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Forbes Global Properties has announced its expansion into Lebanon and Syria with the addition of Ascot Real Estate, a Beirut-based real estate brokerage, consultancy and development firm. Founded and led by Patrick Geammal, Ascot Real Estate will be the exclusive representative of Forbes Global Properties throughout the countries. Ascot Real Estate has built a reputation…

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Surveys identifying the most trusted professionals have long ranked nurses, doctors and the military at the top while real estate professionals tend to be ranked lower. But with media coverage (stemming from lawsuits and policy changes) and a historically tough housing market, many industry leaders have worried that real estate professionals might take another hit…

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Less than a month after the same court upheld the National Association of Realtors®’ settlement in the historic Burnett lawsuit, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has now also upheld the settlements in the Gibson commission lawsuit. The Gibson lawsuit is the main copycat of the Burnett case, originally filed on the same…

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Delistings—the “ultimate sign of a non-functioning market,” according to Realtor.com®—appear to be slowing down as summer is coming to close, according to a new report by the portal. Realtor.com’s August 2026 Monthly Housing Trends Report found that delistings fell 12.6% year-over-year, and saw no “notable” spike in either July or August. The “quit rate” (delistings…

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