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2026 GameChanger: How CENTURY 21 DeAnna Realty grew 110% and still kept its culture
The brokerage completed five M&A deals and emphasized one-on-one agent support to lift production and fuel growth.
Equity Residential, AvalonBay to merge in $69 billion multifamily deal
Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities agreed to an all-stock merger of equals that will create a $69 billion multifamily giant controlling more than 180,000 apartments across the country, the companies announced Thursday. The combined real estate investment trust will have a pro forma equity market capitalization of about $52 billion and an enterprise value of […]
Vermont bills aim to expand manufactured housing affordability
Vermont’s legislature took two steps Wednesday to make factory-built homes easier to buy and keep affordable, advancing bills that now head to a Senate floor vote and the governor’s desk. Two Senate committees approved H.757, which passed the House in March. The bill expands protections for manufactured homeowners and locks in long-term affordability for housing […]
Sharp decline in mortgage rates revives hopes of a refi surge, LOs say
A modest mortgage rate drop may boost refinancing by 15% to 25%, but lenders caution that activity depends on rates staying low.
Mortgage rates drop below 6% following Trump’s MBS announcement
Mortgage rates fell below 6% Friday as spreads tightened, aided by Trump’s MBS directive and steady 10-year yields.
Equity Union Real Estate expands in California
Equity Union said the new San Luis Obispo office will serve as a base for future expansion along the Central Coast.
Patrick Ferry departs family firm to join KW MAPS Coaching
Keller Williams appoints Patrick Ferry to guide MAPS Coaching’s digital curriculum and mastermind groups for agents.
