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Texas Real Estate Commission: The Texas Legislature Passed a Law That Could End the Real Estate Brokerage System

The Texas real estate brokerage industry is reeling after a bipartisan bill to end the state’s three-tier system for real estate sales and marketing failed to pass the state Senate on Monday.A similar proposal in the House failed in June.The bill would have ended the system in favor of a three-tiered system, where buyers and…

Is a new land development near you?

A new land developer is in talks with landowners who want to develop their land near the city of Boston, a project that’s drawing interest from both developers and landowners.The Massachusetts Bay Municipal Corporation announced on Wednesday that it was exploring two projects that would use a site that has been underutilized for more than…

The real estate market’s new reality

It’s hard to imagine what’s next for the real estate industry.The Trump administration has a plan to privatize the housing market, and the Federal Reserve has already begun to cut interest rates.But these are just the beginning of the forces that are threatening the future of real estate in America.As the economy continues to struggle,…

Brazil: Trump says US will not back down on US aid to Brazil

AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump told Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff Wednesday that he was “very pleased” that Brazil has pledged $4 billion in new aid to help improve the country’s infrastructure.“We’re very pleased,” Trump told reporters in a brief news conference with his Brazilian counterpart.I think that it’s very important for Brazil to get…

A new report on the L.A. real estate industry shows a troubling trend in which local and regional leaders are being bought and sold to finance more homes for investors, and the developers who own them, at lower prices.The LA Times, which is owned by the Times Co., reports that over the past five years, property developers have been buying up land at below-market prices. This trend is particularly prevalent in Southern California, where the market is already experiencing the worst housing shortage in at least a decade.The Times

notes that the trend has been exacerbated by the state’s “affordable housing” tax.The tax, which the state introduced in 2014, taxes developers who sell affordable housing on the basis of gross market value, meaning the higher the property’s gross market price, the less the tax is levied on it.The idea is that if a developer…

A real estate broker’s take on the #MLS expansion

Real estate broker John P. Reaves says MLS teams are a “game changer” for MLS expansion teams.“They are going to be an absolute game changer for MLS,” Reaves told The Associated Press in an interview.The league’s expansion committee approved the $500 million deal in December, a milestone Reaves said he expected would help MLS attract…

Florida real estate is going to be a billion dollar industry

In a world where real estate companies rake in billions of dollars a year, there’s been a lot of attention paid to the potential for growth in the real estate sector.In particular, many analysts have predicted that Florida’s real estate market will soon surpass that of Texas, with a market worth $1.2 billion in 2020.However,…

How to find the best local real estate agent for your city

Real estate agents have a tough job, and it’s a challenge that can be challenging to learn.But for people who want to be more efficient, it can be just as important to know which real estate agents you should choose.Here’s a guide to help you decide which agent to use.Finding the right agent

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