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The iconic "Halloween" horror character makes a cameo in these property photos, helping the listing go viral. But the MLS has since called for the photos to be removed
Full Story: REALTOR® Magazine (10/28) 
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Best Practices in Sales & Marketing
Artificial intelligence can be used for keyword research and finding content ideas, as well as analyzing existing content and spotting trends in your industry. While there are many AI-based writing tools, "they cannot yet replace humans in my experience," writes Armando Roggio, an e-commerce specialist.
Full Story: Practical eCommerce (10/25) 
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Real Estate Trends
Rising interest rates have increased the average monthly loan payment by a whopping $1,000 year over year.
Full Story: REALTOR® Magazine (10/28) 
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Persistent inflation is proving "quite harmful to the housing market," says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.
Full Story: REALTOR® Magazine (10/28) 
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Mexican architect P+O's Los Cubos is a home designed as a group of pavilions on a Monterrey hillside that joins smaller areas together to create a nearly 7,000-square-foot living space. Completed in 2021, the walls are made of concrete and insulated white and structural concrete was left exposed throughout the building, with glass and steel used to create windows that connect the home with the outside world.
Full Story: Dezeen (10/26) 
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Luxury home sales in the nation are down significantly, falling by 28.1% in August compared with 2021 levels, according to Redfin. This has left developers scrambling to offload luxury projects.
Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (10/27) 
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Technology & Innovations
Seattle-based online real estate marketplace Zillow Group has laid off 5% of its employees to further develop its online real estate marketplace. Also, it has announced that it's still looking for applicants in tech-related positions across the firm.
Full Story: TechCrunch (tiered subscription model) (10/26) 
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Business Wellness
A South Florida resident thought she lost the chance of buying her dream home after a wire fraud scam duped her out of a $63,000 down payment. But her neighbors helped her recover.
Full Story: REALTOR® Magazine (7/8) 
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Fair & Equitable Housing
While the housing market has gotten more expensive for many buyers amid rising mortgage rates, there are still places where affordable housing can be found, such as Johnson City, Tenn., which leads the Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com® Emerging Housing Markets Index—a ranking of the 300 biggest metro areas that factors in housing-market indicators, real estate taxes, wages, commute time, joblessness and small-business loans. "These more affordable markets continue to offer some opportunity," said Danielle Hale, chief economist at realtor.com®. "It doesn't mean that they're not seeing a slowdown in their housing markets, but they're better positioned generally."
Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (10/25) 
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Legislation & Regulation
The 2.6% GDP expansion in the third quarter demonstrates that the economy remains resilient despite global headwinds, said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. "We see here an economy that shifted from very rapid growth to now sustainable growth with the economy operating at its potential," Yellen said.
Full Story: BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (10/27),  The Wall Street Journal (10/27) 
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