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CoStar, the commercial conglomerate-turned residential portal gate-crasher, announced today that it is acquiring Matterport in a deal worth $1.6 billion, adding what appears to be a highly complementary new business to its growing arsenal of real estate-focused companies. “CoStar Group and Matterport have nearly identical mission statements of digitizing the world’s real estate,” said Andy…

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Amid an industrywide recruitment war, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has secured its largest contract renewal of 2024 with Atlanta-based BHGRE Metro Brokers. The 45-year-old brokerage is the second-largest franchise in the BHGRE network, with more than 2,400 agents across 27 offices. In 2023, BHGRE Metro Brokers closed 4,738 transactions worth $1.665 billion, a performance that earned it a top 200 ranking on Real Trends' 2024 transaction sides and volume lists.

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Courts rarely move fast. Although it has been over a month since the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced that it was settling seller lawsuits, and 10 days since a judicial panel issued…

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Rodland Real Estate, which operates across the archipelago, provides clients a private members portal with access to off-market properties. With the network Rodland has built over the years, the firm is particularly well-suited to aid newcomers to The Bahamas.

It wasn’t long ago when mortgage refinancing was king, generating record-breaking profits and driving lenders with more business than they could handle. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, average 30-year mortgage rates in the 2% to 3% range were a boon for business. Mortgage lenders originated $2.57 trillion in refinance…

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From a young age, we all have an idea of a dream destination that we’d like to call home; somewhere luxurious on the water, or in some cases, a small remote cabin on a lake far from civilization. The idea to call a house or community our own is what most in modern society strive…

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From a young age, we all have an idea of a dream destination that we’d like to call home; somewhere luxurious on the water, or in some cases, a small remote cabin on a lake far from civilization. The idea to call a house or community our own is what most in modern society strive…

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HomeAdvantage—a subsidiary of Jason Mitchell Group Holding Partners—announced the acqusition of Real Estate Connection (REC)—a REALTOR® management company and brokerage. REC will now offer the HomeAdvantage product and nationwide MLS for lender accounts. HomeAdvantage is a tech-enabled platform providing nationwide MLS portals along with a nationwide network of real estate professionals, streamlines the home buying…

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HomeAdvantage—a subsidiary of Jason Mitchell Group Holding Partners—announced a partnership with Real Estate Connection (REC)—a REALTOR® management company and brokerage. REC will now offer the HomeAdvantage product and nationwide MLS for lender accounts. HomeAdvantage is a tech-enabled platform providing nationwide MLS portals along with a nationwide network of real estate professionals, streamlines the home buying…

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Blackstone reaches $7.6bn in equity for BREP Europe VII  PERE

Buying London: Netflix's Glitzy New Property Show Is Coming Soon  Country and Town House

Matterport's board of directors unanimously approved the deal, which will be finalized later this year. CoStar purchased its outstanding stock for $5.50 per share, reflecting a value of $1.6 billion.

As a third-generation broker, with both his grandfather and father deeply involved in the company business, Steve Fase II naturally gravitated toward real estate. Growing up, Fase watched them working hard every day to help buyers and sellers, and help agents achieve their goals. The impact of building those relationships over the years piqued his…

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US-based Quanex to buy UK's Tyman for $976 million  ETRealty

US-based Quanex to buy UK's Tyman for $976 million - ET RealEstate  ETRealty

Real Estate Decarbonisation Platform Accacia Raises US$6.5m Pre-A Round Led by Illuminate Financial  Business Wire

Average price tag on a home sitting just £570 below previous record – Rightmove  Evening Standard

Helical extends London Wework lease amid takeover talks  Yahoo Finance UK

Anxiety around commissions leaped to the top of the worries brokerage leaders face, pushing down concerns around inventory and competition, according to Inman Intel Index survey results.

Anthony Lamacchia thinks some agents are reading too much into guidance issued by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac confirming sellers can continue to pay buyer's agents' commissions.