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Research found that just over 40% of couples actively coordinate their 401(k) contributions to maximize employer matching funds.
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loanDepot picks Miami for new tech and fulfillment corporate center
loanDepot will open a new corporate center in Miami in September, establishing an East Coast hub that expands its national footprint and centralizes key corporate functions.
Real estate brokers say rising mortgage rates derail early 2026 housing rebound
Mortgage rates rose from 6.23% to 6.94% after Iran conflict escalation, and brokers now expect about 4 million home sales in 2026.
Miami Realtors + RWorld’s Dionna Hall on building a unified South Florida MLS
Dionna Hall — co-CEO of Miami Realtors + RWorld — discusses what’s next for BeachesMLS and MIAMI MLS and how agents can demonstrate skill.
Compass International Holdings agents join American Real Estate Association
Compass International Holdings agents at company-owned operations get free ARA membership for the rest of 2026 and all of 2027.
New York City posts notice of new tax levy to pied-a-terre owners
Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which started landing in mailboxes before the weekend. “If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 (million), check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs – […]
Lot demand shifts to terms and timing at Forestar, Five Point
In 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders large, medium and small were smitten with the strategic notion of “land light.” In 2026, and for the near future, most everybody is more preoccupied, and rightly so, with “land right.” Many of the U.S.’s most prolific new-construction markets undergoing some form of “work-out” to winnow down aging spec […]
Ruth Reffkin launches Compass real estate team in NYC
Ruth Reffkin launched the Ruth Reffkin Team at Compass in New York City, partnering with Susan Hirschorn as principal strategist.
Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2
External moves — agents changing to a different brand — are essentially flat year-over-year at 3,390, a difference of just six from Q2 2025.
FirstTeam Real Estate, Purlin partner on AI-powered operations
The California-based independent brokerage will implement PurlinOS, Purlin Close and Purlin Offer & Negotiate.