The best mentors don’t create followers, Lori Muller writes. They build accountable, adaptable leaders who can turn potential into repeatable performance — and, eventually, develop others.

While mortgage rates and applications changed little last week, home-purchase applications retreated and were lower than last year’s pace, signaling to economists that continuing affordability challenges and economic uncertainty remain in place for price-sensitive buyers. The latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases…

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Aaron Rodgers bought this mansion for $9.5M. Now he's asking $15M  USA Today

Above: Keller Williams’ Mega Camp (photo courtesy of Keller Williams) Consumers aren’t spending that much. They aren’t confident in their earnings. They aren’t looking for jobs. Yet real estate keeps chugging along, Keller Williams Co-Founder Gary Keller noted in a speech to the company’s agents yesterday, in which he focused on the macro picture, including…

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Camden CEO talks Sun Belt optimism, EQR-AVB merger  Multifamily Dive

An appellate court today denied multiple appeals that had sought to overturn the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) 2024 settlement agreement, putting a legal period on the end of the seven-year long commission lawsuit saga that upended real estate practices and undermined NAR’s standing in the industry. A panel of three judges for the Eighth…

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The term is being thrown around in the media a lot these days: “K-shaped economy,” which refers to an economy where two elements are heading in opposite directions—usually focused on different income levels.  While this designator can be used to parse out many economic sectors or scenarios, a new Realtor.com® report said the K-shape is…

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Frasers Group Aims For £20B Real Estate Portfolio  Bisnow

A Historic Irish Estate Outside Dublin Selling for the Second Time in 300 Years  Mansion Global

£8.5m bridge loan backs West London care home refinance  PropertyWire

In last week’s Sunday Showcase, we explained How Owners Can Make Kitchens Look Expensive Without Renovating. Here we spotlight a test for new buyers to conduct before undertaking a renovation. After all, the kitchen will be new to them, and better to get a handle on what’s what before spending money on it. New trend…

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Nepi Rockcastle eyes R38bn Iberian portfolio as growth dries up in Eastern Europe  News24

AI data center opponents get water use argument all wrong | Opinion  USA Today

Nearly £300,000 wiped off average house price in central London in 25% slump, shock figures reveal  London Evening Standard

Plans filed for 180MW data center development in East London, UK  BeBeez International

Glenveagh secures Enterprise Ireland funding to scale off-site homebuilding  Business Post

UK annual house price inflation eases in June - ONS  Sharecast.com

Here’s how much land deals surged in Ireland and why  Business Post

Ireland Property Prices Hit Over 2-Year Low  TradingView

Bridge loan secured to support £65m care home development in west London  Property Week