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As lenders pivot to serve homebuyers, RE/MAX franchisor's "mortgage brokerage-in-a-box" also makes a separate list of top franchise opportunities for Black entrepreneurs.

From a panel of 107 experts surveyed by Zillow, a majority agreed that rising mortgage rates are driving down competition among buyers, which will eventually result in a buyers' market.

Morning Bid: Kickin' up a storm  Reuters.com

European Science Park Group creates specialized space for innovative industries  Labiotech.eu

Great Southern Homes, Inc. and DiamondHead Holdings Corp. Announce Investor Call to Discuss Their Upcoming Business Combination  businesswire.com

Great Southern Homes, Inc. and DiamondHead Holdings Corp. Announce Investor Call to Discuss Their Upcoming Business Combination  Business Wire

EARNINGS SUMMARY: APQ, Pires loss widens; REI profit down  Morningstar

Business Owners? Say Goodbye to Facebook Car, Real Estate Listings  newstalk870.am

Amazon Will Close All But One US Customer Call Center  Bloomberg

Forced Sales Likely To Come Now That Even Conservative Loans Can't Be Refinanced  Bisnow

Property Reserve Inc., real estate arm of Mormon Church, to buy CelLink factory in Georgetown - Austin Business Journal  The Business Journals

US Life Sciences Investment Dips But Main Hubs Dodge Headwinds: Report – Commercial Observer  Commercial Observer

Charlie Rose On Guiding Invesco Real Estate to New Lending Heights  Commercial Observer

The Beaux-Arts-style townhouse had not traded hands in over 75 years and marks a price record for any townhouse sold on Fifth Avenue, according to Douglas Elliman Realty.

Farhad Moshiri in ‘advanced talks’ over £400million deal to sell Everton to American real estate investor M...  talkSPORT

Hurricane Ian, a category 4 hurricane that slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast overnight, is expected to be one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, as predicted by a report from CoreLogic released earlier this week. According to CoreLogic’s report, along the Florida Gulf Coast a total of 1,044,412 single-family and multifamily homes were at potential…

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Mortgage rates increased for the sixth-straight week this week, reaching another high we haven’t seen in more than a decade. According to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) rate averaged 6.70% this week, up from last week’s increase to 6.29% Here’s this week’s breakdown: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.70%…

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The U.S. housing market is offering home shoppers more options this fall than in 2021, as inventory increased 26.9% year-over-year in September, according to a new report from realtor.com® released this week. Realtor.com®’s Monthly Housing Trends Report states that while yearly listing price growth remained in the double-digits in September at +13.9%, the pace continued…

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As the affordability crisis in the housing market continues to wreak havoc on aspiring buyers, new data from ATTOM Data Solutions shows how far out of reach it has gotten this year. In its third quarter 2022 U.S. Home Affordability report, researchers found that median-priced single-family homes and condos remain less affordable in the third…

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Downtown apartment construction has been flourishing all across the U.S. over the last decade, in response to people’s changing attitudes and lifestyle preferences, according to a new report released this week by StorageCafe. StorageCafe’s downtown apartment construction report looked at the downtown areas of the country’s 100 largest cities and ranked them based on the…

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