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One ‘Big Beautiful’ win: House advances budget bill for Trump’s signature

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President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is about to become law. The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to advance the budget reconciliation bill by a razor-thin margin, echoing the 50-50 tie in the Senate that required Vice President JD Vance’s vote in order to advance the legislation. The White House has scheduled […]

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Century 21 expands in North Carolina with new rural affiliation

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Century 21 Real Estate is expanding its footprint in northeastern North Carolina through the affiliation of Carolina Land and Home Realty — a full-service brokerage based in Ahoskie. The office will now operate as Century 21 Land and Home Realty. Broker-owner Clay Revelle, a native of Northampton County, purchased the brokerage in 2021. He holds

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LeadingRE adds The Training Academy to preferred vendor program

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Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) has added The Training Academy LLC to its Solutions Group — a curated program of preferred business resources available to its global network of 550 real estate firms. The Training Academy, based in Florida and led by founder Dan Elzer, provides leadership development and operational strategy consulting

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Title Resources Group hires Kevin Wall as CEO

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Title Resources Group (TRG) has named industry veteran Kevin Wall as its new CEO, effective July 28. Wall will also join the company’s board of directors. J. Scott McCall, the company’s current CEO, will transition to vice chairman of the board. Wall brings more than 30 years of experience in title insurance and settlement services.

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Cornerstone Capital Bank, Tresidio Homes announce joint venture

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Cornerstone Capital Bank and Tresidio Homes on Thursday announced the launch of Table Rock Mortgage, a joint venture mortgage brokerage. The new Idaho-licensed brokerage will provide mortgage services to local homebuyers “with goals of promoting affordability and streamlining the mortgage process for homebuyers,” according to press release from the companies. “This joint venture brings together

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Are seniors getting reduced Social Security or a tax break?

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Up to 2 million Americans could see their Social Security payments reduced by 50% in late July as the Social Security Administration (SSA) is cutting payments to recoup the billions of dollars it overpaid to some Americans in recent years. In April, the SSA announced that it would begin recovering about $72 billion in improper

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Top Hamptons broker Terry Cohen joins Compass

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Terry Cohen — a leading New York real estate broker in the Hamptons with more than $2.5 billion in career sales — has joined Compass after leaving her role as a partner at Hedgerow Exclusive Properties. Cohen, who closed $150 million in home sales in the past year alone, is known for representing a broad

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices adds broker associate in Florida

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Angie Lawson has joined Jacksonville-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty as a broker associate, the company announced. Lawson will work with home buyers and sellers across the region — offering full-service representation backed by the firm’s in-house mortgage, title and marketing support. “I am thrilled to be joining Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty,

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Denver brokerage, Curbio form home services partnership

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Denver-based real estate brokerage West + Main Homes has launched a new home improvement service in partnership with contractor Curbio. The program, called Refresh by West, offers West + Main agents and their clients access to expedited, fixed-price proposals for presale or move-in home improvements. Curbio — a Maryland-based contractor that specializes in residential projects

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Reverse mortgage metrics dipped slightly in June

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The high mortgage rates that have stymied the broader housing market continue to put a lid on reverse mortgage activity too. According to the June report from Reverse Mortgage Insight, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements dropped to 2,244 loans, down 2.3% compared to May and part of a sinking trend that resumed after an

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