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Marylebone property prices are ‘defying gravity’  Financial Times

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Pluto’s £2bn bet with Blackstone affirms pan-European expansion  Real Estate Capital Europe

News | Arora buys Hammersmith offices from receivers for circa £20 million  CoStar

London’s Prime Property Market Offers New Opportunities : Coutts’ Index  Crowdfund Insider

Charming ‘Pretty in Pink’ Home Stands out in Historic London Mews Area  Mansion Global

London house prices fall with buyers cautious and affordability stretched  London Evening Standard

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin recently floated the idea of a national MLS. Luxury real estate leaders are intrigued by the concept, but have many questions about how such an entity might work.

Escalating costs and the impact of deferred maintenance mean that buyers and sellers aren't always on the same page, so buyers are walking away, bi-coastal luxury agent Cara Ameer writes.

House prices or lifestyle? Here's why many Europeans say no to buying  Euronews.com

Rick Guerrero and Brandon “Bran the Mortgage Man” Brotsky discuss how a consistent personal branding strategy helped generate roughly $50 million in annual loan production directly from social media relationships.

City of London future skyline showcases strong investor confidence and growth momentum ahead of MIPIM  Newsroom City of London

Home - We’re the present, not the future: why the housing sector needs to listen to young people  Inside Housing

Rising existing-home inventory is thwarting homebuilders, who are now slowing permits and starts — and backing off from hefty incentives.

IPUT Real Estate raises €175 million in new equity from CBRE IM  Businessworld.ie

As we watch the Olympic champions competing right now in Milan, it’s hard not to be in awe. The world is tuned in. The spotlight is bright. The stakes are high. And as I watch these athletes take the ice, I feel that same fire. The same admiration. The same realization that what we’re witnessing…

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Guiding Families Through the Great Wealth Transfer: Dan Ihara’s Vision for Real Estate, Legacy, and Unity  USA Today

Steady rates remaining in the low 6% range continue fueling refinance demand, rising the tide for a small increase this week in overall mortgage applications, as tracked by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).  According to the latest Market Composite Index—MBA’s measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and refinances—increased 2.8% on a seasonally…

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If real estate and housing are your passion and your career, Rachael Hite writes, you should be among the foremost advocates to help all Americans find their way home.

Continuing challenges to affordability—namely higher construction and financing costs—once again kept builder confidence in the negative territory, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) saw builder confidence slip one point to 36 in February, following the two-point fall seen in January…

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