Real Estate News

APRIL 8, 2024

The company reached the agreement in the Umpa case, the only major class action involving agent pay to name Real as a defendant.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

When mortgage rates spiked up over the last few years, some homeowners put their plans to move on pause.

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APRIL 11, 2024

If you want to build the listing side of your business in the wake of the NAR settlement, Jimmy Burgess has 30 practical, actionable, doable strategies tailor-made for this moment.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Baby boomers are exhibiting an overwhelming desire to age in place in their own homes, but their children — largely members of Generation X — are also making their desires felt by seeking out homes that can accommodate their needs as they get older, according to a recent report from the New York Times. Citing 2021 data from the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies that showed 88% of adults 65 and older are aging in place, many members of the following generation — primarily born b

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Real Estate News

APRIL 11, 2024

More than a quarter of consumers surveyed by Redfin don’t know how much their agent was paid, while nearly 20% weren’t sure who provided the compensation.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

There’s no arguing it, affordability is still tight.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

The lack of affordable housing in the United States is well-documented in the nation’s urban markets, where it is contributing to the swelling ranks of the homeless. That same dire need for affordable housing for the least prosperous among us, however, also is a serious problem in rural America — home to nearly 70 million Americans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers one of the main programs providing housing for low-income households in the rural stretches of this country — w

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Real Estate News

APRIL 9, 2024

A pair of new reports look at the role investors played in the housing market last year and offer insights into their current outlook and pain points.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 9, 2024

You may have heard headlines in the news lately about agents in the real estate industry and discussions about their commissions.

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Inman

APRIL 10, 2024

Bond market investors who fund most mortgage loans are increasingly convinced the latest inflation numbers mean the Federal Reserve won't cut rates in June.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Many real estate executives and analysts believe that the Department of Justice , now with the green light to reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors , will shake up the civil commission lawsuit settlement agreement. But legal experts are not as certain. Now unshackled , the DOJ could file a statement on interest in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit and express concerns about the terms of NAR’s settlement agreement.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 8, 2024

The NAR settlement will lead to better service and lower costs for homebuyers, new research from the Consumer Federation of America suggests.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 12, 2024

If you’re about to retire, or just did, downsizing can be a good way to try to cut down on some of your expenses.

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Inman

APRIL 8, 2024

As brokerages pivot to specialized training meant to empower buyer agents, new-home sales still provide plenty of opportunities for intrepid Realtors, development specialist Hana Cha writes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Mortgage rates shot up today as the CPI data came in just a bit hotter today — 0.1% more than estimates on a month-to-month basis. That’s not much, but it’s high enough to take away one of the rate cuts we expected in 2024. I view rate-cut pricing being tied more to the 2-year yield than the 10-year yield. Today, we saw a noticeable bounce in the 2-year yield.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 8, 2024

At least seven complaints have been filed by former Keller Williams agents over reductions set to take effect on July 1.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 8, 2024

If you have student loans and want to buy a home, you might have questions about how your debt affects your plans.

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Inman

APRIL 8, 2024

These markets offer significant price appreciation and access to outstanding amenities, presenting a potential goldmine for agents. These include metro-adjacent homes and new front-running vacation destinations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

With the Easter holiday last week, data for housing inventory , new listings and the pace of new contracts started all took a breather from their growth pace. Each of those notched down from a week ago and compared to a year ago. This is a holiday effect and it should all be reversed back onto the year’s growth trend by next Monday’s report. Here’s how 2024 is shaping up: There are now more listings, more active inventory and more sales than a year ago.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 9, 2024

While consumers are feeling less enthusiastic about the direction of mortgage rates, they “appear to be moving past the hurdle of last year’s sharp jump.

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Seattle Times Real Estate

APRIL 9, 2024

If successful, the three initiatives could join an already crowded November ballot in Washington, including three other GOP-backed petitions.

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Inman

APRIL 11, 2024

Lamacchia had been in talks with the Sears family for years as he continued his expansion path across New England. The deal was announced this week.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2024

Weekly housing inventory data — both active inventory and new listings — are prone to one-week moves that deviate from a trend, especially if people are going Easter egg hunting. So, the fact that active inventory and new listings data fell last week isn’t a big deal. Although I expect some of the weekly data to rebound next week as a result, growth in active and new listings is still trending slower than I thought would happen in 2024.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 6, 2024

More than a dozen new offices for Real; The Agency expands in Texas and The Hamptons; ERA adds family-owned Colorado affiliate; Briko and iList join eXp.

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Seattle Times Real Estate

APRIL 9, 2024

Nat Henry wanted to know where he could build his life around walking and biking. Turns out a lot of other people were wondering about 15-minute neighborhoods, too.

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Inman

APRIL 12, 2024

A panel of judges considering whether to consolidate real estate commission lawsuits into one cited the recent NAR settlement as a reason to deny the request.

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

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

The ongoing lack of housing affordability is prompting more renters to doubt their ability to become homeowners. According to a recent Redfin survey , nearly 40% of U.S. renters don’t believe in their ability to ever own a home, up from roughly 27% less than a year ago. While lack of affordability is the dominant reason for renters to believe they’re unlikely to become homeowners, nearly half of renters feel that available homes are too expensive.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 12, 2024

The ruling leaves open the possibility of consolidation after settlements have concluded. But in the meantime, cases that had been on pause can move forward.

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Eye on Housing

APRIL 10, 2024

Consumer prices continued to rise in March, with shelter and gasoline prices driving over half of the total increase. This marks the third consecutive strong reading. Despite a slowdown in the year-over-year increase, shelter costs continue to put upward pressure on inflation, accounting for over 60% of the total increase in all items excluding food.

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Inman

APRIL 10, 2024

NAR told the US Patent and Trademark Office on Monday that an NYC-based investment firm that operates fintech marketplace Republic has stepped over the line with its logo. What do you think?

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Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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