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Closed sales of existing homes increased 9.4 percent from August to September, yielding a 20.9 percent increase year over year.

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The scorching housing market lifted the nation's largest real estate companies out of their second quarter slumps, according to Q3 earnings calls this week and last week.

The unemployment rate declined to 6.9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but the country as a whole is still down about 10 million jobs since February's pre-pandemic levels.

Adam Contos said during an earnings call Friday that his company's third-quarter acquisitions enhance RE/MAX's value proposition and provide new revenue streams.

Laurent Demeure, founder and CEO of Coldwell Banker France & Monaco, has sold Parisian apartments worth around $1 million to two American couples from California, and another pair of octogenarians are currently shopping for a pad in the trendy Marais district.

Inman touched base with luxury agents in Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong and beyond to learn more about what business is like in these unusual times.

Real estate veterans Kofi Nartey and Quiana Watson share how discrimination impacts professionals and consumers of color and what can be done about it.

The new social media content company has its design roots in Silicon Valley, but it's aiming to make the real estate industry look better online.

This week, Nate Clark, founder and CEO of Konnected, shares tips on integrating existing wired home security sensors into an upgraded, smart-home ecosystem.

New tech tools in the real estate industry will forever change consumer expectations, Zillow CEO Rich Barton said on a company earnings call.

Hundreds or thousands of investors could be impacted by litigation over Zillow's agent-lender co-marketing program. Zillow continues to say the 3-year-old suit is without merit.

RE/MAX's Q3 2020 total revenue declined 0.7 percent annually to $71.1 million as the company bounces back from a decline in dues and franchise fees.

In order to compete with big franchise names when recruiting, independent brokers must stand out from the pack — here's how.

The online brokerage raked in raked in $237 million in revenue during the third quarter of this year, beating analyst expectations.

Zillow beat expectations, posting $657 million in revenue in the third quarter of 2020 and a net income of $40 million.

California voters struck down Proposition 21, which would've expanded local governments' rights to impose rent control on housing exempt under current law.

According to third-quarter earnings released Thursday, the company outpaced industry averages in transaction and sales volume increases, KW President Josh Team said.

With 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dropping to 2.78 percent, it's the 12th time this year that rates have hit a new low, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.

Hawaii has experienced ups and downs throughout the pandemic, but right now, luxury buyers are craving the aloha lifestyle and a bit of seclusion from the rest of the world.