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Proposed Australian Law Would Require Disclosures on AI-Altered Listing Photos

by Phil Hall | Jun 30, 2025

“Being misled into visiting a property that is not suitable is frustrating for prospective tenants and may mean they miss out on other properties,” said Leo Patterson Ross, president of the Tenants Union of NSW. Continue Reading Proposed Australian Law Would Require Disclosures on AI-Altered Listing Photos

Hyatt Sells Playa’s Real Estate Portfolio for $2 Billion

by Phil Hall | Jun 30, 2025

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the sale of Playa Hotels & Resorts NV’s real estate portfolio for $2 billion to Tortuga Resorts, a joint venture between an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners LLC and Rodina. Hyatt acquired Playa earlier this year for...

Why education is set to be doubly important for agents in 2023

by Third Party | Feb 9, 2023

Source: MPA Mag --- Always an essential component of the mortgage broker and agent professions, education is set to take on even greater value this year as the market changes and many borrowers turn towards alternative financing solutions, according to an...

Three things government could do to support the housing market now

by Third Party | Feb 9, 2023

Source: MPA Mag --- With the housing market enduring a period of turmoil, along with the expiration of Help to Buy, there is now a conversation to be had on what the government might do to help stabilise or support the market. When it comes to any potential new...

London house prices fell by £11,000 on average in January

by Third Party | Feb 8, 2023

Source: Metro --- London house prices fell by an average of £11,000 in the first month of 2023, according to new data. The average value of homes fell by roughly £11,073 from £541,472 to £530,396 in January compared to the month before. According to new data from...

A Strong Dollar Has U.S. Buyers Flooding Overseas Housing Markets

by Third Party | Feb 8, 2023

Source: Mansion Global --- John and Felicia Magliula are self-acknowledged adventurers, but now that they have two young daughters, they’re settling down. Just not in New Jersey where they grew up. “We decided we wanted to move to the Caribbean and St. Croix rose to...

Mortgage demand to hit 12-year low as high interest rates hammer borrowers

by Third Party | Feb 8, 2023

Source: The Telegraph --- Mortgage demand will hit a 12-year low this year as high interest rates pummel borrowers. UK mortgage lending will grow by just 0.4pc in 2023, the slowest rate since 2011, according to economic forecaster the EY Item Club. Anna Anthony, UK...

Dutch housing update: house prices, transparency and borrowing

by Third Party | Feb 7, 2023

Source: Dutch News --- 2023 has started up with a flurry of housing news, including a further drop in house prices and predictions of more to come. House prices are continuing to fall House prices fallen for five months in a row as rising interest rates reduce...

Cost of fixed-rate mortgages set to fall as UK inflation outlook brightens

by Third Party | Feb 7, 2023

Source: Financial Times --- Interest rates on five-year fixed mortgages are set to drop below 4 per cent after the Bank of England suggested inflation may come under control sooner than expected, according to brokers. The central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark...

In Eclectic Tel Aviv, Everything in Park Tzameret Is Shiny and New

by Third Party | Feb 7, 2023

Source: Mansion Global --- One of the newer neighborhoods in Tel Aviv, Park Tzameret is an exclusive island-like oasis in the busiest part of the boisterous, highly populated Israeli city. In the east-central side of the city, Park Tzameret was a rather ordinary,...

Leora Ruzin Tapped as Editor of Weekly RE News

by Rick Grant | Feb 6, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY -- February 6, 2023 -- Weekly Real Estate News, a publication dedicated to providing the best real estate and mortgage industry news and information available anywhere to the more than 1.25 million industry professionals who rely on it, has announced...

How do mortgage overpayments work? Is it worth it, is it better to overpay mortgage monthly or in lump sum

by Third Party | Feb 6, 2023

Source: National World --- The Bank of England raised interest rates once again on Thursday (2 February). Its base rate now sits at a fresh 14 year high of 4% - 0.5 percentage points higher than the level it was set at in December 2022. Designed to bring down...