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John Banks, the five-year president of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced today that he's retiring to spend more time with his family and pursue philanthropic interests. Jim Whelan, the current executive vice president has been confirmed to succeed Whelan. 

Three additional plaintiffs have been added to a lawsuit involving the sharing of commissions between listing and buyer brokers.

Released Wednesday, a new study from Freddie Mac finds a striking correlation between population growth and affordable housing.

A Darth Vader armchair and a footstool with Chewbacca’s hair are just a few pieces of furniture designed by Kevin Cobonpue.

Europe's Struggling Political Parties Promise a Return to the Pre-Thatcherite Era  The Wall Street Journal

BERLIN—To win voters lost to an anti-globalization backlash, Europe's mainstream parties are going back to the 1970s. In Germany, the U.K, Denmark, France ...

Westfield mall brand debuts in Europe  Chain Store Age

When Unibail-Rodamco acquired Westfield last year, one of its aims was to leverage the hallowed Westfield mall brand among its European Holdings. Today ...

London's boutique horse sale in Prince William's back yard  69News WFMZ-TV

It is the sale for horse racing royalty, aptly held in the gardens of Kensington Palace, home to an array of royals including Prince William and the Duchess of ...

Weeks after announcing an expansion into New York City, eXp Realty has been hit with a lawsuit by a very similarly named brokerage.

Florida flunks oversight of charter schools  TCPalm

Florida just got a report card on the state's oversight of charter schools. The state flunked. We will note up front that the report came from the National Education ...

St. Clair County real estate May 20-24  Madison County Record

An O'Fallon commercial property sold for $3785000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for May 20-May 24.

European airports plan for net zero carbon emissions  WRGB

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — An organization representing airports in 45 European countries said Wednesday that it plans to get airports to achieve net zero ...

iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:IFEU) Increases Dividend to $0.65 Per Share  Tech Know Bits

iShares Europe Developed Real Estate ETF (NASDAQ:IFEU) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 17th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of ...

Norway: Tycoon’s wife likely killed, abduction may be fake  Washington Post

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The wife of one of Norway's richest men who was apparently abducted eight months ago might have been killed, police said ...

In an executive order Tuesday, Trump said the role of the council would be to increase the supply of homes in the U.S. in an effort to meet demand.

17 million Americans play darts: so where are the world-class stars?  The Guardian

Despite an estimated 17m people playing darts in the United States, there are no Americans currently among the top 183 players in PDC's World Rankings.

Billion-pound commercial real estate league revealed  Legal Futures

Commercial sales of real estate exceeded £1bn in 2018 across thirteen local authority districts of England and Wales, as many areas have witnessed rapid ...

Social Security is not 'going bankrupt.' Don't believe these myths about claiming benefits  USA TODAY

Researchers tell us that most people would be better off waiting to claim Social Security benefits. Yet most people file early.

KKR hires first head of France  Financial News

Private equity giant has made equity investments totalling €8bn in France since 2002.

SMG Europe set to operate UK's most exciting new events destination  Gateshead Council website

SMG Europe announced as operator for the new arena, conference and exhibition centre on Gateshead Quays.

Aggressive Dealmaking Drives Europe's Most Expensive Stock  Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) -- Combining two badly performing industries usually doesn't make them any better. Yet that's what's underpinning Europe's most expensive stock.