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HousingWireHousingWire Class Valuation, a national appraisal management company, has acquired Appraisal Nation, a North Carolina-based firm specializing in valuation services for the private lending sector. Company leaders said the acquisition marks a strategic move to grow Class Valuation’s presence in the expanding private lending market. Class Valuation said it plans…

HousingWireHousingWire Rent prices declined for the 20th consecutive month across the 50 largest U.S. metro areas. But the cost of renting remains well above pre-pandemic levels, according to the newest Realtor.com rent report released Wednesday. The median asking rent in March was $1,694, down $65 from the 2022 peak. But…

HousingWireHousingWire Las Vegas–based luxury real estate firm IS Luxury has opened its first office outside Nevada by establishing a presence in Orange County, California, the company announced Wednesday. Founded by Ivan Sher in 2018, IS Luxury has closed nearly $2 billion in sales in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada, over the past three…

HousingWireHousingWire Screenshot of Robert Reffkin and Rory Golod on a Jan. 30 recruiting and education call. One thing Compass‘s supporters and critics both agree on is this: the brokerage is leveraging its swelling network of private exclusive listings to recruit agents.  But how Compass is doing it might surprise you….

HousingWireHousingWire A new executive order signed this week by President Donald Trump seeks to give federal agencies more latitude over where they are based, as the White House and its U.S. DOGE Service say they are continuing to seek more cost savings for the government. The order, signed by Trump…