Explore EMD News reporting on homes, developments and major property transactions. These articles provide market context and reported property news.
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Property and market reporting
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A Wall Street Titan Wants $80 Million for His Townhouse. New York Has Never Paid That Much.
Former Morgan Stanley chief executive John Mack and his wife, Christy, are asking $80 million for an Upper East Side carriage house that could become New York City’s most expensive…
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56% of Surveyed Agents Have Fewer Buyers. More Listings May Not Save Them.
Winning more listings can look like progress. But if fewer buyers can or will purchase them, an agent may be building inventory instead of building income.
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Utah Sellers Are Cutting Prices Fast. Davis and Salt Lake Counties Lead the Surge.
Utah sellers are discovering that an asking price can become a liability when buyers have alternatives.
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Century Bought This Texas Builder. The Family Kept Two Other Ways to Make Money in Housing.
The Mitchell family spent five generations building homes in Texas. Now it has sold its homebuilding operation while keeping businesses that develop land and operate rental communities.
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Darin Marques Brings a Lifetime of Sales Experience to the Art of Selling Las Vegas Luxury
From protein bars and building products to luxury homes, Darin Marques built Virtue Real Estate Group into a Las Vegas brokerage with about 100 agents.
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Compass Closed the Anywhere Deal. Now a Shareholder Says Investors Were Kept in the Dark.
Compass completed its acquisition of Anywhere in January. Nine months later, a former Anywhere shareholder is asking a federal court whether investors received the information they deserved before exchanging their…
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The Mortgage Rate You Hate Could Help You Knock Thousands Off the Asking Price
Higher mortgage rates can weaken a seller’s position while giving a qualified buyer more room to negotiate. That opportunity comes with a catch: winning a discount does not automatically mean…
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Mortgage Lenders Want to Ditch Three Bureau Credit Reports. Will Buyers Actually Save?
Mortgage lenders want to cut the cost of checking borrowers’ credit. Buyers could benefit, but an industry demand is still different from a rule they can use today.
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$10.5 Million Puts You on the Sand in Newport Beach. The Rooftop Views Come With It.
Some luxury homes sell the view from a distance. At this Newport Beach address, the Pacific sits directly beyond the patio.
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AI Can Build Your Real Estate Business. It Can Also Destroy Your Reputation.
Artificial intelligence can help an agent respond faster, market consistently and organize a business that once depended on scattered notes and memory.
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99 Year Leases and More Home Loans: A Senate Bill Could Change Tribal Housing in South Dakota
A Senate housing bill could give Native families more room to qualify for assistance and lenders stronger tools to finance homes. For South Dakota’s reservations, the implications deserve attention.
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More Seller Prospects, Less Buyer Confidence: Agents Face a Growing Mismatch
Real estate agents are becoming more optimistic about finding sellers while losing confidence in finding buyers. That split creates a problem: winning the listing is only the beginning.
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