A lawsuit filed by a fired Appraisal Institute employee is alleging that over multiple years, the organization misreported test scores to regulators and state agencies, refusing to rectify issues when they came to light. Alissa Akins, former Director of Education and Publications at the Appraisal Institute, alleges that she was terminated after bringing the issue…

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Fathom Holdings Inc. achieved some definite growth in business in Q1 2025, with executives pointing to the launch of the new Elevate program as a strong indicator of current—and future—successes. Fathom reported a total revenue of $93.1 million in Q1 2025 in its recent earnings call, up from $91.7 million in Q4 2024 and a…

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management Focuses on Generational Opportunities in Real Estate, Appointing Chad Tredway as Global Head  Morningstar

Bob W Announces Senior Real Estate Appointments for Southern Europe  Hotel News Resource

Continued steady mortgage rates this past week resulted in a slight increase in mortgage application volume as the spring market is now fully underway. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the week ending May 9, the Market Composite Index (a measure of mortgage loan application volume)…

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Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of REALTORS®, has announced the acceptance of eight companies to the 2025 NAR REACH program. For more than a decade, the REACH program has vetted, selected and accelerated unique technology solutions focused on the U.S. residential real estate sector, significantly impacting real estate agents,…

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Thousands of Civil Service roles moved out of London in latest reform to the state  GOV.UK

Shaping future communities: the advantages of mixed use developments for urban centres  Savills

Squire Patton Boggs appoints Jason O’Donnell to lead real estate practice  Irish Legal News

Central London property prices have crashed and 'nobody wants to talk about it' warns buying agent  MSN

Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 19, 2025  PrimeResi

Can real estate investment deliver a blueprint for a 28th regime?  Euractiv

Saudis Greet Trump to His Tastes, With Pomp, Opulence and Real Estate  The New York Times

New Elevate program providing “concierge-level services” to agents is off to such a strong start that Fathom will temporarily suspend guidance while it reworks 2025 forecast.

Professional association is fighting accusations that it knowingly reported inaccurate exam scores to state agencies and ignored a top executive's alleged sexual harassment of multiple employees.

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ERA Experts, LLC has announced a strategic investment in Sprout Realty, LLC, which will now do business as Sprout Realty ERA Powered. Both companies are based in Austin, Texas. This investment marks a creative collaboration aimed at supporting Sprout Realty’s continued growth opportunities in Austin, Waco, Dallas-Fort Worth and throughout northwestern Texas. Both ERA Experts…

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Homes in Taylor County sold for higher prices recently: See how much here  Yahoo News

CENTURY 21 Solid Gold Realty has announced that it has joined forces with Gloria Zastko, REALTORS®, a 34-year-old agency. With this announcement, the formerly independent firm will do business as CENTURY 21 Gloria Zastko Realty. Based in North Brunswick, New Jersey, Gloria Zastko, REALTORS®, was founded in 1991 and is a full-service real estate office…

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President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign platform came with five economic policy “pillars.” One pillar was cutting taxes, with the platform specifically promising to make permanent provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that Trump signed into law during his first term.  The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released a draft of…

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