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

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).

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 17, 2024

Important practice changes required by the NAR settlement take effect today, affecting buyer agent agreements and compensation. “We are in this together.

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Inman

AUGUST 22, 2024

The suit accuses NAR and major franchisors of breaking antitrust laws. The company's complaint includes alleged text messages in which agents refused to show Homie listings.

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Keeping Current Matters

AUGUST 22, 2024

Have you ever heard the phrase: don’t believe everything you hear?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2024

Have lower mortgage rates already started to slow down housing inventory? I have a simple weekly growth model with the Altos inventory data: when rates are high, over 7.25%, inventory should grow between 11,000-17,000 weekly. This has happened six times this year and even though that would be an average inventory growth level with higher rates, it didn’t happen even once last year.

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Inman

AUGUST 17, 2024

The best real estate agents will thrive, the profession will be elevated, rot will be removed and the brands that are built on trust and integrity will rise to the top, Inman founder Brad Inman writes.

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Keeping Current Matters

AUGUST 19, 2024

If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, you’ve probably got mortgage rates on your mind.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

The new home sales report had such a big beat today that many people had to double-check the numbers — and I get it. The estimates were for 623,000 but the sales came in at 739,000. This isn’t my first rodeo with new home sales data and I believe these numbers will be revised lower, but a beat is a beat. There are other sources we can check to get clues on this report ahead of time.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 20, 2024

The pendulum is swinging in buyers' favor this fall. See which three trends could finally give them some leverage.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

"Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law," Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday.

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Keeping Current Matters

AUGUST 23, 2024

While the number of homes for sale varies by local area, nationally we’re up over 36% year-over-year, but still down almost 29% compared to what’s normal.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

As the cost of living remains elevated, more seniors — even those in “senior strongholds” like South Florida — are choosing to return to work. This pattern among seniors living in and around Fort Lauderdale was recently profiled in an article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. It falls in line with a broader national trend indicating that nearly 20% of Americans ages 65 and older remain in the workforce, totaling about 10.6 million people.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 19, 2024

The transformative newspaper exec moves into the permanent CEO role at the National Association of Realtors — the U.S.’s largest trade association — this week.

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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.

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Keeping Current Matters

AUGUST 20, 2024

Selecting the right real estate agent can make a world of difference when buying or selling a home.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday that “the time has come for policy to adjust,” signaling a cut in the federal funds rate at the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as expected by monetary policy watchers. “The direction of travel is clear, and the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks,” Powell said during a speech at the Kansas City Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 23, 2024

Watch the conversation with analyst John Campbell on the winners — and “not winners” — among public real estate firms, plus a bold guess about agent attrition.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Join VESTAPLUS Vice President of Sales and Marketing Kelly Robinson and Product Manager Jonnathan Rivas for an exclusive tour of their top MLS products.

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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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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

How did existing home sales grow with all the recent negative press about demand? We were told lower mortgage rates wouldn’t affect demand positively. However, if you track the forward-looking indicators, it can explain this bounce in demand. First, we have to put context into the bounce: we are working from the lowest levels ever in home sales, so any small, minor move in purchase application data can bounce sales from here.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 22, 2024

Top execs discussed how the company is addressing industry practice changes, including its intention to display compensation on its listings.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Be prepared for a listing appointment at a moment’s notice. Have the tools at your fingertips, take notes, build connections, and stay focused on what’s best for the seller, Bernice Ross writes this week.

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RIS Media

AUGUST 22, 2024

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, real estate startup Homie Technologies claims that home seller consumers were not the only ones harmed by the real estate industry’s allegedly anticompetitive practices. Defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Utah, include the usual cast of antitrust lawsuit characters: the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate , Keller Williams Realty , HomeServices of America , and RE/MAX.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Redfin and iBuyer companies had the biggest gains in a rally following the Aug. 17 deadline for practice changes.

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Inman

AUGUST 22, 2024

Doug Millier and Wendy Gilch of Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate revealed to Inman on Tuesday the origins of the Moehrl case while sending a warning that the industry will be "under a microscope.

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RIS Media

AUGUST 19, 2024

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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

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

In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.

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