Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he wants to eliminate property taxes in the state. In a post on X, the governor said that taxing land/property “is the more oppressive and ineffective” form of taxation. “Property taxes are local, not state. So wed need to do a constitutional amendment (requires 60% of voters to approve) to eliminate them (which I would support) or even to reform/lower them We should put the boldest amendment on the ballot that has a chance of getting that 60

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The new analysis was done by Zillow, whose CEO said private listings come at the expense of the seller and are an attempt by some brokerages to double dip.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Spring is the busiest season in the housing market.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

At Keller Williams' annual Family Reunion, franchise co-founder Gary Keller said 2025 won't be any better than 2024 but agents can still thrive if they're willing to dig in and use market headwinds to their advantage.

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Estate Agent Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Property Ombudsman has published new guidance to support the owners of 4.8mleaseholdproperties in response to a sharp rise in block and estate management disputes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Home price appreciation across the country is barely positive compared to last year at this time. Depending on how you measure it, home prices are about 2% higher on average across the country than last year at this time. Late last year, prices were about 4% to 5% above last year. Now, were looking at 2%. The question worth asking now, is what happens the rest of this spring.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Owning a home comes with many benefits, both non-financial and financial.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors report on what they're seeing in their corner of the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey.

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Estate Agent Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Government has unveiled plans for the next generation of new towns as it looks to boost housing supply in the UK.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

On Friday, Fannie Mae reported $17 billion in net income in 2024, down slightly from its $17.4 billion profit in 2023. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) had net income of $4.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, marking its 28th consecutive quarter of positive earnings. Fannie Mae president and CEO Priscilla Almodovar said during Friday’s earnings call that at the end of 2024, the GSE grew its net worth to nearly $95 billion.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Demand is weak, rates remain elevated and sellers appear weary but buyers may return to the market this spring to take advantage of deals on the margins.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Some homeowners hesitate to sell because they’ve got unanswered questions that hold them back.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Compass CEO said that NAR's rules have held back top agents and brokerages. But Robert Reffkin also believes that as those rules end, big brokerages like his will pull further ahead.

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BAM Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In the past two years, home sellers who avoided the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) left over $1 billion on the table. According to new research from Zillow , choosing a private listing network over the MLS meant the typical seller pocketed $4,975 less than they could have. And in high-priced markets like California, that number jumped to a $30,000 loss per home sold.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Freddie Mac recorded a net income of $3.2 billion for Q4 2024 and $11.9 billion for the full year 2024, it reported this morning. The full-year net income figure marked an increase of 13% from 2023. Comprehensive income increased 11% from 2023 to $11.9 billion. In its earnings call, Freddie Mac’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Whitlinger noted that the GSE delivered its strongest earnings since 2021 , with its net worth reaching nearly $60 billion. “We als

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Brooks Glenn will advance the Seattle-based firm's efforts to build "an inclusive culture that inspires people to stay and thrive." Plus, a promotion at BHGRE.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It feels like everything is getting more expensive these days.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Think you know it all? Jimmy Burgess shares the insights you can glean from working with younger Gen-Z and millennial real estate agents.

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Estate Agent Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Love may be in the air for Valentines Day and the same seems to apply when it comes to finding a home.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A majority of agents believe 2025 is going to be a great year for the housing market. Around 85% have an optimistic outlook , and 70% believe the market will be more stable, according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate. Although agents are split on whether its going to be a buyers or a sellers market, 87% predict that demand will remain very strong over the next year.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Power NYC agent returns to Douglas Elliman with his team of 19; Century 21 lands woman-owned Georgia indie; The Agency adds NJ office; Sotheby's expands in TN.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

After years of suburban and rural migration during the pandemic, cities have been making a comeback in the past couple of years

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Get both your business plan and your team culture right if you want to make waves in the markets you're serving, The Agency's Juliet Clapp writes.

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Estate Agent Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The total value of all homes across the UK now stands at 9.10 trillion, according to new research. In 2023 the total value of the UKs housing stock fell for the first time since 2011 by 22 billion. But last year it returned to growth, adding 346 billion in value (3.9%).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Rocket Mortgage on Tuesday unveiled RocketRentRewards, which the company says is the homeownership industrys first offer to provide closing cost credits for renters. Under the program, homebuyers who use Rocket Mortgage as their lender can earn 10% back on the last 12 months of rental payments, receiving up to $5,000 in lender credits toward closing costs.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The company will roll out more features for its Real Wallet soon, including rewards that can offset brokerage fees, its CTO told Real Estate News.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

For the past few years, it’s been mostly a seller’s market. But dynamics are shifting as the number of homes for sale grows.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Led by Mark Coppens and Matt Hickey, the Living Vogue team will join eXp Realty's luxury division in Sarasota, Florida, according to executives on Tuesday. The team inked $150 million in sales last year.

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Estate Agent Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Asking price growth was lower than usual at the start of February as the property market was hit with the reality of the impending Stamp Duty changes

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Masiello commission lawsuits defendant list just got a bit lighter. On Friday, the suits lead plaintiff Joseph Masiello filed a motion to dismiss several parties voluntarily, but without prejudice, meaning that he could refile his suit against them in the future. The dismissed parties include the Arizona Association of Realtors , Phoenix Association of Realtors , Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors , West and Southeast Realtor of the Valley, Inc., Tucson Association of Realtors, Inc. , A

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