentiment was down 7.1% from 66.4…

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Above: Gary Ashton, Justin Havre, Morgan Carey and Ken Pozek What would you get if you brought together Muhammad Ali, Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan on the same starting lineup? You’d get history in the making. And in the world of real estate technology, that’s exactly what Real Estate Webmasters (REW) has set out to…

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In an August 1 report on job growth from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. employers added 73,000 jobs in July, with the unemployment rate up slightly at 4.2%. Economists had predicted 100,000-plus jobs would be gained following 19,000 jobs added in May and 14,000 in June—both those numbers based on sharp downward revisions…

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Yet another lawsuit filed by a broker against the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and local associations has been dismissed, the second time in less than two weeks that a federal judge has ruled that brokers suing over Realtor® membership requirements and MLS access failed to set forth valid claims of antitrust violations. Judge Joseph…

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House prices rise across the UK but fall five per cent in London's West Central postcodes  London Evening Standard

What $10 million buys in top USA cities: A look inside ultra-luxury listings  Luxury Lifestyle Magazine

August isn’t downtime — it’s decision time, coach Darryl Davis writes. Decide what you'll do now to set yourself up for success in the months ahead.

The seven-figure business-building agents are quietly laying the groundwork for Q4 during the summer, Coldwell Banker Warburg's Kevelyn Guzman writes.

Initiate, don't wait, to build momentum in your business, Jimmy Burgess writes. Here he offers five texts to send and see results.

Real estate investors in Europe hold back amid tariff turmoil  AMWatch

Daft.ie Owner Distilled Acquires Leading Northern Ireland Portal PropertyPal  onlinemarketplaces.com

News | Top retail leases recognised for London  CoStar