Housing Wire
MARCH 28, 2024
One of the most critical moments in any race is the very beginning. A mistake at the start can snatch away a win before the race is even underway. Any coach will tell you that springing into action the moment the shot is fired is a critical success factor for any athlete. A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business.
Keeping Current Matters
MARCH 25, 2024
Before making the decision to buy a home, it's important to plan for all the costs you’ll be responsible for.
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Inman
MARCH 25, 2024
Robby Braun, partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, addresses "misconceptions" about the NAR deal's impact and says Realtors who try to ignore the changes "will get left behind.
Real Estate News
MARCH 28, 2024
NAR this week sent letters asking government lending agencies to allow buyers to finance agent compensation. Thursday, it started getting answers.
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Housing Wire
MARCH 23, 2024
Mortgage rates had a chance to break to new highs this year, but the Federal Reserve took a moderate tone at the last Fed meeting. We saw the benefit of lower mortgage rates with the last two existing home sales reports, which showed growth. Then mortgage rates rose, facilitating five weeks of negative purchase application data. As rates were hitting year-to-date highs, the fear was that the Fed would go hawkish in their March meeting, which could push mortgage rates toward 8% and tank 2024 dema
Keeping Current Matters
MARCH 29, 2024
In real estate, a good first impression is key. If the outside of a house looks welcoming, more people will want to come in and see it.
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Real Estate News
MARCH 23, 2024
The 30 broker-owned or hybrid MLSs not covered by NAR’s settlement agreement must decide whether to pay into a settlement fund, request mediation, or fight on.
Housing Wire
MARCH 26, 2024
Three agents formerly affiliated with Keller Williams Realty — Jerri L. Moulder, David L. Bueker and Robert E. Hill — have taken legal action against the real estate brokerage by filing three separate class-action lawsuits, Inman first reported on Tuesday. The lawsuits contest alterations made to Keller Williams’ profit-sharing program, with one of them seeking a court order to halt further payouts until the case concludes.
Keeping Current Matters
MARCH 28, 2024
One of the biggest hurdles buyers have faced over the past few years has been a lack of homes available for sale.
Inman
MARCH 29, 2024
Corcoran told Yahoo! Finance she doesn't believe the effects of the settlement will be as earth-shattering as many make them out to be, but that "the confusion it's causing is amazing.
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Real Estate News
MARCH 27, 2024
State Farm, which stopped issuing new homeowner policies in the state last year, will no longer renew existing policies starting in July.
Housing Wire
MARCH 28, 2024
Florida is reckoning with a severe homeowners insurance crisis. The recent surge in both the frequency and intensity of hurricanes that have battered the state has prompted numerous insurers and reinsurers to exit the market , leaving Florida homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums and limited coverage options. According to the Insurance Information Institute , this exodus has resulted in Florida homeowners paying an average of nearly $4,000 a year in insurance , which is nearly three ti
Keeping Current Matters
MARCH 27, 2024
In today's housing market, more and more single women are becoming homeowners.
Inman
MARCH 25, 2024
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty President and CEO Budge Huskey corrects the record on commissions — and the potential impact of the NAR settlement on buyers, sellers and agents.
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Real Estate News
MARCH 26, 2024
A new report from Realtor.com looks at the cost gap between renting and owning and finds that many markets are now significantly more favorable to renters.
Housing Wire
MARCH 25, 2024
Last week was a pretty strong week for all the housing numbers. New supply and sales numbers keep climbing — both weekly and over last year. Home prices had a slight increase this week across the board. What does this means for home prices this spring? As the data comes in each week this year, I’ve been more optimistic about home sales volume growth than for home-price growth.
Keeping Current Matters
MARCH 26, 2024
Recent headlines may leave you wondering what’s next for mortgage rates.
Inman
MARCH 26, 2024
One of the class-action suits seeks $250 million in damages while the other is asking the court for a preliminary injunction stopping Keller Williams from distributing profit share payments.
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Real Estate News
MARCH 23, 2024
Constantly reacting to real estate market whiplash — or industry-shaking news — takes a toll, and veteran agent Jill Leberknight suggests a different approach.
Housing Wire
MARCH 26, 2024
Mortgage rates rose this week as the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note inched up. As of Monday, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note was about 4.25%, according to Tradeweb, up from 3.86% at the end of last year. As a result, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed the average 30-year fixed rate for conventional loans at 7.16% on Tuesday, up from 7.07% one week earlier.
RIS Media
MARCH 25, 2024
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Inman
MARCH 29, 2024
After the National Association of Realtor's proposed settlement, Coldwell Banker Realty President and CEO Kamini Lane offers 3 tips for agents amid commission compression chaos.
Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty
Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.
Real Estate News
MARCH 25, 2024
The class action case, brought by a former Keller Williams agent, argues that the brokerage doesn’t have the right to retroactively alter the program.
Housing Wire
MARCH 27, 2024
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) urged the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to revise its policies that ban veterans from paying broker commissions, an issue that is gaining attention following the NAR’s landmark $418 million settlement. Earlier this month, the NAR announced the settlement of various lawsuits filed by home sellers, which allege that the real estate industry colluded to keep agent commissions artificially high at 5% to 6% of a home’s sale price.
Bigger Pockets
MARCH 29, 2024
Earlier this year, a group of scammers in Hong Kong used deepfake technology to steal more than $25 million from a company by impersonating its CFO. Real estate titles are already subject to fraud, and with AI tech, it could get even worse. Here's how to protect yourself.
Inman
MARCH 28, 2024
As Better reports $543 million 2023 loss, CEO Vishal Garg says the company has made fundamental changes to its business model that will help it pivot to providing purchase loans to homebuyers.
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Real Estate News
MARCH 24, 2024
Criminals are using more sophisticated tactics and tools to defraud real estate professionals including brokerages and lenders.
Housing Wire
MARCH 26, 2024
Home prices maintained their upward trajectory in the opening month of the year. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index posted a 6% annual gain in January, up from a 5.6% gain in December , according to a report released Tuesday. It was the seventh consecutive month of annual price growth and the biggest increase since November 2022.
Bigger Pockets
MARCH 27, 2024
For business travel to be tax-deductible, you need to leave your tax home. This is where you ordinarily conduct business, and you typically have to travel far enough to warrant an overnight stay (100 miles is a good rule to follow).
Inman
MARCH 28, 2024
Even before the courts resolve how agents are compensated, the National Association of Realtors has an opportunity to set a course for victory, Inman founder Brad Inman writes.
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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