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Early January declines in mortgage rates unlocked refinance opportunities for nearly five million borrowers and helped push affordability to a four-year high, according to the February Mortgage Monitor released Feb. 9 by ICE Mortgage Technology, a provider of an end-to-end mortgage platform.  According to the analysis, “Even small reductions toward 6% rates can significantly boost…

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Real Estate Firm Savills Predicts Strong Rebound in Europe, UK Self-Storage Deal Flow for 2026  Inside Self-Storage

Zillow is increasingly at the center of the lives of homebuyers, homesellers and real estate professionals. Here’s what changed in 2025, and how it paid off for the company.

When Zillow® launched 20 years ago this week, the ultimate American home was big, beige and built to impress. In 2026, for-sale listings show that buyers want something very different: Homes that feel personal, flexible and designed for real life. “Two decades of Zillow data reveal a clear cultural shift,” said Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s home…

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In honor of the convergence of DtMF, Black History Month and Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara County, Dr. Lee Davenport looks back at the ‘Godfather of Silicon Valley,’ Roy Lee Clay Sr.

A brokerage isn’t a place. It's a system you join, broker-owner Emily Askin writes. It shapes your risk tolerance, your habits, your professionalism and your long-term sustainability.

AI is reigniting investor interest in residential proptech, with firms like Fifth Wall betting on tools that reduce transaction friction.

Golden visas are booming in 2026, and Greece just changed the rules  USA Today

Fathom Realty has announced the appointment of Lori Muller as president of Fathom Realty, effective February 9, 2026. Muller succeeds Samantha Giuggio, who will be stepping down from her roles as president of Fathom Realty and chief operating officer of Fathom Holdings. Muller brings more than two decades of leadership experience in residential real estate…

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As Compass moves forward following the closing of its industry-shaking acquisition of Anywhere, the brokerage’s founder and CEO announced that Neda Navab, his former chief of staff and most recently leader of brokerage operations, has been appointed the new president of Compass Real Estate. With the company reorganizing to absorb Anywhere and Reffkin taking the…

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State legislatures across the U.S. have been seeing new bills that would restrict private real estate listings, with mandates that such listings also be publicly marketed. Wisconsin enacted such legislation in December 2025 (to take effect in January 2027), while another bill of this nature is under consideration in Washington state.  Now, the Illinois legislature…

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The House of Representatives has announced the passage of H.R. 6644, known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, and the industry has reacted with positivity and now look to the Senate for further action. The Housing for the 21st Century Act is a comprehensive, bipartisan legislative package that aims to increase housing supply…

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Along with low interest rates and the infusion of money from federal stimulus, one of the factors that drove the pandemic boom market was a surge in so-called “housing mobility,” meaning the overall propensity of people to pick up and move. That metric rose to its highest level in almost 20 years back in 2021,…

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ULI Europe publishes new guide on asset-level collaboration to accelerate decarbonisation of occupied buildings  Workplace Insight

Orega takes all of 20 Old Bailey’s fifth floor to continue London expansion  Property Week

Orega takes all of 20 Old Bailey fifth floor to continue London expansion  Property Week

Azora to close largest-ever Southern European real estate fund  Private Equity Real Estate | PERE

How this French building behemoth wants to solve the U.S. housing dilemma  CNBC

ULI appoints BlackRock’s Simon Durkin as chief executive Europe  Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

Change at the top for ULI Europe  EurobuildCEE