The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether it’s possible to confirm if a seller is willing to compensate buyer’s agents.

Despite its problems, brokerage CEO Sean Frank writes, NAR membership is still the logical option for real estate professionals.

Barings' John Ockerbloom on stilted real estate markets and where to find the best opportunities  Pensions & Investments

Balearic Islands warning as Majorca told 'no one will want to come here'  Express

Prices will peak as lull in property market kicks in, EXP says  The Negotiator

Waterton Announces $1.73B Final Close for US Value-Add Multifamily Real Estate Fund Venture XV  Yield PRO magazine

Whether it’s buyers trying to nickel and dime your sellers or sellers asking for a piece of your commission, trainer Bernice Ross writes, the key is to put your foot down and say no.

If you want to add to your safety and security toolbox, build value, protect your clients and stay safe in the field, check out these recommendations from Tracey “The Safety Lady” Hawkins.

S64 and Invesco launch new European real estate fund for Private Wealth channel  Yahoo Finance

A year later: Sharp increase in apartment sales last July  The Jerusalem Post

Amsterdam’s property bonanza eclipses Luxembourg’s housing crisis  Luxembourg Times

London's high-end property market cools on worries about tax hit  Reuters

London's high-end property market cools on worries about tax hit  Reuters UK

London's high-end property market cools on worries about tax hit  Reuters.com

Mallorca's housing crisis "will only be solved when no one wants to come as a tourist or come and live here"  Majorca Daily Bulletin

Housing market on course for bumper decade, says Moverly  PropertyWire

London law firm promotes real estate specialists  PrimeResi

New stock hitting the London market following rate cut  PropertyWire

Summer was not so hot in Prime Central London – report  The Negotiator

'An unsettled summer' : London’s prime sales market slows but 'underlying demand is holding up reasonably well'  PrimeResi