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10 Best Places to Buy a Home Near a U.S. National Park, According to Real Estate Experts  travelandleisure.com

10 Best Places to Buy a Home Near a U.S. National Park, According to Real Estate Experts  Travel + Leisure

Cyprus natural gas to supply Europe by first half of 2028, minister says, as EU seeks new sources  The Boston Globe

There are no shortcuts, secret hacks or overnight success formulas, Jimmy Burgess writes. There are simply proven habits executed consistently over time.

London’s Barbican was once called ugly. Some residents think a new office tower is worse  The Business Times

The collapse of boomers’ million-pound property dream  The Telegraph

Leasehold flats struggle to sell across England  PropertyWire

European towns offering free rent, €1 homes  moneywise.com

Revealed: The true extent of the state’s multibillion-euro spend to prop up Ireland’s housing market  Business Post

‘The market is dead’: why aren’t flats in England selling?  The Guardian

Zillow sets grim outlook for housing market, mortgage rates  thestreet.com

Aging residents are leaving these European towns — now they're offering free rent, €1 homes and cash incentives for you to move there  moneywise.com

See the 10 hottest luxury neighborhoods of 2026  finance.yahoo.com

See the 10 hottest luxury neighborhoods of 2026  Yahoo Finance

See the 10 hottest luxury neighborhoods of 2026  USA Today

Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the housing and economic market data reports released during the month. As the first half of 2026 has come to a close, the larger expectations for the housing market may not necessarily have been met, but optimism remains. 2026 was originally expected to be a year of…

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Above, from left, Rajeev Sajja, Marki Lemons Ryhal, Charles Oppler, Amy Gromowski and Matthew Rathbun AI usage has increased exponentially over the past year, as brokers and agents implement the technology to increase efficiency, enhance relationships and modernize marketing. But with AI’s advantages come a variety of risks as we plunge into new territory.  In…

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In 2026, real estate marketing is more competitive than ever.  Homeowners are bombarded with emails, social media ads, text messages and online promotions every day. While digital marketing remains essential, many agents are rediscovering the value of a strategy that has delivered results for decades: Direct mail. The difference is that today’s direct mail campaigns…

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Revenue fell 5.8 percent and U.S. agent count hit its lowest level in at least two years as shareholders prepare to vote Aug. 14 on the sale to The Real Brokerage.

A resilient labor market may finally be bowing under the pressure of back-and-forth tariffs, the now five-month-long war against Iran and inflationary pressure on wages, with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reporting a decrease of 23,000 payrolls in July with downward revisions of previous months. Most sectors lost jobs, with healthcare a notable…

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