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Corcoran Group adds first Rhode Island affiliate

Corcoran Group announced the launch of Corcoran Chart House Realty, the brokerage’s first Rhode Island affiliate. The firm will operate across Rhode Island’s coastal communities and be led by Broker-Owner Matthew Antonio. Pamela Liebman — president and CEO of Corcoran Group — made the announcement, highlighting the brand’s ongoing expansion into premium residential markets. “Rhode […]

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Corcoran Group adds first Rhode Island affiliate

Corcoran Group announced the launch of Corcoran Chart House Realty, the brokerage’s first Rhode Island affiliate. The firm will operate across Rhode Island’s coastal communities and be led by Broker-Owner Matthew Antonio. Pamela Liebman — president and CEO of Corcoran Group — made the announcement, highlighting the brand’s ongoing expansion into premium residential markets. “Rhode

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Mortgage spreads are the hero of the 2025 housing market

Mortgage spreads are the hero of housing in 2025, quietly helping housing demand pick up even when nobody else notices. What are mortgage spreads? In the slow dance between the 10-year yield and 30-year mortgage rates since 1971, the mortgage spread is the distance between them — the key variable keeping them close or distant. 

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NFIP set to expire as shutdown, disaster seasons collide

With the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) set to expire Sept. 30, just as hurricane and wildfire seasons collide with the threat of a federal government shutdown, uncertainty is mounting for homeowners, insurers and the housing market. The NFIP has faced repeated short-term extensions and lapses, including under the Biden administration two years ago. Between

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Gibson, Batton plaintiffs object to final approval of eXp, Weichert settlements

The objection deadline in the final approval process for commission lawsuit settlements reached by eXp World Holdings and Weichert Realtors in the Hooper commission lawsuit brought out several familiar names for those who have closely followed the commission lawsuit saga.  On Friday, the Gibson home seller commission lawsuit plaintiffs, Don Gibson, Jeremy Keel and Daniel

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Workers’ retirement confidence rises, but knowledge lags

American workers have grown more confident in the past year about their finances in retirement, according to survey data released this week by the Nationwide Retirement Institute. But this sentiment “may not be grounded in financial knowledge” as many people are making decisions that could negatively affect their financial future. The institute — a division

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SERHANT. gears up for October Rhode Island expansion

Luxury real estate brokerage SERHANT. is expanding into Rhode Island with its first office opening on Oct. 6 — a move founder Ryan Serhant says will be the largest single brokerage entry in the market to date. “We always start with one (office) as we move from state to state,” said Serhant. in an exclusive

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Coldwell Banker Realty adds top agent in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder real estate professional Julie Meko has joined The Bernardi Group, a Coldwell Banker Realty team that ranks as the company’s top small team in the Boulder, Colo., region. Meko — a licensed Realtor in Colorado since 1998 — has represented some of Boulder’s major residential projects. She is known for her work in both

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Luxury agent Frank Aazami joins Compass in Arizona

Frank Aazami, a longtime luxury real estate adviser in Arizona, has joined Compass. Aazami, who previously worked with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, is bringing along several of his colleagues from the Private Client Group team — including Dinesh Wilson, Fletcher Wilcox and Zoya Pedenko. Private Client Group recorded $148.7 million in 2024 sales volume,

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The Great Stay: Why the US housing market is divided in two

I recently gave a talk to a few hundred real estate professionals in Chicago. I started with the map below of the U.S. showing the days on market for pending home sales in different states. It’s a stark illustration that the country is divided into two distinct real estate markets.  The states with the shortest

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