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Pending home sales plunge in April on high mortgage rates

The 6.3% month-over-month decline was the steepest the U.S. market has seen since September 2022. 

Case-Shiller: Dallas home prices rise in March as national price growth slows

In Dallas, home prices inched up 0.19% year over year and 0.52% month over month in March. 

NAHREP: The Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators

The highest-ranking Latino originator in the Metroplex was Joella Benson of Town Square Mortgage & Investments, Inc., who reached a sales volume of $94,811,676 across 325 transactions.

Report: Douglas Elliman gets takeover offer from Anywhere Real Estate

The initial bid is unlikely to be accepted, an insider told Bloomberg.

Guaranteed Rate Affinity appoints Guadagnino and Dilday to leadership roles

Guaranteed Rate Affinity has appointed Dino Guadagnino as regional vice president of reverse mortgages and Kevin Dilday as area sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. 

The Montlake ‘Spite House’

At its widest point, the house measures 15 feet across. At its narrowest, just 55 inches — barely big enough for a standard doorway.

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Zillow outlines private-listing ban set for May 28 rollout

The online marketplace fleshed out the rules of its new listing access standards policy that was unveiled in the wake of the National Association of REALTORS’® Clear Cooperation update. 

Debunking 80/20: New data shows it’s 65/20

New data released by CoreLogic/Cotality, and examined by noted industry researcher Mike DelPrete, contradicts this commonly held notion, however, and shows that the ratio is actually closer to 65/20.  

RE/MAX: U.S. home sales dip in April

The median-sales price was $440,000, up 2.3% year over year and 1.2% month over month. 

This mansion has a literal man cave

Although it looks like a typical luxury log home from the driveway, the basement has been turned into a concrete cavern, accessible from a hidden “miner’s-style” entrance.

Former Peerage Realty CEO Swartzman to become Christie’s International president

The appointment, announced at Christie’s International Real Estate’s recent annual conference, will take effect in June. 

Gateless integrates Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator to improve self-employment income analysis

Gateless has integrated Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator into its automated mortgage-underwriting package, which will enable lenders to quickly and accurately calculate income from self-employment, business ownership or rental properties.  

Scott Felder Homes acquires Olivia Clarke Homes

Jennifer Johnson, who founded Olivia Clarke Homes in 2020, will remain on board. The company will continue to operate under the same name.

Mike Buffler joins Rate to expand services for entertainment clients

Mike Buffler, a 13-year veteran of the entertainment banking industry, has joined Rate to provide flexible, strategic mortgage solutions for its athlete and musician clients nationwide. 

NAHB: Builder confidence drops in May on tariff uncertainty

The association noted, however, that 90% of the responses to its survey tracking homebuilder sentiment were received before the announcement of a 90-day reprieve in U.S.-China tariffs. 

NAR names REACH class of 2025

The real estate-technology firms will receive help scaling up their businesses from the association’s strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures. 

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