Housing Downturn Alarm Raised for US Cities  Newsweek

KKR allocates 25% of $850m final close to Europe  Real Estate Capital Europe

U.S. Mortgage Applications Spike 11 Percent in Early March  The World Property Journal

Retail experts: A roundtable discussion on the retail sector globally  Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

Steve Witkoff: Who is the real estate mogul tasked with brokering peace in Ukraine?  Sky News

US Homebuyers Confront a New Wild Card This Year: Trump  Bloomberg

PineBridge Benson Elliot’s sixth real estate fund closes at €500m  IPE Real Assets

Shocking Climate Study: $33 Trillion in US Homes Face Major Natural Disaster Risk  StockTitan

Texas Teachers invest $100m in opportunistic US real estate  IPE Real Assets

News | Maslow Capital agrees £114 million London student homes financing  CoStar Group

IJM buys 143-year lease of London’s Finsbury Circus for RM407.9m, eyes UK expansion  Malay Mail

Residential real estate retrenches in face of tariff threat  The Globe and Mail

IJM Corp acquires RM407.9mil London property, plans RM853.5mil redevelopment  The Star Online

How much will Philly’s federal footprint shrink under Trump? Here’s what we know  WHYY

Philly’s federal footprint is shrinking under Trump. How small could it get?  WHYY

As NAR prepares to announce its pocket listing rule decision "in the coming weeks," attorney Michael Ketchmark said his firm will consider legal action against brokers who vote to maintain the rule.

IJM expands UK portfolio with Finsbury Circus acquisition for £72.5m  The Edge Malaysia

London's most expensive postcode, where homes cost more than £4 million  Yahoo Canada Finance

When you lead with value, Nick Schlekeway writes, sales become more about service, allowing you to build trust and long-lasting relationships.

With mergers and acquisitions and the growing importance of team models, can a solo agent still start out with nothing and build an empire?