Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
Climate change has supercharged wildfires in high-risk areas across the country, and the impacts on housing could be catastrophic. A new report from CoreLogic found that 2.6 million homes across 14 western states are at risk from wildfires. California is by far the state with the most homes in danger at 1,258,748, followed by Colorado (321,294) and Texas (244,617).
Keeping Current Matters
AUGUST 21, 2024
In today's housing market, many sellers are making a critical mistake: overpricing their houses.
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Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
While there have not been any “ horror stories ” in the first few days since business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement were implemented, that doesn’t mean it has been completely smooth sailing for real estate professionals. For Linda O’Koniewski , the broker-owner of Leading Edge Real Estate , one of the largest hiccups so far was when one of her agents brought a buyer offer that included concessions to a sel
Real Estate News
AUGUST 21, 2024
In a court filing, lawyers called the nearly $37 million request “reasonable” and “appropriate” based on the risk and hours involved.
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Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
Mortgage rates have moved lower in recent months, but Fannie Mae economists said Wednesday that this won’t be enough to increase the number of homes sold in the foreseeable future. Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group downgraded its forecasts for 2024 and 2025 home sales based on a number of reliable metrics that have “barely budged in response to the more favorable rate environment.“ These include purchase mortgage application levels, home tour requests and online views of l
Real Estate News
AUGUST 21, 2024
“We have to protect our brokers and agents” from the risks of violating the NAR deal to settle commissions lawsuits, said Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS.
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Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
Doug Miller of Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate, the initiator behind the first bombshell antitrust lawsuit, sounds alarm against Realtor talking points that "continue steering.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
We all know there are some significant changes happening in the real estate industry. It’s more important now than ever that your vendor and affiliate relationships become a cohesive extension of you. Whether you have a team or not, you should think of vendors and affiliates as an extension of your team. If you consider your vendors and affiliates part of your team, do they know that?
Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
Affordability challenges will limit growth in home sales to 0.5 percent this year — to just 4.78 million — before surging to 5.19 million in 2025, according to the latest housing forecast from Fannie Mae economists.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
Doing the right thing is easy in theory, but often the hardest in practice. Our family established Baird & Warner more than a century ago with a mission to serve buyers and sellers with transparency and integrity, and we’ve endured many changes in our industry during this time. Sometimes, our choices haven’t been the most popular, but it’s always been in our DNA to do what’s right.
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Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
The numbers suggest that the labor market cooled off much faster than was previously thought and is not in as strong a position as believed. The Federal Reserve now also has a case to make a bigger cut in interest rates than initially anticipated come September.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
In conjunction with National Senior Citizens Day on Wednesday, the New York Department of State ’s Division of Consumer Protection is circulating a series of tips that aim to help older adults avoid financial scams and exploitation. One way that bad actors may try to take advantage of older Americans is through reverse mortgages. “Not all reverse mortgages are scams, but scammers can pose as lenders to pressure you into signing contracts,” the division advises in its bulletin.
Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
What jitters, hiccups and horror stories did you encounter (if any) as buyer agreements and MLS-based commission offers changed?
Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
David Heilman, principal for HomeGrown Financial in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina , didn’t feel like he had to shake up his approach to working with seniors when he became involved in the reverse mortgage industry. Having experience in the health care field prior to entering the mortgage business, it mainly meant reorienting himself from serving the physical health needs of older Americans to now serving their financial health needs.
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Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
Title tech provider expects $85 million merger with Dallas, Texas-based title insurance underwriter Title Resources Group to close later this year.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has settled a case with Florida-based Fay Servicing over illegal conduct in foreclosures. The deal includes a $2 million fine and potential limitations to the CEO’s compensation. A company spokesperson wrote to HousingWire that “Fay continues to strongly disagree with the CFPB’s claims in this matter, but we made a business decision to settle.” “While we disagree with the CFPB’s positions, we are pleased to put this matter behind
Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
The CEO of Douglas Elliman was elected a director of the company alongside David K. Chene and Patrick J. Bartels during an annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday, much to the dismay of some disgruntled stockholders.
Seattle Times Real Estate
AUGUST 21, 2024
Officials are offering tax breaks and regulatory relief as fewer office workers return to once-busy areas. In Seattle, nearly a third of downtown office space is empty or available for sublease.
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Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
In a filing outlining costs and expenses, plaintiffs' attorney Michael Ketchmark estimates he has spent 7,000 hours on Gibson and other commission suits for work totaling $10.1 million since 2019.
Bigger Pockets
AUGUST 21, 2024
The rental market has been on a downward trajectory for a while, but now a third of landlords are offering concessions.
Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
Thumbtack for Real Estate is an agent-facing co-branded experience that lets licensed professionals deliver an intuitive workflow for task management, from moving company provisioning to room renovation.
Bigger Pockets
AUGUST 21, 2024
Making a $300,000 profit from ONE rental?! Imagine how quickly you could reach financial freedom by raking in this amount of profit and reinvesting it into your real estate portfolio.
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Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
Sisters Amy Chorew and Maeda Palius share why it's important to surround yourself with a group of trusted advisors to support your personal and business growth.
RIS Media
AUGUST 21, 2024
With the release of Real Estate Webmasters’ (REW) newest CRM, the leading real estate technology innovator has leapfrogged every other “all-in-one” real estate platform to take the No. 1 spot in the combined website, lead generation and CRM space, according to the company. “When Zillow acquired Follow Up Boss (FUB), I knew it was time… The post Real Estate Webmasters’ Summer of Innovation Empowers Customers With the Tools and Knowledge They Need to Excel appeared first on RISMedia.
Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
Falling mortgage rates have more homeowners interested in refinancing, but homebuyers are largely staying on the sidelines. Rates may now be poised for a bigger drop.
Bigger Pockets
AUGUST 21, 2024
New to real estate investing? In the beginning, you’re drowning in recommendations of where to invest in real estate, especially in 2024. Everyone is shouting different markets at you, “Cleveland!
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Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
The difference between those who thrive and those who merely survive isn’t luck — it’s the choices they make, trainer and author Bernice Ross writes.
RIS Media
AUGUST 21, 2024
Mortgage applications decreased 10.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending August 16, 2024. This is a large decrease from the most recent weeks of increases, however refinance activity remains strong as rates have lowered. This week’s data: The Market Composite Index,… The post Mortgage Applications Drop, Refinance Activity Remains High appeared first on RISMedia.
Inman
AUGUST 21, 2024
The public nomination period for Inman’s AI Awards closes Sept. 6. Until then, all members of the Inman community are invited to nominate AI visionaries for consideration.
RIS Media
AUGUST 21, 2024
Forging through a year engulfed in ongoing lawsuits and unexpected scandals and topped off by rising interest and mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices, this year’s RISMedia Real Estate Newsmakers Hall of Fame class not only stands out for their companies’ continued success in an increasingly difficult market, but also for their firms’ newsworthy accomplishments… The post Six Iconic Real Estate Leaders to Be Inducted in 2024 RISMedia’s Newsmakers Hall of Fame appeared first on RISMed
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