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Realty ONE Group Unlimited Expands South Central PA Footprint

Realty ONE Group Unlimited announced a new expansion of its South-Central Pennsylvania operations through the integration of Realty ONE Group Generations into the Unlimited brand family.  The brokerage now includes 100 real estate professionals serving Lancaster, York and the surrounding counties. As part of the transition, the York and Shrewsbury office locations will remain fully…

Inflation, War Continue to Plague Housing Affordability

While some bright spots like declining home-price increases and increased inventory are helping some U.S. homebuyers, affordability challenges continue to keep many sidelined, with no major improvements on the horizon as tensions in the Middle East renew and inflation concerns linger.  This past week, rates reached a 13-month high at 6.71% for the average 30-year…

Douglas Elliman Names Jamie Gagliano National Brokerage Chief Operations Officer

Above, Jamie Gagliano Douglas Elliman Realty announced that Jamie Gagliano has returned to the firm in the role of chief operations officer, Brokerage.  “I can’t overstate how proud I am to welcome Jamie back to Douglas Elliman,” said Michael S. Liebowitz, president and CEO of Douglas Elliman Inc. “The admiration and affection she’s earned from…

Inventory-Balanced Markets Buoy Home-Purchase Application Activity

In the-real-estate-market-that-could, home-purchase applications ticked up this past week as increased inventory in many markets seems to be buoying transaction volume, despite weekly ups and downs in activity and rates sustained at elevated levels. The latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and…