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Paris Jumps London To Become Europe's Most Talked-About City Online  CoStar Group

Hilton Worldwide Holdings has agreed to pay $210 million for the Graduate Hotels brand, a 10-year-old company that operates hotels in some of the nations biggest college towns.

Is It a Good Time to Buy a House?  NerdWallet

Property and Transfer Tax: If It Moves, Stop Taxing It.  Tax Foundation

Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Property in a London Conservation Area  The World Property Journal

First-time homebuyers have long faced a trifecta of high mortgage rates, low housing inventory and climbing home prices throughout much of the country, making homeownership a difficult journey. Despite these challenges, first-time homebuyers still made up the largest share (55%) of all agency mortgage purchase securities issuance in a decade and a record 47% of…

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Two months of Inman Intel Index survey data shows waning confidence in real-world business-building activities but growing interest in buying leads on the internet.

Average long-term US mortgage rate declines  Boston.com

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) continued to decrease this week, from last week’s average of 6.66% to an average of 6.74% this week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week’s numbers: The 30-year FRM averaged 6.74%, down from last week when it averaged 6.88%. A year…

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Mipim talks: the new normal in real estate “is not for the faint-hearted”  React News

Blackstone's European Acquisitions Head Says Firm Isn't 'Waiting for the All-Clear'  CoStar Group

Blackstone Is Not 'Waiting for the All-Clear', Says European Acquisitions Head  CoStar Group

The American Real Estate Association (formerly but no longer using the acronym AREA) conceived in January as a potential alternative to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), held its first event virtually, a “listening tour,” where they heard from agents across the country about their hopes and concerns for the industry.  One of the main…

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Gemdale USA Lists Calabasas Office Campus for Sale at $82M  The Real Deal

Fiera Real Estate makes Spanish lending debut with student housing loan  IPE Real Assets

The multifamily rental market recently stabilized as housing market challenges persist, seeing its first price rise in seven months. Yardi’s latest National Multifamily Report for February found that multifamily rents rose slightly by $1 to $1,713, while year-over-year growth was unchanged at 0.6%. The Northeast and Midwest continue to outperform over the short term, led…

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Valesco To Launch London Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Drive  CoStar Group

Savills sees broader property market recovery in second half of year  Yahoo Finance UK

Savills sees broader property market recovery in second half of year  Reuters

Americans move to climate-risky areas as real estate booms  Rappler