Fed slows rate hikes, but remains wary of entrenched inflation

Half a percentage point "is still a historically large increase and we still have some ways to go," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns as policymakers wrap up final meeting of the year.

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In a bid for transparency, Airbnb now displays price with fees

Travelers are now able to see the true cost of a booking, cleaning fees and all. More upcoming changes seek to control what hosts can require their guests to do at checkout.

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President Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law

President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on Tuesday, codifying same-sex and interracial marriage rights. The Act ensures same-sex couples' marriages would be federally recognized if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell.

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Don’t let victory become a liability! 3 steps for winning year after year

Winning can be intoxicating, but it can also put you in a comfortable place, complacent even. To avoid that win hangover and ensure your business grows year after year, follow these three steps from performance coach Chris Pollinger.

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We must keep moving forward: The Respect for Marriage Act and agent advocacy for LGBTQ+ people

Society is speaking loudly in its desire for LGBTQ+ people to be accepted and protected. Our national government leaders are hearing it – and they acted.

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Nearly half of new-home buyers in the Southwest are backing out

Builders have seen cancellation rates spike this year as buyers now struggle to afford the homes they signed up for months ago, according to data from John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

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Homebuyers take notice as mortgage rates continue to fall

Demand for purchase loans has increased in five out of the past six weeks, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association released Wednesday.

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Housing is so rough, even this Congressman can’t score a home

Congressman-elect Maxwell Frost of Florida said he wrecked his credit when he quit his job to run a campaign full-time. Now he's having a hard time finding a place to live.

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Compass seeks antitrust settlement with NYC’s largest real estate association

The brokerage sent a letter to the District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to settle its dispute with the Real Estate Board of New York, or REBNY, outside of the courtroom.

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First MLS venture capital fund hires Jeff Turner to help scale up

Turner is a former entrepreneur in residence for NAR venture capital arm Second Century Ventures and a co-founder of Realtor association management platform Tangilla.

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Homeward CEO Tim Heyl and the path forward for power buyers

Homeward CEO Tim Heyl said his company is built to handle down markets. He spoke with Inman ahead of Inman Connect New York, where he’ll be speaking about tech, data and the biggest trends in 2023.

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Help homeowners lower home maintenance costs in 2023 with this 12-month marketing campaign

Would you like to help your clients and sphere cut their homeownership and home maintenance costs substantially in 2023? This 12-month marketing plan is suitable for social media, email, direct mail and even video, writes trainer Bernice Ross.

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It’s not (always) about you! Deciding whether to switch brokerages or mindsets

Looking toward 2023, many agents, concerned about the shifting market and its impact on their business, are considering a move. Perhaps the change required is not their location but their mindset, team leader Carl Medford writes.

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Corcoran Group terminates Global Living SoCal franchise agreements

Corcoran Group will "effectively close all offices and operations of the Southern California region of Corcoran Global Living by December 31, 2022," according to a memo obtained by Inman.

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Rent keeps falling. Here are the cities where it’s falling fastest

Fourteen major metro areas reported year-over-year declines in the median cost to rent an apartment, according to Redfin. It's only the latest sign of widespread slowdown in rent.

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Big names backing nesto’s bid to upend Canadian mortgage lending

"Oversubscribed" $80 million Series C round brings total funding raised by Montreal-based digital mortgage lending platform to $167.5 million.

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Annual inflation drops to 7.1% even as housing woes persist

Housing remained a strain on family budgets last month, but declining prices of gas, used cars and medical insurance helped soften the blow.

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Squabble in paradise: What’ll happen to $256M in FTX real estate?

The US and Bahamian governments are jockeying to oversee the bankruptcy of crypto exchange FTX — and its trove of real estate holdings — following the arrest Monday of Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas.

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What are you planning to do differently next year? Pulse

It's OK, you can tell us. What have you been hoping for, dreaming of and angling toward in your real estate business for 2023?

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The pandemic party for short-term rental investors is ending

It may not be an "Airbnbust," but homeowners who rent their properties on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo stand to see occupancy rates rise and revenue slow in 2023, according to AirDNA.

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