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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Compass Threatened to Sue. Texas’s Unlock MLS Won’t Budge Over a $100 Fine.
Compass gave an MLS a deadline. The deadline passed, and the MLS refused to back down.
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Mortgages Just Hit 7.49%. Can Today’s Fed Minutes Offer Any Relief?
Mortgage borrowers are waiting for relief. Wednesday’s Federal Reserve minutes may offer clues, but they will not deliver a new mortgage rate.
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Forget the Fed for a Moment. The Bond Market Is Making Your Next House More Expensive.
Homebuyers watching the Federal Reserve for their next break should also be watching the bond market. A surge in Treasury yields is helping push mortgage costs…
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Alone at a Showing? A New Wearable Puts Agent Safety One Button Away
An agent unlocks a vacant house, steps inside with someone they barely know and begins another showing. It is routine work. It can also leave that agent alone when…
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Cash Buyers Can Pay 10% Less. In Las Vegas, They’re Nearly a Quarter of the Market.
In Las Vegas, the buyer who needs a mortgage may face competition from someone offering less money and a simpler closing.
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Dallas Sellers Are Cutting Prices Almost 3x as Often as San Francisco’s
Dallas homeowners are discovering that an asking price is a proposal. San Francisco sellers, meanwhile, are facing far fewer reasons to rewrite theirs.
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SERHANT. Has Arrived in Chicago. Can TV Fame Win the Local Brokerage Battle?
Ryan Serhant has arrived in Chicago, and the opening move says more about his strategy than the television credits.
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Can Realtors Survive Without the MLS? Yes. But What Are They Giving Up?
Agents can sell without MLS participation, but leaving may cost access to listings, data and cooperation. Here is what they gain—and what they give up.
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Housing Is in Disarray. These Two Pillars Are Keeping Prices From Giving Way.
Even with slow sales, U.S. home prices remain resilient. Adrian Cole examines constrained supply and homeowners’ financial ability to wait.
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Blackstone Sold for $80 Million. Lennar Secured 132 Acres. Phoenix’s Big Deals Tell Two Stories.
A Blackstone entity sold a Gilbert apartment community for $80 million, while Lennar’s land banker acquired 132 acres for future homesites.
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America’s Best and Worst Housing Markets: The Winners Aren’t Who You Think
EMD ranks all 50 states by annual home price appreciation. Alaska leads the second quarter comparison, while New Mexico ranks last.
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Las Vegas Has 10,791 Homes Without Offers. Sellers Need More Than Wishful Pricing.
September data show 10,791 Southern Nevada homes listed without offers. How sellers can compare competing properties, net proceeds and the cost of waiting.
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