Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Existing home sales ended the year on a positive note , which aligns with our weekly Housing Market Tracker data, but something surprising is that home prices firmed up late in the year as well. We observed a shift in the forward-looking data starting in the summer, which continued throughout the year. Notably, we compared the data from 2022 and 2023 and noticed positive year-over-year data starting in October 2024, which you can see in the chart below.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

At Inman Connect New York, Redfin's Joe Rath broke down the views of active agents in the industry, who make up less than a third of all Realtors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced yesterday the launch of the MBA Opens Doors Disaster Relief Program, which aims to support children and families affected by the wildfires in the Southern California area. The foundation will provide an additional $100,000 to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). As one of Opens Doors 13 hospital partners through its Home Grant Program, CHLA can access the funding until the full $100,000 has been exhausted.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

The reality TV stars along with 21 others are suing the city for its failure "to properly construct, inspect, maintain and operate its water supply system," which, they allege, led to the loss of their home in the Palisades fire.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Real estate agents who rely heavily on cold calling may need to rethink some of their marketing tactics. Changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including the one-to-one consent rule, go into effect on Monday, Jan. 27. Under the consent rule, anyone soliciting a consumers business through a phone call or text message must obtain the consumer’s written consent prior to sending robocalls or texts.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Existing home sales finished 2024 on a high note after a dismal year for the housing market. The December report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows existing-home sales at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.24 million, a 9.3% annual increase. Its the highest year-over-year gain since June 2021 but is still historically low. The median sales price grew to $404,400 in the 18th consecutive month of annual price increases, and the 6% year-over-year rise is the largest since Oct

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

Industry leaders at Inman Connect New York argued that social media and online videos are essential tools for today's real estate agents, who need to find their voice and share their stories.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

There were a total of 298 consumer complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2024 that were related to the reverse mortgage industry, according to a database maintained by the bureau. This was 63 fewer complaints than in 2023. Of the total, about 43% were related to trouble during the payment process. This typically has to do with customers seeking to contact their lender or servicer to fix an issue with the management or servicing of a loan.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

Hurewitz took the Inman Connect New York stage Friday to share key insights from the book designed to help real estate professionals grow their business. Sell Like a Spy draws upon lessons from elite government professionals, including the FBI, Secret Service, military and special forces.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Rocket Mortgage scored a big win this week after the Fourth Circuit on Thursday vacated a $10 million judgment in a class action over a decade old. A group of 2,769 West Virginian borrowers claimed in the lawsuit, which was originally filed on July 23, 2012, that Rocket Mortgage (known then as Quicken Loans ) and its insurance arm, Amrock (formerly Title Source ), were unfairly influencing home appraisal values.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

Craig Rowe reviews for Inman a digital marketing solution called RealForce, which offers an array of enterprise-level capabilities ideal for empowering marketing and creative teams for big-brand brokerages.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, CoreLogic today announced a new strategic alliance with Vexcel Imaging , a global leader in aerial imagery, which will provide CoreLogic with imagery from the U.S., Canada, Western Europe and Australia, including post-disaster imagery captured after wildfires , hurricanes and tornadoes. The alliance and acquisition of the imagery is part of CoreLogics broader roadmap for the implementation of AI -driven analysis and measurements, a release from the compa

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 24, 2025

The latest survey from Real finds record levels of optimism and a majority of agents saying commissions have stayed about the same or improved.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Boston-based negotiation platform Final Offer announced the launch of its new Private Exclusive Listings (PX) feature this week. The new platform will be available in all markets that Final Offer operates in. Final Offer’s new feature gives agents a new avenue of communication with clients looking for unique listings. According to the company, PX allows agents to share “pre-market” and “off-market” properties with clients via a private channel.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Despite an uptick in December, existing home sales ended the year at just over 4 million, the lowest rate since 1995.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced Thursday that it has received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. According to Dunmor, the investment is an extension of an original partnership initiated in June 2024. Our team has created a remarkable platform and brand, and we are now set to embark on a new growth phase with Newfi as a key strategic partner together with Apollos backing,&#

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 24, 2025

For brokerages looking to capture more off-market listings, Luxury Presence has a new product that aims to help them "succeed in any scenario.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Guaranteed Rate Affinity announced on Friday that it has hired Andy Ward as its originating manager in Cottleville, Missouri. Ward brings a proven track record of success and leadership in the mortgage industry. The 25-year mortgage leader reportedly joined Guaranteed Rate Affinity to align with the company’s technological growth and expansion efforts. “GRA’s cutting-edge tech stack, powered by proprietary AI, and access to over 2,000 mortgage programs provide an unmatched plat

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last year, as many as 1 in 3 sellers took their home off the market because it wasn’t selling.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Fitch Ratings reported this week that recent natural disasters that have damaged thousands of homes and businesses including the Southern California wildfires and hurricanes Milton and Helene in the Southeast are not expected to heavily impact paid claims experience or credit ratings for mortgage insurers. The ratings agency said in commentary released Thursday that these disasters have raised questions about borrower ability and willingness to rebuild in the aftermath of such events.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Georgia MLS partners with 12 local organizations to share listings; Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors welcomes Jonathan Lickstein.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

In todays housing market , rentals should no longer be treated as the “dirty little secret” of real estate. Far too often, rentals are overshadowed by for-sale properties, yet they play a critical role in the broader housing ecosystem. Rentals are not only essential for millions of Americans who rely on them as their primary housing option, but they also deserve equal attention in terms of their importance to agents and within the housing lifecycle.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

JANUARY 24, 2025

From the NAR: Existing-Home Sales Ascended 2.2% in December Existing-home sales climbed in December, according to the National Association of Realtors® Sales advanced in three major U.S. regions and slipped in the Midwest. Year-over-year, sales accelerated in all four regions. On an annual basis, existing-home sales (4.06 million) declined to the lowest level since 1995 , while the median price reached a record high of $407,500 in 2024.

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BAM Media

JANUARY 24, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just announced a delay to a new rule affecting how businesses, including real estate agents, can send text messages to consumers. Heres what you need to know. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Byron Lazine (@byronlazine) Whats Happening? A new rule requiring stricter written consent for text messages was set to take effect on January 27, 2025.

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 24, 2025

In the News Which NYC Neighborhoods Are Trending Most in 2025? [NYT] Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Stabbing of Brooklyn Activist [NYT] At the Dupont in Greenpoint, 41 Stories of Rental Apartments [NYT] Protesters Storm Brooklyn Subway Station [amNY] Greek Newcomer Opens Next Week in Greenpoint [Greenpointers] Prominent Brooklyn Nightclub to Shut Down [Pix11] Daniel Libeskind… Read More > The post Daily Links: Greenwood Heights Comes Second in City’s ‘Trending’ Neighb

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