Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement as well as settlements reached by RE/MAX, Keller Williams, Anywhere , Compass, Redfin, At World Properties and many others may have received final approval , but the first commission lawsuit settlement to be reached has not been so fortunate. Initially announced in the summer of 2023, the settlement is between the Nosalek plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN).

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Facing affordability challenges, the share of 25- to 34-year-olds living with parents has risen after trending down during the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) for Purchase (H4P) program has long been positioned by reverse mortgage professionals as a viable path for expanding the base of reverse mortgage business. It would allow older homeowners to use a reverse mortgage to purchase a new home. While the required down payment on a home purchased with H4P is much higher when compared to a traditional mortgage, it comes with more flexible repayment options, and the large down payment is typically financed with

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 21, 2025

A Texas lawsuit is about more than membership rules, its about forcing NARs hand. The louder we roar, the more likely we are to actually make them change.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Last week, Mark Steven Diamond who was found guilty of bilking older homeowners in the Chicago area out of money through a reverse mortgage scam was sentenced in federal court to a 17-year prison term. In the fallout of the sentencing, an organization in Illinois is seeking to codify a home preservation program for seniors into state law, according to reporting by CBS News.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 21, 2025

CRMLS CEO Art Carter explains what some brokerages are asking for and why the nations largest MLS has decided to "stand firmly" behind the divisive policy.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Today, 17% of homebuyers are choosing multi-generational homes — that’s when you buy a house with your parents, adult children, or even distant relatives.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The executive changes at RE/MAX continue. On Tuesday, RE/MAX Holdings , the parent company of RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage , announced it was welcoming Travis Saxton as its new executive vice president of strategy. According to the release, Saxton will be tasked with guiding real estate strategy and technology innovation with a focus on integrating solutions to optimize operations and support affiliate growth.

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Inman

JANUARY 21, 2025

InsideRE's use of the word "bold" and the color purple in a rebrand of the product formerly known as kvCORE make its branding "confusingly similar" to KW's BOLD product, the company claimed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The moment felt surreal and inspiring for Chris Trapani and Ryan Iwanaga, co-founders of the Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno brokerage, as they repurchased their independence from @properties. After inking the deal, the leaders say they have one mission in mind for Sereno’s future make meaning, not money. The move came after @properties finalized a merger with Compass , which Northern California-based Sereno won’t be a part of.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Let frequent conference attendee, speaker and organizer Nikki Beauchamp share key strategies that help her not just survive but thrive during this busy period.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Negotiation is not just a skill its an art. In real estate, knowing the keys to a successful negotiation is essential. Skillful negotiations can not only help you build a more sustainable career they can also help you earn higher compensation, get more listings, and achieve more satisfying outcomes for your clients. After 29 years and thousands of listing presentations, I have found that sellers, more than ever, want an agent who has solid negotiation chops and who is willing to use them on th

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Inman

JANUARY 21, 2025

Real estate agents, stay ahead of the TikTok ban with expert advice from Jessi Healey. Explore alternatives like Xiaohongshu and Bluesky's Flashes and learn how tools like YouTube Shorts can help you adapt and grow your marketing strategy.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals and organizations that have been recognized through our Editors Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWires 2025 Finance Leaders Award are open now through January 31, 2025. Click here to nominate a Finance Leader. HousingWire recently caught up with Charlotte Simonelli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. , to discuss the trends shaping the housing industry in 2025.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

With 550 agents and 35 staff members expected to transition to Keller Williams in March, the partnership will clinch Living Realty as KW's largest market center in Canada by agent count.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)s education division, MBA Education, recently launched its Mortgage Banking Bound (MBB) program at Cleveland State University. The program, which is led by adjunct professor Debbie Hoffman a visiting assistant professor at the Cleveland State University College of Law offers a three-credit undergraduate course on residential mortgage origination and processing.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

The 2025 Power Players award celebrates 143 industry leaders whose power and influence are shaping the future of real estate. This marks the start of a year dedicated to honoring the very best of our community.

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Estate Agent Today

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Housing Minister missed an ideal opportunity to clarify when leasehold reforms will be implemented, Propertymark has warned.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 21, 2025

An affordable housing lottery has launched for a truly affordable under-construction seven-story development on the corner of East New Yorks Shepherd and Glenmore avenues. Studio apartments start at $544 a month and one-bedrooms at $689. The lottery for the development at 365 Shepherd Avenue includes 40 units, all rent stabilized and… Read More > The post Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in East New York, With Units From $544 appeared first on Brownstoner.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 21, 2025

Offerpad has announced the launch of PriceLock, a service that locks in the homeowners final selling price at contract signing and protects against unexpected price reductions later, the company noted. How it works: Request an offer: Sellers request an offer and receive an estimated cash offer within minutes Schedule an inspection: Sellers can schedule their… The post Offerpad Introduces PriceLock to Help Homeowners Lock In Final Selling Price appeared first on RISMedia.

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Bigger Pockets

JANUARY 21, 2025

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 21, 2025

The California housing market showed surprising resilience in 2024, ending the year on a strong note despite the many hurdles it faced. Existing, single-family home sales saw a notable increase, and the median home price also experienced growth , marking a positive close to a year that began with many uncertainties. It's not a perfect picture, but definitely a brighter one than many of us expected a few months ago.

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Bigger Pockets

JANUARY 21, 2025

According to data from Realtor.com, Q4 saw a promising stat: Sellers were coming off the sidelines and listing their homes. Listings were up 6.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 21, 2025

With few breaks between the gusty Santa Ana winds, firefighting resources pushed to their limits, and arson suspects growing in number by the day, the flames in California this year have been near impossible to stamp out. Portions of the Los Angeles county landscape lie in rubble as devastating wildfires continue to claim lives and… The post Managed Retreat: LA Real Estate Professionals Share Harrowing Accounts of Living Through California Wildfires appeared first on RISMedia.

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Bigger Pockets

JANUARY 21, 2025

AccuWeather has estimated the cost of the LA wildfires to be $250 billion to $275 billion, making it the costliest blaze in U.S. history.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 21, 2025

88% of recent home buyers said they would use their agent again thats the good news. But what about the other 12% of clients who come away unsatisfied or worse? When your real estate agent breaches contract, its a nightmare. A real estate agents failure to do their job can cost you time, money, and personal damages. A breach in contract could be the difference between selling your house in a month and selling it in four.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 21, 2025

Morgan Carey has built an empire in real estate technologyand, as it turns out, he can do it with one arm. Fresh out of major shoulder surgery, the CEO of Real Estate Webmasters (REW) is already back in action, innovating and strategizing without missing a beat. As the leader of a company driving billions of… The post From Adversity to Innovation: How Morgan Carey Is Mastering Leadership and Tech in the Real Estate Space appeared first on RISMedia.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the flooring world, classic hardwood and trendy options like luxury vinyl plank tend to steal the spotlight. But soft flooring still accounts for 33% of the flooring market , a sign that many homeowners are keeping warm, fuzzy carpets within their purview. If you’re looking to refresh a den, small upstairs bedroom, or newly arranged home office , one of the first questions youll likely have is: how much does it cost to carpet a 1012 room?

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RIS Media

JANUARY 21, 2025

Real Estate organizations spend significant time each year evaluating solutions, whether that’s to onboard new products or to decide if current tech tools are worth keeping. But how do you determine which technology product is best for your users? The answer to that may be deceptively simple: it’s the one that they’ll use. Overly complicated… The post CRS Data Utilizes Product Enhancements to Focus on User Experience appeared first on RISMedia.

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