Audrey Hepburn’s longtime residence in Switzerland was recently listed for nearly $21 million. Known as “Le Paisible,” which means peaceful, the estate “offers an ideal balance of privacy and accessibility,” says listing agent Alex Koch de Gooreynd, of Knight Frank.
read moreLast week, Chicago was named one of the best cities in the world for 2025 in a list released by Time Out. To determine the rankings, we asked over 18,500 locals around the globe about life in their city, touching on everything from food and culture to happiness and affordability...
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Prominent real estate economist Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025 with Agent Publishing co-founder and Publisher Anne Hartnett.
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The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has signaled previously that it may cut interest rates at the end of its quarterly gathering.
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Last night, the City Council adopted Evanston’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025, a responsible budget that moves Evanston forward without increasing property taxes.
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Maybe the real happy ending is falling in love with the simplest parts of life. It’s savoring that first sip of coffee in the morning, or losing yourself in the smell of freshly baked bread.
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A pair of studies conducted by Richard Coss, UC Davis, showed that gazing at bodies of water can help lower your heart rate, blood pressure and increase feelings of relaxation.
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Applications to refinance mortgages surged for a second week as more Americans capitalized on the cheapest borrowing costs in two years
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The Fed's half-point rate cut decision is the beginning of six to eight rounds of further rate cuts well into 2025.
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The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has signaled previously that it may cut interest rates at the end of its quarterly gathering.
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If Ishan Abeysekera falls out with one of his roommates, it’s OK—because he has 22 more to choose from.
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Nestled in the heart of Downtown Evanston this spacious 2 bed 2 bath unit with north and west views makes a comfortable great primary residence or rental property...
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The Winnetka house where Kevin McCallister famously spent a few days alone, battling a pair of robbers and captivating movie audiences in 1990, is for sale.
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U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 - 2024 business schools rankings putting Kellogg at #2 on its list of best full-time MBA programs in the country. This year’s rankings placed an increased emphasis on employment outcomes as a determining factor for how a school fared, and Kellogg’s performance is a testament to the incredible caliber of our students and the demand for Kellogg talent. In addition to our Full-Time MBA ranking, our school’s Evening & Weekend MBA Program and Executive MBA ranked at #3 and #2 in the publication’s part-time and executive MBA programs, respectively.
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Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter
by David Rock and Heidi Grant
November 04, 2016
Striving to increase workplace diversity is not an empty slogan — it is a good business decision. A 2015 McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those in the top quartile for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry mean, and those in the top quartile for gender diversity were 15% more likely to have returns above the industry mean.
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The most expensive home on the Florida market is this Palm Beach private island compound, which has just been relisted for $187.5 million.
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and responsibility required on a daily basis can take its
toll on the people performing them.
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Resonance’s annual ranking takes into account factors
that include a city’s GDP per capita, cultural programming,
airport connectivity, even Instagram hashtags.
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Signature Homes Realty creates its own markets & reality.
We don’t care about "no stinkin mortgages"
Analysts can keep selling seminars & fear stories for the lay general public
It’s the perfect time to buy good real estate :)"
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A prominent Florida brokerage celebrates REALTOR® Rosa Nell Hammer, a local legend whose old-fashioned ways remain widely admired. read more
Advocates for raising Chicago’s real estate transfer tax to fund homeless services held back little as they attacked the commercial property industry in City Hall on Wednesday:read more
Certainly, here's a general description of what a condominium is:read more
Sidelined homebuyers can breathe a sigh of relief. According to Realtor.com, the best week of the year to buy a home is still ahead of us.read more
A waterfront Miami mansion once owned by the reigning Queen of Pop, Madonna, has just changed hands in an eight-figure deal.read more
Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ childhood summer home is once again under new ownership.read more
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the third richest person in the world, reportedly paid $68 million to purchase a waterfront home in Miami’s Indian Creek Village. read more
Now could be an ideal time to embark on home renovations, as core inflation, which measures consumer prices excluding volatile food and energy categories, has sunk to its lowest level in two years. read more
U.S. property prices dipped in July, but a perpetual shortage of home stock means they won’t fall much further, according to a report from Realtor.com on Thursday. The number of homes on the market across the country had been ticking up since the spring of 2022, albeit slowly, from the extreme lows reached during the peak of the pandemic-era property market frenzy. read more
I see VERY little NEW CONSTRUCTION. Moderate Interest rates... live with it or keep losing more money renting or losing unique home-buying opportunities. read more
This French Riviera is an example of wonderful real estate and the memories created there and the Kennedy East coast properties are also worthy of mention. Always grateful for the Peace Corp, Special Olympics, fashion, John F. Kennedy Sr. and Jr. along with Bobby and all their American Contributions. Thank you to Irish American Heritage #kennedy #irish read more
The typical U.S. home value rose above the $350,000 mark for the first time in June, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). read more
Foreigners Fueled London’s Ultra-Luxury Home Market. Now They’re Moving to Its Historic Rival. read more
Towering 107 stories above the buzzing streets of New York City, a duplex penthouse has hit the market for an astronomical $175 million. read more
From Evrima megayacht by Ritz Carlton to the world’s largest sailing yacht by the Orient Express, the new concept is not aimed at the cruise market. read more
The Global Real Estate Marketplace is taking place from the 12th - 14th of February at the Dubai World Trade Center... read more
The extreme upper end of the Chicago housing market did its own thing in 2022, disregarding the path of the overall residential real estate market to have a record year... read more
Leonardo DiCaprio treated himself to a new Los Angeles home this Christmas, and it happens to be the house next door... read more
1720 Maple Avenue #1850 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Evanston, IL. See 72 photos, video, maps, and listing history... read more
With the advent of quick, safe transportation and the lure of rich culture and opportunities, many of the world’s cities have become unprecedentedly diverse over the last several decades... read more
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Interest rate going up.
Where else in the world can you buy a house at a 6-7 % mortgage?
Serious buyers and sellers as we approach the Holidays. ... read more
If you’re selling your home right now—or thinking about doing it soon—
you should know that today’s housing market is in a new post-COVID-19 normal. ... read more
Unable to attend NAR midyear in person, President Donald Trump sent a two-minute video lauding Realtors' work and praising his One Big Beautiful Bill Act.... read more
Spring typically brings new energy to this housing market, but this year, the momentum is stalling. A flood of sellers has hit the market, but buyers are remaining on the sidelines, new data from Redfin shows.... read more
Join Andy Stearns, SVP of Sales at Homes.com, as he shares actionable marketing strategies, showcases platform innovations, and explains how the Your Listing, Your Lead model puts agents first—helping you elevate your digital presence and win more listings. Agenda What agents want / need to build their brand and business Top trends / insights of ... read more
Metro areas with the greatest gains in inventory are those that continued to build during and shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, while those that did not still lag behind pre-pandemic levels.... read more
The changes, which are effective immediately, remove references to hate speech, add a definition of harassment, and make the policy no longer applicable to all of a Realtor's activities.... read more
The committee opted to rescind the controversial "no-commingling" policy on Wednesday, one day after NAR's Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee voted to scrap it amid DOJ scrutiny.... read more
Zillow Group started notifying brokers on May 28 about listings that weren't aded to the MLS within 24 hours of being publicly marketed. The portal declined to share how many notices have been sent.... read more
Workforce cuts, the rescission of Fair Housing initiatives and COVID assistance, and multiple pathways for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all under discussion at the federal housing agencies.... read more
Has NAR leadership learned anything about consumers in the past 25 years? As they prepare to vote on changes, housing counselor Rachael Hite thinks they haven't.... read more
If departments of real estate across the country were serious about their mission to protect the public, they would align licensing education and certification with actual practice in the industry, broker Spencer Krull writes.... read more
Those who understand the requirements of today's market and are willing to roll up their sleeves will reap the rewards, team leader Carl Medford writes.... read more
Debra Trappen's series continues with inspiration for getting back in touch with the work that lights you up and renews your motivation.... read more
While purchase loan demand was still up 18 percent last week from a year ago, some of that demand may not translate into sales, with Redfin reporting an unusual bump in cancelled purchase contracts.... read more
Top-producing agent Costanza Genoese Zerbi is bringing her Southern California team, Costanza Genoese Zerbi & Associates, to eXp Realty, along with a bold goal: hitting $100 million in sales volume within a year, the firm announced Wednesday.... read more
Lifting of the asset cap could give the bank greater leeway to originate jumbo mortgages that exceed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s $806,500 conforming loan limit in most markets.... read more
With antitrust regulators declining to weigh in, $1.75 billion deal to marry a tech-focused mortgage lender to real estate brokerage could close by the end of the month.... read more
Commission advance companies are booming as a lifeline for real estate agents who can't afford to wait for closing day. While these services offer financial assistance, they often come with costly strings attached.... read more
