Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Youve likely heard about real estate teams and how they can impact your career but what exactly are they, and why are so many agents joining or building teams? Our goal is to help educate you on what a real estate team is, how they work and the types of agents who thrive on teams. If youre reading this article, youre not alone.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

In return, Hometap gets an agreed-upon percentage of the sale price or appraised value within a 10-year period. In addition to that, conventional underwriting does not serve the new-age economy such as gig workers, so you are seeing this demand for alternative financing. “And The annual investment volume in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These lawsuits threaten to radically reshape the residential brokerage landscape, and could be the catalyst for a fat decline in the annual commission pool as well as the industry shedding as many as 80% of agents, according to a team of analysts at Keefe Bruyette Woods. Relatedly, the commission rates could decline by 200 bps or more.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

During a virtual open house hosted by Keller Williams to answer agent and broker questions about the settlements in the commission lawsuits , the overwhelming message was for real estate professionals to focus on what they can control. The buyer can use those funds for anything they would like, including paying their agent, if they choose.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. In both instances, FHA and VA borrowers might see their up-front home-buying expenses increase if they have to shoulder agent’s commissions. “It Potter added: “Government lending would come to a halt.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

The majority of real estate sales fall under this category and usually employ a buyer’s and seller’s agent who negotiate on behalf of their respective parties. Although you can sell your home for whatever price you like, a controlled sale may incur certain tax liabilities for both parties. Discuss financing.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You probably already know that the MBA’s latest mortgage forecast puts the purchase money at 75% of all loan volume. If you’re planning on staying in the mortgage business in 2022, you’re probably already shifting your strategy to better enable you to originate purchase money loans next year. Stevens, President at SRE.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Worldwide sales of non-fungible tokens, better known – of course – as NFTs, catapulted from $94.9 It also gives real estate agents ideas. Absolutely, I will offer an NFT option to sellers within the next year,” said Richard Hopen, a Compass agent in Short Hills, New Jersey. That’s when a 70-year-old brick home in the St.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

As brokerage firms fine tune how to handle the business practice changes outlined in the terms of the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , which are set to go into effect on August 17 , many are focusing on how their agents will handle compensation on both the buy-side and the sell-side.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

First piloted in a handful of markets in September 2023 and formally launched in early February, the Sign & Save program provides buyers who sign up to work with a Redfin agent before their second home tour — and who purchase a property with that agent within 180 days of signing the agreement — a refund of 0.25% to 0.5%

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Amongst the most substantial terms of that agreement is a blanket ban on the requirement that agents subscribe to MLSs to offer or accept compensation for their work. There has been quite a bit of discussion already about how this will impact the traditional residential purchase. Dramatic change is what it means.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

Several real estate groups recently criticized the Consumer Federation of America’s support for uncoupled buyer and seller agent real estate commissions, writing in HousingWire that, “CFA has seemingly lost sight of its core purpose advocating for those most in need of consumer protection.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With the headwinds facing the real estate industry, Wright and Murray believe smaller brokerage firms will be looking for a place to land, making acquisitions a possibility for even one-office, 25 agent firms. What is your motivation for pursuing that partner or pursuing a sale?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

In an interview with TechCrunch , which first broke the news of Landian’s debut, Sitzer said his frustration with having to pay a 3% commission to a buyer’s agent on the sale of his Kansas City home in 2017, which his shared with his neighbor, who happened to be a lawyer familiar with the subject matter, prompted the lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2024

During the meeting, NAR’s board approved a recommendation from its finance committee to keep annual dues at $156 per person in 2025. In 2023, NAR announced a policy change that allows the finance committee to use the Consumer Price Index (CPI) “as a guide” to help it recommend an annual dues amount to the board of directors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Central to Zillow’s Super App vision has been its growth pillars , which now include rentals in addition to touring, financing, seller solutions, enhancing its partner network and integrating its services. We are monitoring the progress of numerous lawsuits facing several organizations within the industry,” Barton said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Just a couple years ago there was incredible momentum building around alternative ways to purchase, sell and extract value from residential properties. The highly competitive purchase market and bidding wars gave rise to power buyer models to help non cash buyers compete. homeowners. According to the latest Q2 report from the St.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. With NAR’s settlement requiring agents to have a signed buyer agency agreement with every buyer that spells out how much the agent will be paid in a transaction, many believed that buyers using a loan from the U.S.

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HomeLight

JULY 23, 2024

As a seller, you’ll first encounter a purchase agreement when you receive an offer from a buyer. The purchase agreement outlines the buyer’s offer price, along with contingencies , financing terms, closing costs , possession date, and more. Curious What Your Home Is Worth?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It seems a small share of the agent population even knows about this issue, and even fewer can loosely tell you what the potential outcomes are. Meaning, they were counting on buyer agent compensation to pay their bills. How, then, will a buyer agent get paid? outcomes of these cases. Most importantly, how to prepare for them.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Talk of a potential recession and the impending business practice changes were the overarching themes of the opening session of Keller Williams’ 2024 Mega Agent Camp Tuesday morning. There are more than enough homes sales in your market for every one of you to hit your goals if you do the right things.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

In a down market disrupted by the commission lawsuits, agents and LOs are considering working in a dual capacity. The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. But it’s a tough road to hoe. (AI

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

So, the fact that we are now seeing things further in the process come down to agents and brokers — I was not entirely surprised by that.” Unlike Murray, Marx Sterbcow, the managing attorney at Sterbcow Law Group, believes that the settlement agreements will be approved, but he supports Murray’s assertion that the DOJ will step in.

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HomeLight

MARCH 7, 2024

You’ve planned, juggled finances, worried about finding the right house, and then you finally sign a contract. But what happens if you’re now facing the decision of submitting a buyer cancellation of the purchase agreement? What is a home purchase agreement?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Better Home & Finance Holding , the digital lender that debuted on Nasdaq last week, reported a net loss of $135.4 billion in production volume in the first half of 2023, refis accounted for $131 million and purchase loans consisted of $1.6 Better’s funded loan volume of $1.7 billion during the same period in 2022.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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HomeLight

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most purchase agreements are contingent on two key items: home inspection and financing. Find a Top Agent With Experience in Contingency Offers If you need to make an offer on a home with contingencies, you’ll want a top agent by your side who can avoid pitfalls and secure the home you want.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Escrow officers and title agents. Property managers and real estate agents who are interested in working with investors. Even though a lender lacks real estate experience, if a potential deal is appealing, he or she may be prepared to supply financing,” says Joshua Blackburn, CEO, Evolving Home. Make a list of potential lenders.

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The Close

JANUARY 16, 2025

A rent to own home is a type of real estate investment when a tenant purchases the property theyre renting after a specific time. In this kind of deal, part of what the tenant pays in rent goes towards building equity in the home, or the owner credits it toward the purchase price. However, purchasing one requires a different approach.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Yet, there remains a dark cloud over the general perception of the part of the process that occurs somewhere between the signing of the sales agreement and the exchange of house keys — the mortgage approval and settlement/closing process. Not when one doesn’t need a wallet or even a credit card to make a purchase elsewhere.

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The Close

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this “How to Buy a Multifamily Property” guide, I’ll walk you through deciding which type of multifamily property you want to purchase, picking the right lender, and running the numbers to ensure profitability. Purchasing a multifamily property is an excellent way for investors to generate steady income.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Potentially, the seller’s agent may have more of a voice than they historically have had in terms of recommending a title provider,” Frasier said. They will have to get on that listing side of things, which will be much harder as it is an earlier point of sale, as no one has even looked at buying the house yet.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

million to settle civil claims that they’ve engaged in kickbacks with real estate agents through joint ventures in the Washington, D.C. All of the firms denied any wrongdoing in their settlement agreements. As investors, the real estate agents then received profit payments distributed based on their ownership interest. “As

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

But more than 80% of Rocket’s volume during those years came from refinancings, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) showed. The lender made focused efforts to target the purchase market in 2021 and set up dedicated teams to cultivate relationships with real estate agents. And Rocket is well aware.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

The uptick in home sales during the second quarter of 2023 helped Anywhere Real Estate get back in the black. Anywhere, world’s largest franchisor of residential real estate brands and formerly known as “Realogy,” attributed this drop to a steep drop in home sale transaction volume. “We

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A housing market marked by relatively high interest rates and tight inventory — and punctuated by the practice of home inspection waivers to sweeten offers — are taking a bite out of business for home inspectors, who play a key role in the sales process by ensuring that buyers are not being sold a lemon of a house. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2021

Guaranteed Rate, the Chicago-based mortgage lender , and Compass, the New York City-headquartered residential real estate brokerage , “entered into a definitive agreement to form OriginPoint , a new mortgage origination company,” according to a press release Tuesday. 2 brokerages in residential sales volume nationally – and bitter rivals.

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