U.S. home purchases by international buyers are at their lowest on record, new NAR data shows. But there's reason to believe in a comeback.

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We've heard of agents crawling through doggy doors to get inside a home showing and using the bathroom at a property mislabeled as an open house. What crazy story do you have from your time working in real estate? Share your story with REALTOR® Magazine.

Venables Bell & Partners' "Be Open" campaign for Opendoor includes a 60-second "Life Doors" spot showing how the real estate app helps people easily achieve their dreams when opportunities arise. Ads are running across TV, digital video, radio and out-of-home formats, and R/GA is providing social and digital content.

As buyers gain more leverage in the market, home sale contingencies are likely to reemerge in the selling process. For sellers not interested in a contingency, agents may turn to a "kick-out clause," which lets sellers terminate the sales agreement with one buyer if another comes forward.

The Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine is working on automation combined with 3D-printing technology to enable quick construction of affordable housing. The center includes the world's largest polymer 3D printer.

Jefferson Union High School District in San Mateo County, Calif., has made 122 apartments available for teachers, one of the few districts in the nation that has successfully supplied affordable housing for staff. "This is absolutely a solution for other districts," said Andrew Lie, a school board trustee.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the Federal Reserve's annual stress test has resulted in actions the bank would not have taken otherwise, such as suspending share buybacks and divesting mortgages from its portfolio. "It's not good for the United States economy, and, in particular, it's bad for lower-income mortgages," Dimon says. "You haven't fixed the mortgage business—and then we're making it worse."