Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

For many real estate brokerages and roughly 1 million Realtors, the nationwide settlement agreement that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) negotiated due to the ongoing commission lawsuits marks the end of their cooperative compensation litigation concerns, at least for the time being. But for roughly one-third of NAR’s membership — and nearly 100 of the nation’s largest brokerages by transaction volume — the agreement reached on March 15 may be just the beginning of the saga.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 19, 2024

NAR’s proposed settlement in the commissions cases has quickly led to a flurry of headlines — many of them wrong. Here’s what agents need to do.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio-based regional bank, moved its origination and servicing operations to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology ’s end-to-end mortgage technology ecosystem, the companies announced on Tuesday. The bank will rely on ICE’s loan origination and servicing platforms, Encompass and MSP , to handle both its first-lien and home equity products.

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Keeping Current Matters

MARCH 19, 2024

Even with the latest data coming in, the experts agree there’s no chance of a large-scale foreclosure crisis like the one we saw back in 2008.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Mortgage rates remained flat this week ahead of the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed the average 30-year fixed rate for conventional loans at 7.07% on Tuesday, down from 7.08% one week earlier. At the same time one year ago, the 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.69%. Meanwhile, the 15-year fixed rate averaged 6.5% on Tuesday, up from 6.46% one week earlier.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 19, 2024

In a call with media, NAR reps sought to dispel confusion and misinformation coming out of the March 15 settlement announcement.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 19, 2024

Windermere appoints sales director for California; T3 Sixty promotes tech leaders; NAHREP names 2024 president; Janet Kane now CEO at Cape Fear Realtors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) has made a series of updates to its Housing Counseling Program Handbook, including extensive additions, consolidations and reorganizations to a section focused on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. This is according to a January meeting of the Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC), where the changes were detailed by OHC Office of Policy and Grant Administration specialis

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

The recent surge in mortgage rates could take some air out of a projected rebound in 2024 home sales, with deals driven mostly by households who can no longer put off their moves due to life events.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Mortgage capital markets tech firm Polly announced its application programming interface (API) integration with CoreLogic , which will enable lenders to streamline the digital mortgage process. Polly’s product and pricing engine (PPE) was built with an API-adjacent product strategy, which can create opportunities for optimal system-to-system integration that helps improve lender efficiencies, Polly said in a news release.

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

Sitzer | Burnett plaintiffs asked the court to order the Berkshire Hathaway affiliate to pay most of the nearly $5.4 billion damages award after NAR, Keller Williams, Anywhere and RE/MAX settle.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Calque , a company that partners with lenders to offer non-contingent mortgages to homebuyers, has appointed Michael Bremer as CEO. Before joining Calque, Bremer (a 2020 HousingWire Insider ), served as the executive vice president of enterprise operations at CoreLogic. “I am thrilled at the chance to join a company dedicated to alleviating the challenges homeowners face during the homebuying and selling process,” Bremer said in a statement.

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

Despite the initial controversy, Homes.com isn't letting up on its traffic war with Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin. The CoStar-owned portal reported late last week that it reached 149 million unique visitors in February, which equals a mind-boggling 567 percent growth in unique visitors compared to February 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

As the final defendant left in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit , it appears that HomeServices of America may be left holding the bag for the vast majority of the damages in the case. On Monday, the plaintiffs filed a motion for entry of judgment in a Kansas City district court. In their motion, the plaintiffs asked the court to order HomeServices to pay $4.7 billion in damages this fall.

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

Since Friday, real estate agents have been arguing on the video sharing platform that the recent commission suit settlement is likely to hurt both homebuyers and the agents who represent them.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Florida-based brokerage Atlantic Trust Mortgage has asked a Michigan federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) that alleges a violation of an amended agreement. Atlantic Trust entered into a wholesale broker agreement with UWM in 2018. Following UWM’s 2021 announcement of an “All-In ” initiative — which prohibits UWM broker partners from sending loans to direct competitors Rocket Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage — Atlantic Trust agreed to the “All-In” a

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

As the first day of spring arrives, three economists shared with Inman why headwinds will continue to plague the housing market in 2024, long after a recovery was expected to revive U.S. home sales.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

New York-based Rithm Capital has changed the compensation package of its top executive, Michael Nierenberg, by reducing his annual base salary, bonus and time-based equity award. But the company also increased the performance-based share of the total equity award. As a result, Nierenberg’s target annual compensation rose from $15 million to $17 million, according to a March 15 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

The Andreessens have owned the home since 2007 and conducted extensive renovations. The couple also recently purchased several properties in Malibu, suggesting a switching of allegiances to Southern California.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

President Joe Biden will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday, where he will offer additional remarks about the policies and priorities of his administration’s push to address housing issues for renters and buyers alike. Biden will also highlight the money offered to states in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act to boost affordable housing supply. The president will use his remarks in Las Vegas to encourage Congress to support his housing agenda, according to Lael Brainard, the White House’s national econom

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

With new and evolving software solutions, multifamily expert Andy Larson writes, any landlord can thrive in the rental market by letting automation, big data and smart spaces do much of the heavy lifting.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MARCH 19, 2024

You’ve probably heard the news that there are changes coming in terms of how real estate commissions are paid. This might sound exciting and like a potential game-changer for you as a home seller or buyer, with headlines proclaiming things like: “Real estate commissions are being slashed!” “Selling your house will now be less expensive!” “No more paying 6% to real estate agents!

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

If the proposed settlement is approved, multiple listing services will be forced to nix the buyer commission field by July. Now is the time to prepare, writes author and trainer Bernice Ross.

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RIS Media

MARCH 19, 2024

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), in choosing to settle commission lawsuits filed by sellers that have dogged the industry for five years (along with the cascade of copycats added over the past six months), framed the decision as being an effort to “protect our members to the greatest extent possible.” Paying $418 million and… The post The 87 Brokerages Not Included in NAR’s Lawsuit Settlement appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

Sisters Maeda Palius and Amy Chorew offer guidance on developing a comprehensive business plan, so you can better understand your business as you plan for your financial future.

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RIS Media

MARCH 19, 2024

Above, Guaranteed Rate Senior Production Manager Mike Dye While the mortgage industry has traditionally focused on lenders’ needs and priorities, Guaranteed Rate has flipped the script by putting the interests of customers first. “In the age of Amazon, society has conditioned us to want quick results. What we have effectively created together is a niche… The post Revamping the Mortgage Process for a Fast-Paced World appeared first on RISMedia.

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HomeLight

MARCH 19, 2024

When it’s time to sell your home within a community governed by a homeowners association (HOA), there’s a specific fee that often takes sellers (and some buyers) by surprise: the HOA transfer fee. This cost is just one part of the broader selling process, but it can raise questions about its purpose, amount, and who’s responsible for paying it.

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RIS Media

MARCH 19, 2024

New-home construction bounced back sharply in February due in part to slightly more favorable mortgage rates and a dearth of existing houses for sale. Housing starts rose 10.7% in February to an annual rate of 1.52 million, beating estimates of a 1.5 million increase, according to data released March 19 by the Census Bureau and… The post New-Home Construction Rebounds With Spring Buying Season Underway appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MARCH 19, 2024

Independent, tech-forward brokerage Radius Agent (Radius) has built an artificial intelligence assistant for its agents and staff, called Mel, designed to assist with compliance, marketing and business management.

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Brownstoner

MARCH 19, 2024

Architectural details including columns, a curving staircase, and a marble mantel that once graced the Clarkson mansion in Flatbush are up for auction. Old house lovers have until Thursday to place their bid on the bits of Brooklyn's architectural history. Donated to the Brooklyn Museum in 1940, the items up… Read More > The post Nab a Bit of Flatbush Greek Revival History at an Auction of Brooklyn Museum Collection Objects appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

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