Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
In this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt is joined by Tim Weisheyer, Florida Realtors ‘ 2025 president. The duo explore the concept of servant leadership for business success, relying on learning for long-term success, balancing technology usage with relationship building and the trade group’s top priorities for 2025.
Real Estate News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
One measure in the monthly index stood out, however, as builders responded with more optimism about where the market is headed in 2025.
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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The American dream is synonymous with two ideas. One is the idea that anyone in this country can find a path to economic success regardless of their circumstances at birth. The second idea is the symbolic encapsulation of the first idea: homeownership. Owning a home is the signifier of economic success, but over the last few years, that milestone has gotten farther out of reach for first-time homebuyers.
Real Estate News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Expect a solid year for new home sales, modest declines in mortgage rates, and a faster pace of wage growth, Fannie Mae and Veterans United experts predict.
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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The criminal charges against the Alexander brothers are now affecting Side s civil lawsuit against them. Side has filed a preliminary injunction against Tal and Oren Alexander and their brokerage, Official Partners , that seeks to prevent them from dissipating, hiding or moving collateral for a loan that Side claims the brothers have defaulted on. Side a white-label brokerage that affiliated with Official Partners argues that the criminal charges filed against the Alexanders last week require
Real Estate News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The Justice Department was a constant presence in 2024 weighing in on civil cases, questioning buyer agreements and fighting NAR in the Supreme Court.
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Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect New York in January, eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja told Inman that change is inevitable and that his "North Star" is improving the experience of his agents.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Rent prices have fluctuated alongside home prices in this year’s housing market. More inventory can bring down prices, but some renters still struggle to meet the rental price hikes found in new construction. Seattle-based brokerage Redfin released a report this week that highlighted a 1.5% increase in asking rents for newly constructed apartments in 2024 the biggest spike in 18 months.
Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
With the real estate industry constantly changing, coach Verl Workman writes, now might be the ideal opportunity to capitalize on the strength of a team and propel your career forward.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Mortgage rates havent moved much in the past week, but Wednesdays meeting of the Federal Reserve should give some clearer insights into where the market is headed at the end of the year. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to announce its decision on the federal funds rate at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, with Chairman Jerome Powell set to answer questions from journalists at 2:30 p.m.
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Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
If public speaking or media coverage is on your 2025 list of professional goals, its time to get started, Troy Palmquist writes.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Despite having long ago settled the commission lawsuits , legal challenges continue to mount for real estate industry giant Anywhere. On Friday, the firm and some of its subsidiaries and agents were accused of violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and the Lanham Act. The lawsuit, which alleges claims of false advertising, was filed in a U.S. district court in Minnesota by plaintiffs Michael and Lauren Campoli.
Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Stephen Brobeck, senior fellow at Consumer Federation of America, examines the aftermath of the Sitzer | Moehrl commission settlement and what it means for the industry's future.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Its hard to imagine something more disruptive to a housing market than a hurricane. Thats what the Tampa Bay metro area was faced with in October with Hurricane Milton, which made landfall in the area as a Category 3 storm. Milton set a record for tornado warnings with 129, and hundreds of homes were destroyed in Florida. In the days leading up to the storm’s landfall on Oct. 9, housing markets in the Tampa area came to a complete halt as sellers took their homes off the market.
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Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Tal's parents offered a bond "in any amount secured by the entirety of their assets." Meanwhile, Side filed a preliminary injunction against Oren and Tal, and the DOJ has asked Douglas Elliman for information about the brothers' time at the firm.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The reverse mortgage division of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has honored a longtime professional in its ranks with a lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his 40-year career in the mortgage banking, real estate , homebuilding and title insurance industries. Pete Stebbins, 90, initially joined Fairway in 2012 and currently works as director of business development in the companys Madison, Wisconsin, office.
Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Some renters think a crash would help them buy a home. But a surprising number of homeowners also think a major downturn would be a good thing, LendingTree survey finds.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Mr. Cooper Group on Monday announced the addition of Andrew Bon Salle to its board of directors. Bon Salle will officially join the board Jan. 1. Bon Salle is a 30-year industry veteran with vast experience in several business areas. His most recent role was with Home Point Capital as board chairman. He left Home Point shortly before Mr. Cooper acquired the company in 2023.
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Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Three days after New York City's Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act became law without the signature of Mayor Eric Adams, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) has filed a lawsuit to stop the bill's enforcement in June 2025. The New York State Association of Realtors, Bohemia Real Estate Group, Bond New York Real Estate Corp, REAL New York, Level Group, Four Corners Realty, 21 West 74 Corp, and the 8 West 119th Street housing development fund corporations have joined the lawsui
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday announced a final rule governing the Property Assessed Clean Energy ( PACE ) loan program. The rule applies existing protections for residential mortgages to borrowers who seek PACE loans to upgrade or renovate their homes through clean energy technology. The rule goes into effect on March 1, 2026, according to the CFPB.
Keeping Current Matters
DECEMBER 17, 2024
More entry-level homes – also known as starter homes – are popping up on the market.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
There have been countless press releases and news articles about how AI is changing the mortgage industry. The industry fears AI will ultimately replace everyone, from operations to loan officers. As a loan officer , I am not losing any sleep, and here is why you should not, either. Recently, I was online researching a very prominent real estate coach.He has a huge following and commands top dollar when he speaks.I was curious about what he was doing as I always looked for ways to improve my cli
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Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Likely catching the collective eye of Real co-founder and CEO Tamir Poleg and president Sharran Srivatsaa was Urban Nest's 2023 numbers, consisting of 2,500 deals valued at $1.5 billion.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The report on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) book of business inside the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund served as another positive development for the program. The estimated economic net worth of the HECM MMI stood at $17.4 million, up from $15.4 million last year, according to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Annual Report to Congress released last month.
Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday that Svetlana Katzevman had been indicted for allegedly advertising her Gravesend apartment complex in a Russian-language newspaper, and charging renters between $700 and $2,300 for deposits and rent.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday released an update about the sales of non-performing loans (NPLs) through the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), saying the data has shown a steady drop in mortgage delinquencies since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. The [NPL] sales program reduces the number of deeply delinquent loans in the Enterprises portfolios and transfers credit risk to the private sector, FHFA explained.
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Realtors Property Resource
DECEMBER 17, 2024
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Calculated Risk Real Estate
DECEMBER 17, 2024
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I project that existing home sales as estimated by the National Association of Realtors ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million in November , up 3.3% from October’s preliminary pace and up 4.6% from last November’s seasonally adjusted pace.
Inman
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Coaches Emily Bossert and Melanie Klein help you enter 2025 with purpose, alignment and the freedom to soar when you let go of the habits and strategies that are holding you back.
RIS Media
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Motions to dismiss and motions to strike in Gibson v. NAR by several defendants were denied by Judge Stephen R. Bough yesterday, ensuring the high-profile commission lawsuit will continue (at least for now) against several large brokeragesand one $25 billion-dollar holding company. eXp, William Raveis, Howard Hanna, Weichert, Real Estate One, Crye-Leike, Illustrated Properties, Windermere… The post Judge Bough Denies Multiple Motions to Dismiss Largest Burnett Copycat appeared first on RIS
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