Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The preference that older Americans have for aging in place in their own homes is showing up in broader trend data, according to a new report from Redfin. While “homeowner tenure” has fallen slightly since its 2020 peak, the length of time that homeowners are remaining in their properties doubled to 11.9 years last year, up from 6.5 years in 2005, according to a Redfin analysis of median U.S. homeowner tenure by year using county records.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Broker and reality television legend Ryan Serhant headlines an all-star roster of the industry's most compelling voices for the second-annual Inman Global Real Estate Influencers program.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Based on what you’re hearing in the news about home prices, you may be worried they’re falling.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A statement of interest filed late Thursday by the Department of Justice savages the proposed MLS PIN settlement, and calls out MLSs for limiting competition.

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Three sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed to HousingWire that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has run out of liability insurance funds. The news about NAR’s insurance predicament began circulating late Wednesday , with industry analyst Rob Hahn highlighting the news in the Thursday edition of his email newsletter NotoriousROB.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

With a combined net worth of $125 billion after earnings this week, the mortgage giants remain on a path that could lead to eventual release from government conservatorship if political winds shift.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Superstars and stragglers might catch your attention, but agents in the middle — the slow-and-steady crowd — can supercharge your business, with some guidance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

So far in 2024, fewer homes are taking price cuts than in 2023, and this trend is on the verge of breaking below the 2023 lows in price cuts percentages. While weekly inventory is still falling, we have year-over-year growth in total active listing and new listings data. This calls into question a mortgage rate lockdown, as mortgage rates are also higher year over year.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

DeLeon Realty in Silicon Valley began advertising commissions of 3.5 percent or less for homesellers who choose to work with the firm. The marketing push appeared in the mail and social media this week.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Chances are at some point in your life you’ve heard the phrase, home is where the heart is.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A Wall Street Journal story portrays the National Association of Realtors as inflexible in the face of legal challenges to the industry’s commission structure.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Real estate investors purchased 26.1% of the lowest-priced homes for sale in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a report by Redfin. It was the highest share ever recorded and was up from 24% in Q4 2022. By comparison, investors purchased 13.6% of the mid-priced homes (compared to 14.3% a year earlier) and 15.9% of the high-priced homes (compared to 15.4% a year earlier).

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Inman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Department of Justice said a proposed settlement in the major antitrust lawsuit might itself violate federal law and said buyers should negotiate their broker's commission directly.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Are you feeling a bit unsure about what’s really happening with mortgage rates?

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

While still posting a net loss, the company reported higher-than-expected revenue from its residential and rental businesses as Premier Agent held steady.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Among homeowners who have a mortgage escrow account, only 52% fully understand how the account works, according to survey results released Thursday by property tax services provider LERETA. More than 80% of survey respondents said they know what an escrow account is and its primary purpose — to pay property taxes and other expenses, such as homeowners insurance , flood insurance and mortgage insurance premiums.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Mollie Poe and Declan Hickey were founding members of Compass San Francisco before leaving in 2020. Now, they're bringing four additional team members back to Compass with them.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Homeownership is a major part of the American Dream.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Commissions lawsuits could accelerate consolidation and evolution — and save agents money, according to a new report on MLSs and Realtor associations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In January, the number of properties with a foreclosure filing inched up on both a monthly and a yearly basis, according to a report released Tuesday by Attom Data. In total, 33,270 U.S. properties received a default notice, were scheduled for auction or were undergoing bank repossession last month, up 10% from December and up 5% compared to a year ago.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As we step into 2024, the luxury real estate market presents a vibrant picture of renewed hope and enthusiasm among high-net-worth consumers, setting the stage for a renaissance in the world of luxury living.

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Eye on Housing

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Despite weakness for single-family construction in 2023, townhouse construction recorded the best quarter for starts in more than 17 years. According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, during the fourth quarter of 2023, single-family attached starts totaled 47,000, which is 27% higher than the fourth quarter of 2022.

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

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While overall activity softened last quarter, real estate investors flocked to Chicago and cities in California in the hunt for lower-priced properties.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Today’s CPI inflation report was the craziest inflation report I have ever seen in my life. The progress in inflation is still intact as we have fallen so much from last year’s growth rate, but the Owners’ Equivalent Rent of Residences (OER) inflation has diverged from all the shelter rent data in the most prominent fashion I have ever seen, which boosted this report higher than it should have been.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Federal Reserve's policy shift depressed homebuyer and homeseller activity in January, according to Redfin. Monthly new and active listing growth dropped to the lowest levels since last summer.

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Bigger Pockets

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Now that hundreds of cities and towns across the country are moving to ban or limit short-term rentals, investors who used to make bank off these properties have to readjust their strategies to stay in the game. Here's one way that they're doing it—and it's proving to be just as lucrative.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Economists say inflation is not falling fast enough to convince the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The combination of high home prices and insufficient savings for a down payment makes it challenging for first-time homebuyers to pull the trigger on a property purchase. But the good news is, more buyers have become aware of down payment assistance (DPA) options and are tapping into available resources for help, said Susanne Saller, a senior consultant at Caliber Home Loans.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Loan applications for new-home purchases were up 19 percent from a year ago in January, according to an MBA survey of builders that's been an accurate predictor of trends.

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Seattle Times Real Estate

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Over the course of a year, a Seattle suburb’s grapple with how to handle a small but growing homeless population showed the faultlines in current U.S. response.

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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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