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Some key factors agents will keep an eye on as the year continues include dream homebuying trends, elections, the economy, and growing and emerging markets, according to new midyear luxury reports from Compass, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty.

U.S. Accuses Software Maker RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents  The New York Times

Active homebuyers are motivated by numerous factors — including a desire to find a larger or nicer home in this high-rate environment — according to the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey.

US accuses real estate software company of scheming to boost rent prices  Scripps News

US sues software company RealPage for alleged rent hiking scheme  The Guardian

Compass agents have united to launch BDG Partners, a full-service team based in Nashville, Tennessee, with the addition of real estate veteran Grant Hammond, the firm announced.

Blockchains founder Jeffrey Berns is the seller. The home is one of the priciest to sell on Lake Tahoe and features 150 feet of lake frontage as well as a boat lift and shared deep water pier.

Zillow is continuing its leadership shuffle, with the Seattle-based residential portal announcing a new senior vice president of agent sales on Friday. Former PayPal executive Soumya Tulloss will lead Zillow's agent sales, the segment that includes flagship products Zillow Showcase and Zillow Premier Agent.

U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents  Reuters

DOJ accuses real estate software company of helping landlords collude to raise rents  NPR

Real estate company helped to artificially inflate rents across America, Justice Department alleges  CNN

U.S. Accuses Real-Estate Software Company of Illegally Coordinating Rent Prices  MSN

U.S. Accuses Real-Estate Software Company of Illegally Coordinating Rent Prices  The Wall Street Journal

During these times of residential real estate practice changes and new legal logistics, Canopy REALTOR® Association/Canopy MLS has an ace in the hole with CEO Anne Marie DeCatsye. While advocating for the value of a REALTOR® and executing an effective consumer education campaign, she also has a law degree, which helps immeasurably as she guides…

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This Swanky $77 Million Trophy Penthouse Overlooks London’s Hyde Park  Galerie Magazine

As the industry adjusts to the new normal with the mandated changes to NAR policy for buyer agency having rolled out Aug. 17, there have been no shortage of opinions on the new rules for buy-side contracts and cooperative compensation. Real estate icon and RE/MAX Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, Dave Liniger, who has…

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Rochester's 14609 ZIP code is one of the hottest in the U.S. Here's why  Democrat & Chronicle

What non-British expats need to know before buying real estate in the UK  Gulf News

In yet another of the seemingly endless legal actions filed within the real estate industry over the past few years, this time it was Homie Technologies on Aug. 22 filing an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Utah, claiming the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and other companies “conspired” to…

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