A bet on death? Inside France’s peculiar viager housing system  FRANCE 24 English

Remote Work Revolution: 6 Seismic Shifts in the U.S. Real Estate Market  Money Talks News

Fetch Agent calls itself a “cutting-edge platform that humanizes the house-hunting experience by seamlessly connecting homebuyers directly with buyer’s agents to find their next home."

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner a letter on Monday, demanding that he halt plans to cut staff at the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Senators Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner a letter on Monday, demanding that he halt plans to cut staff at the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Warren Buffett Plans To Sell His Real Estate Brokerage, But It's 'Not... A Bet Against US Home Prices,' Says Analyst As Fed Expects To Keep Rates Unchanged  Yahoo Finance

U.S. Bank adds Hofstetter to its Real Estate Structured Finance Division  Boston Real Estate Times

Billion-dollar deals aren’t just making headlines; they’re reshaping the industry, consultant Chris Pollinger writes. The subsequent impact will be felt by every agent, brokerage and homebuyer in the game.

Commercial property is ‘28% more in demand than last year’  Facilitate Magazine

Most people enjoy talking about what they do for a living, the ins and outs, how they go about it, the highs, the lows. But few will be told by a listener in another line of work that they want to try it themselves. Not many with established careers seriously contemplate pivoting to become an…

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The new market is launching with over 50 agents who represent more than $500 million in sales volume over the past 12 months and who will offer more than 100 listings to start.

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Zillow and Realtor.com served third-party subpoenas in Batton case Through a joint status report for the Batton case filed March 14, both parties are still in discussion over the production of documents.  Following…

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Homebuilder confidence came in at 39 (out of 100) in March, its lowest reading in seven months, as recorded by the latest Housing Market Index (HMI) reported by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo. As measured by the index, current sales conditions for single-family homes fell three points month-over-month to 43.…

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PineBridge Benson Elliot raises €500m for sixth flagship European fund  PERE

Surprising Things About Moving From the US to Ireland  Business Insider

A real estate expert confirms it - this is the type of housing that is almost impossible to sell in the USA  Pedirayudas.com

A real estate expert confirms it - this is the type of housing that is almost impossible to sell in the USA  PedirAyudas

House Prices: Number Of Homes For Sale Highest For 10 Years, Says Rightmove  Forbes

Principal AM hires global head of real estate research and strategy  Green Street News

Micro New York neighborhood dubbed 'Little Ireland' has more affordable homes than Manhattan and is 30 mins aw  Daily Mail