Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The 10-year yield and mortgage rates have been on a wild ride lately, even testing my top-end forecast at 7.25%, but today, the 10-year yield fell after remarks by Fed President Chris Waller about whether the Fed would do even more rate cuts than the market was anticipating. His statement on this, in a CNBC interview : If inflation continues on this path through the beginning of 2025, it’s reasonable to think that possibly rate cuts could happen in the first half of the year.” This w

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 16, 2025

There’s one essential step in the homebuying process you may not know a whole lot about and that’s pre-approval.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Mortgage and property tax payments are not the only expenses that prospective homeowners need to consider. Homeowners associations (HOAs) are commonplace, and more of them are requiring owners to pay up, according to a survey by Realtor.com. Realtor.com’s report found that 40.5% of listings in 2024 had some sort of HOA fee and these expenses became even more costly.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Rates increased for a fifth straight week, but the latest inflation data could be a sign that relief is coming.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cleveland-based Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) released an analysis Thursday that highlights a growing gap between appraised home values and sale prices. Across the 19 East Coast and Midwest states in which CSS operates, appraisals were higher than sale prices in 57% of transactions during the second half of 2024. That share was up from 53% in the second half of 2023 and 51% in the first half of 2024.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Tying association membership to MLS access isnt anticompetitive, the defendants argue, while also claiming the plaintiffs are contradicting themselves.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 16, 2025

NAR hires industry relations exec; Chris Lim to lead growth at RE/MAX; Zillow names new GM for Flex; RealScout shuffles leadership; LPT hires operations pro.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The standard of living of the average American has to decline, he said. I don’t think you can escape that. These were the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker as he testified before Congress in October 1979. Inflation was 13%. Volckers predecessors, Arthur Burns and William Miller, had failed to control prices. Stagflation gripped the United States.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 16, 2025

The agreement allows the 67,000 combined members of FMLS the 5th-largest MLS in the U.S. and three smaller organizations to share listings and referrals.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Southern housing markets have dominated growth lists over the last few years, and a report by CoreLogic today shows Southern markets are still hot. Using growth indicators that measure upcoming construction and development, southern metros take eight spots in the top 10 list. The top three metros are Lakeland, Florida. , Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

"Green Mirage" phone scam targets homeowners in all 50 states from India, using the caller ID of the borrower's actual mortgage lender and tricking victims into making payments to U.S.-based "mules.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several other defendants are making another attempt at having the Hardy antitrust lawsuit dismissed. The defendants which also include the Michigan Association of Realtors , The Grosse Pointe Board of Realtors , Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors , North Oakland County Board of Realtors and Realcomp II Ltd.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

When you focus on the lifestyle, stay ahead of trends and create emotional connections, youre not just selling homes, Coldwell Banker Warburg's Kevelyn Guzman writes. Youre selling the dream.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 16, 2025

The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 68 for the fourth quarter of 2024, up five points compared to the previous quarter. Remodelers are more optimistic about the market than they were earlier in the year, corroborated by NAHBs recent analysis of home improvement loan applications. Demand in many parts of.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

In the fast-paced, competitive world of real estate entrepreneurship, coach Melanie Klein writes, the relationships you nurture are just as critical as the systems you implement.

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 16, 2025

The controversial Arrow Linen rezoning, which would see the development of two 13-story apartment buildings on a currently low-rise Park Slope site, was the subject of yet another heated public hearing last week, this time at the City Council. Sixty-eight people testified in front of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises… Read More > The post Pol, Locals Call for More Affordability in Planned Arrow Linen Development appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

In advance of her appearance at ICNY next week, Inman caught up with the chief executive to hear what's next for the brokerage in 2025 and solicit her advice for first-time Connect attendees.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 16, 2025

Still on the upswing, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage ticked up over 7% this week, marking its fifth straight week of increases and hitting their highest point since last May. According to Freddie Macs latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), this week the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) reached 7.04%, up from last weeks… The post Mortgage Rates Climb Up Over 7% appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

Amid record growth, outgoing RealScout CEO Arthur Kaneko will relinquish the role to co-founder Andrew Flachner, who served as chief executive for five years upon launching the company in 2012.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 16, 2025

Builder sentiment edged higher to begin the year on hopes for an improved economic growth and regulatory environment. At the same time, builders expressed concerns over building material tariffs and costs and a larger government deficit that would put upward pressure on inflation and mortgage rates. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

Find out how Leonard and her team are setting the standard for excellence in their Chicagoland market with cutting-edge methods, unparalleled client service and community advocacy.

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Estate Agent Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Buyer demand is already tracking14%ahead of early 2024, Zoopla claims.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

In conjunction with the new fund, which is backed by new limited partners such as Lowes, Public Storage, Kite Realty Group and Independence Realty Trust, Fifth Walls largest proptech investment went public in December with a $9 billion market capitalization.

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AAOA

JANUARY 16, 2025

As the new year begins, property management professionals have the opportunity to reflect on foundational practices that ensure both compliance and operational excellence. Among these, few aspects are as critical as robust fair housing policies, well-defined procedures, and professional written communication. These elements not only safeguard against legal risks but also foster trust and professionalism in interactions with residents, prospects, and team members.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

Marc Davison, John Heithaus and David Charron leaders in LA and elsewhere in real estate wrote and produced "Santa Ana Fury" in a bid to solicit donations for the Realtors Relief Foundation.

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AAOA

JANUARY 16, 2025

Regarding fire safety, properly operating smoke detectors is one of the most essential tools for alerting property owners and firefighters of dangerous home and apartment fires before they happen. They are a simple tool that saves lives. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

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Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

Agents who lean into using AI to serve their clients at a higher level, Jimmy Burgess writes, will absolutely outperform the agents who dont embrace this technology.

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Estate Agent Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

The UK, like much of the developed world, is trapped in what we might call the "Property Doom-Spiral"where rocketing prices and stagnant supply have left us all permanently looking for a solution. And given the size of the problem, it needs to be radical.

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Development 117

Inman

JANUARY 16, 2025

The case began in August and challenges requirements that agents belong to local, state and national Realtor associations. NAR previously asked to have the case dismissed in November.

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Estate Agent Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

The property market was relatively stable in 2024 but continued to lag in transaction volumes when compared with 2019 levels.

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