• Why independent brokerages may have the advantage in real estate’s next chapter,Tracey Velt

    Why independent brokerages may have the advantage in real estate’s next chapter

    The real estate industry has never lacked for uncertainty. But if there was a prevailing message from a panel of brokerage leaders moderated by Paul Boomsma, president and CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), it’s that perspective matters. For brokerage leaders navigating c

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  • Reported layoffs at Morgan Stanley hit mortgage and wealth management units,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Reported layoffs at Morgan Stanley hit mortgage and wealth management units

    Morgan Stanley’s reported layoff of about 3% of its workforce — roughly 2,500 employees — is affecting some staff working on mortgage origination services for wealth management clients. The bank is cutting positions across its estimated 83,000-employee global workforce due to shifts in business prio

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  • State senator launches bid for Georgia lieutenant governor,Tim Darnell

    State senator launches bid for Georgia lieutenant governor

    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Only hours before qualifying for Georgia’s nationally watched May 19, 2026, primaries end, state Sen. Nabilah Parkes became the first woman to launch a bid for lieutenant governor this year. Parkes is a Democrat from Gwinnett County’s seventh Senate district who w

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