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Massoud Atallah is leaving Anywhere Real Estate to join Lamacchia Realty. On Friday, the Anthony Lamacchia-helmed firm announced that Atallah had recently joined Lamacchia Realty as its new senior vice president of business development. According to the new release, Atallah will focus on agent recruiting and retention, with a goal…

The last week of June is really the peak of the homebuying season. Activity and prices typically start their seasonal decline very closely tied to the transition into the third quarter of the year. This coming week includes the July 4 holiday, which falls on a Wednesday, so the coming data…

Driven by Americans’ desire for affordability, more space and a “slower pace of life,” housing supply in suburbs and exurbs is growing faster than in major cities. That’s the key takeaway from a report released Monday by StorageCafe, an affiliate of real estate data provider Yardi, which analyzed U.S. Census…

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson recently announced its conditional approval of Freddie Mac pilot to purchase second mortgages. I’ve personally been an outspoken supporter of this endeavor and I applaud this decision.    The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) immediately issued a statement of support for this…

Michigan-based ERA Prime Real Estate Group has acquired Southgate, Michigan-based Compass Realty Pro, the company announced on Monday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the announcement, this acquisition will expand ERA Prime Real Estate Group’s market share in southeast Michigan. ERA Prime, which was founded…