By selecting Diemer, the Westerlund team hopes to cement its place in the South Florida golf real estate niche.

Mike Buffler, a 13-year veteran of the entertainment banking industry, has joined Rate to provide flexible, strategic mortgage solutions for its athlete and musician clients nationwide. 

The association noted, however, that 90% of the responses to its survey tracking homebuilder sentiment were received before the announcement of a 90-day reprieve in U.S.-China tariffs. 

Driven primarily by the construction boom during the pandemic, the housing market has seen some improvements in affordability, but homes remain out of reach for many would-be buyers.

The real estate-technology firms will receive help scaling up their businesses from the association’s strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures. 

The most recent Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey shows homebuyer activity continued despite the economic uncertainty. 

Described by members as “very positive” for real estate, the tax plan now includes five provisions that were among NAR’s top priorities. 

Kadoch brings 15 years of real estate experience to his new role and currently represents over $200 million in off-market inventory.

HomeSmart’s yard signs will now have QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags allowing home shoppers to access property details.

Homes that are professionally staged not only attract more attention from potential buyers — they also sell faster and for more money, according to data from the National Association of Realtors’® 2025 Profile of Home Staging.  

Golf property expert Brian Rigsby leads the team with general manager Natasha Rigsby.

New CFO Tim Dieffenbecher previously served with CEO Chris Czarnecki at Broadstone Net Lease and Broadstone Real Estate. 

Despite the deceleration, the company, formerly known as CoreLogic, expects prices to rise another 4.9% over the next year.

The community’s 74 single-story villas come in two- and three-bedroom floor plans measuring between 1,300 to 1,450 square feet.

The South Florida real estate veteran worked at Coastal Sotheby’s International Realty before joining Douglas Elliman nearly 10 years ago. 

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