Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Rising mortgage rates that are now above 7% have continued in January. But there may be some improvement on the horizon as newly listed home inventory grew 37.5% from December, according to a Realtor.com report released Thursday and certain cities and regions are moving much faster than others. When compared to the same month a year ago, 24.6% more homes were actively listed for sale on a given day in January, following a 15-month trend of higher annualized inventory levels.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 30, 2025

In a recent survey, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) asked sellers what they want most from a real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

The recent Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles have eradicated thousands of residential properties, leaving both physical and financial damage to Southern Californias housing market. Real estate technology company Homes.com analyzed the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods in order to quantify the number of homes destroyed and measure the financial repercussions of the wildfires.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A 4-month streak of gains seemed to be setting up a strong start to the new year, but sales slipped in December not welcome news for hopeful agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Pending home sales ended the year on a down note, according to data published on Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to a month prior, contract signings fell 5.5% in December, with the Pending Home Sales Index coming in at a reading of 74.4. An index reading of 100 is equal to the level of contract signings in 2001. Annually, pending home sales were down 5.0% compared to a year prior in December.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Find out how this award-winning Kentucky brokerage owner got his start, and why he's focusing on the importance of company culture.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Persistent market headwinds resulted in a slow beginning to the year, according to Redfin. The typical days on market reached 54 days this month the slowest pace since 2020.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Sage Home Loans Corp. recently hired Bijoy John as its new senior vice president of marketing. John expressed his excitement over joining Sage and implementing his vision at the company. Bijoy John Sage’s senior leadership team welcomed John with open arms, praising his track record of successfully reaching consumers. John will reportedly focus on leading borrower retention efforts. “We are thrilled to welcome Bijoy John as the new Senior VP of Marketing at Sage Home Loans Corporatio

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Buy-side tool is a full-featured transaction creation platform for agents. Plus, Doorify and Canopy MLSs integrate new tech; REdistribute adds board member.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

While many real estate brokerages have made the choice to settle the commission lawsuits including Side and JPAR just this week others are still attempting to fight. On Monday, several high profile real estate firms such as Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) the parent company of HomeServices of America Windermere Real Estate , Hanna Holdings , EXIT Realty , William Raveis , Crye-Leike and William L.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Windermere, Hanna Holdings, EXIT Realty, William Raveis and Crye-Leike all denied antitrust allegations against them in new court filings submitted Monday.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 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 tech organization. Nominations are still open for the 2025 Finance Leaders award. To celebrate this prestigious recognition, HousingWire reached out to 2023 Finance Leader Kevin Thompson , Head of Finance at PURE Property Management to

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

With the rental property markets growth poised to continue, investors have a unique opportunity to maximize ROI by adopting innovative strategies and staying agile, RentRedi CEO Ryan Barone writes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

As more older adults state their desires to age in place in their current homes and with baby boomers owning as much as half of all U.S. home equity based on different estimates its easy to see the potential impact that such a large cohort has on a variety of different businesses, including home inspections. This was some of the perspective shared by Matt Cook, the director of business development at HomeTeam Inspection Service , who shared with HousingWire ‘s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Consistent outreach to seniors in the community with value-added information can provide business benefits and a lasting legacy for knowledgeable real estate professionals, Nikki Buckelew writes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Britannica , the English-language encyclopedia that has roots as far back as the 1760s, recently highlighted a phrase familiar to the reverse mortgage industry the sandwich generation in recognition of the growing importance that caregiving for older relatives will have as the global population grows older. Highlighted on Britannica Money, an online portal designed to expand knowledge for everyday investors and savers, the term was explained to recognize the growing role that such people play

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Estate Agent Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

The housing market has received a boost after mortgage approvals rose in December.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Be that safe person the one who consumers can depend on, Coldwell Banker Realty CEO Kamini Lane writes, and look out for them as an ally through every step of a crisis.

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Bigger Pockets

JANUARY 30, 2025

Which real estate trends could make you wealthier in 2025? Every year, its something new.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Parent company will invest up to half of its excess cash in the "highly volatile" cryptocurrency to pave the way for enabling bitcoin payments for agents and customers at a later date.

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 30, 2025

A new exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History grapples with the history of slavery in the borough, sharing new research, raising thought-provoking questions, and allowing viewers to gaze upon some 18th and 19th century documents not frequently on view. "Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in… Read More > The post Exhibition at History Center Traces the Story of Slavery in Brooklyn appeared first on Brownstoner.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

The deal will provide Concierge Auctions members access to, among other products, Luxury Presences advanced website design, hosting, and SEO services. Luxury Presence customers will have the opportunity to promote sales in an auction environment.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 30, 2025

Housings share of the economy remained unchanged at 16.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the advance estimate of GDP produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. For the year, housings share of the economy was 16.2%, up from 16.0% in 2023 and down from 16.5% in 2022. The more cyclical home building.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Whether you're struggling to keep your existing brand fresh or trying to build a new brand that works, The Agency's Mauricio Umansky offers insights from his own brand-building experience.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 30, 2025

Being an effective leader is the most critical element for success within any real estate team. Strong leadership not only shapes the teams culture but also influences performance, decision-making and client relationships. However, while its true that leadership comes more naturally to some of us over others, its also an acquired skill. Leadership styles will… The post Real Estate Teams Can’t Succeed Without These Leadership Qualities appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Closinglock, a software company in the fraud prevention space, has closed on a round of Series B funding of $34 million.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

JANUARY 30, 2025

After the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) releases the monthly existing home sales report , I pick up additional local market data that is reported after the NAR. This is the final look at local markets in December. The big story for December was that existing home sales increased year-over-year (YoY) for the third consecutive month following year-over-year declines every month since July 2021.

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Inman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Tune in to Inman Access, and learn how agents and brokerages can leverage the power and potential of artificial intelligence.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 30, 2025

A picture is worth a thousand words, or in the world of real estate, thousands of dollars. The quality of your listing photos can increase the number of showings you get, explains Dalton Carroll, a top-selling agent in Arlington, Texas from the Lionheart Real Estate Group. You have a better chance of getting your best offer from a pool of 20 excited buyers, versus 5 buyers who are just hoping your house will work for them.

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 30, 2025

In a Bed Stuy brownstone, this rental may be only studio sized, but it has the grand proportions expected on a parlor floor. In addition to the high ceilings, there some period details still in place, including wood floors, a mantel, ceiling medallion, and pocket doors. It is one of… Read More > The post Bed Stuy Parlor-Floor Studio With Mantel, Wood Floors Asks $2,750 a Month appeared first on Brownstoner.

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