Above, from left, Michele Harrington, CEO, First Team Real Estate; Craig Cheatham, President & CEO, The Realty Alliance; Gretchen Pearson, President/Owner, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties; and David Romero, EVP of Growth, Realty ONE Group. Photo by Aidan Whalen.  Exactly two weeks after the bombshell ruling in the Burnett vs. NAR trial was delivered, five…

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Coldwell Banker Global Luxury transformed a recent home trends survey of 200 luxury agents into a shoppable "Best of the Best" guide of luxury home products. The result shows luxury homeowners crave serenity now more than ever.

Consultant Diana Zaya writes that establishing a structured recruitment process, utilizing diverse sources for finding potential agents, and effectively communicating your brokerage's value proposition, you can attract agents who are ready for change and set them on a path to success.

The U.S. added 199,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.7%, according to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the unemployment rate only falling slightly from 3.9% in October, the number of unemployed persons changed little at 6.3 million. Employment growth in November was…

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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

The economy has been a matter of discrepancy for much of 2023. The data and relevant reports show an economy that on paper is improving; unemployment is low (about 3.7% as of the last jobs report), and the Federal Reserve hasn’t raised interest rates in the last few months, a sign of slowing inflation. However,…

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Port of Oakland names real estate leader as Chief Real Estate Officer  American Journal of Transportation

Get on the property ladder in London with shared ownership from Aster Group  My London

Inside UK’s most viewed homes on Zoopla – £25k terrace, 2-bed overlooking Leyton Orient and £36.5m London m...  The Sun

In partnership with Roomvo, the brokerage and search portal's new Redfin Redesign tool grants homebuyers the ability to alter room finishes while alerting agents to a buyer's growing interest.

Pending U.S. home sales have dropped to a record low — even worse than during the 2008 financial crisis. Does this ...  MSN

Real estate industry urges EU to develop new product labels for SFDR  IPE Real Assets

Dubai real estate: London Gate announces MASSIVE 450m Franck Muller-branded skyscraper  Arabian Business

EDGE and Mitsubishi Estate London buy 125 Shaftesbury Avenue building  IPE Real Assets

With words of wisdom from Charlie Munger, Simon Sinek and even Friedrich Nietzsche, team leader Carl Medford looks at 12 reasons to quit a job and 12 ways to fight that impulse.

Proposed recast of the Energy Performance on Buildings Directive (EPBD) – what's going on?  Dentons

ESG and Real Estate – a European Perspective #1 Proposed recast of the Energy Performance on Buildings Directive ...  Dentons

10 hottest and 10 coldest housing markets in the U.S. right now  Fast Company

Zoopla's most viewed homes of 2023: From a £25k terrace in Liverpool to a £36.5m London mansion  Daily Mail

According to land investment specialist Curtis Williams, real estate professionals with their fingers on the pulse of the latest developments in this domain are poised to have a critical advantage over colleagues less expert in AI.