Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 20, 2025

It’s easy to get caught up in the idea of waiting for the perfect moment to make your move – especially in today’s market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

Cybercrime losses rose to a record high of $12.8 billion in 2023, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report , and 2024 saw more of the same. Consider these stats: FundingShield reported that 45.5% of loans processed in Q4 2024 had issues that lead to wire fraud risks. NDP Analytics reported that in just one month in 2024, 19% of firms reported a seller impersonation fraud attempt.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 20, 2025

Industry veterans and pro musicians channel their hopes into a song thats meant to point people toward positive change in a time of "so much hate.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 22, 2025

There’s one big mistake you need to avoid when you sell your house this year: setting your price too high.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Facing affordability challenges, the share of 25- to 34-year-olds living with parents has risen after trending down during the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Single-family rental ( SFR ) homes are now priced 20% higher than the typical apartment, according to Zillow s rental market report for December 2024. This is the largest difference ever recorded by the real estate portal as the pricing gap has grown considerably from pre-pandemic levels. Zillow analyzed the 50 largest U.S. metro areas and found that the typical asking rent for a single-family home reached $2,174 per month in December.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

JANUARY 22, 2025

When it comes to home design, trends come and go faster than you can say “shiplap.” Every year, articles flood the internet with predictions from design experts and real estate professionals about whats in and whats out. One year, its all about farmhouse chic; the next, mid-century modern reigns supreme. Lets be real, though. Most people dont pay much attention to any subtle shifts in decor.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 23, 2025

With private insurers leaving and a state-backed program on the hook for billions in payouts owners may struggle to protect their high-risk homes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Existing home sales ended the year on a positive note , which aligns with our weekly Housing Market Tracker data, but something surprising is that home prices firmed up late in the year as well. We observed a shift in the forward-looking data starting in the summer, which continued throughout the year. Notably, we compared the data from 2022 and 2023 and noticed positive year-over-year data starting in October 2024, which you can see in the chart below.

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Inman

JANUARY 22, 2025

Lenz's point not to be taken literally was to be in constant contact with clients and aware of what they do on a day-to-day basis and what they need, all of which impacts how they buy and sell real estate.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

JANUARY 20, 2025

Although total housing starts decreased 3.9% in 2024 compared to 2023, completions increased sharply year-over-year. There were 1.731 million total completions and placements in 2024, up 12.5% compared to 2023, and the most since 2006. Not counting Manufactured homes, there are 1.628 million completions in 2024, up 12.4% from 1.449 million in 2023, and also the most since 2006.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 19, 2025

If you're anything like me, youre probably glued to the news, trying to figure out what's going to happen with mortgage rates. Buying a home is a huge deal, and the interest rate can make or break your budget. So, here's the scoop: Mortgage rates forecast for the next three years (2025, 2026, and 2027) suggest a slow but steady decline , mainly influenced by the Federal Reserve's actions and how the overall economy is doing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Fannie Mae s title insurance pilot program could save borrowers up to $2.19 billion. This is according to a study released in January by Legal Economics Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinisand Todd Zywicki of the George Mason Universitys Antonin Scalia School of Law.Nigrinis is a former enforcement economist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In their analysis, Nigrinis and Zywicki found that borrowers refinancing their mortgage could save an estimated $2.19 billion in total or as much as $1

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

The reality TV stars along with 21 others are suing the city for its failure "to properly construct, inspect, maintain and operate its water supply system," which, they allege, led to the loss of their home in the Palisades fire.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Today, 17% of homebuyers are choosing multi-generational homes — that’s when you buy a house with your parents, adult children, or even distant relatives.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 20, 2025

The worst on record rental affordability conditions, depleted excess savings of the pandemic era, and high mortgage rates halted the post-pandemic trend of young adults moving out of parental homes. The share of adults ages 25-34 living with parents or parents-in-law hovered just above 19% in 2023, stagnant from 2022, according to NAHBs analysis of.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is taking aim at 165 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords in its latest series of lawsuits filed in Chicago. The group claims that this is the largest housing discrimination case in Illinois history. The lawsuits, filed on Monday, are the result of an undercover investigation conducted by HRI. In total, the housing watchdog group filed 176 complaints against 165 defendants with the Illinois Department of Human Rights.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

Elevated rates chill the prospects of a 2025 sales rebound from the lowest level in 30 years, as many would-be homebuyers and sellers would stay on the sidelines.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 23, 2025

It’s no secret that affordability is tough with where mortgage rates and home prices are right now.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 21, 2025

A Texas lawsuit is about more than membership rules, its about forcing NARs hand. The louder we roar, the more likely we are to actually make them change.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers executed a Stipulation and Final Agency Order for public censure, fines, and revocation of the license for Maksym Mykhailyna, according to an announcement in early January. Mykhailyna, who is based in Denver, had previously held both a Colorado certified residential appraiser license and a controlling appraiser license.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

Industry leaders at Inman Connect New York argued that social media and online videos are essential tools for today's real estate agents, who need to find their voice and share their stories.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last year, as many as 1 in 3 sellers took their home off the market because it wasn’t selling.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 24, 2025

The latest survey from Real finds record levels of optimism and a majority of agents saying commissions have stayed about the same or improved.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Property management company Evernest announced on Wednesday its largest acquisition to date. The company will acquire tech-enabled property management platform Poplar Homes alongside $15 million in growth-centered funding. The acquisition follows more than 30 made by Evernest since the company arrived on-scene in 2008. Adding Poplar Homes establishes Evernest as the second-largest tech-enabled property management platform for rental property owners.

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Inman

JANUARY 22, 2025

The integration with the New York Residential Agent Continuum paves the way for the organization's first local chapter while turning up the heat on its rivalry with the National Association of Realtors.

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

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 21, 2025

An affordable housing lottery has launched for a truly affordable under-construction seven-story development on the corner of East New Yorks Shepherd and Glenmore avenues. Studio apartments start at $544 a month and one-bedrooms at $689. The lottery for the development at 365 Shepherd Avenue includes 40 units, all rent stabilized and… Read More > The post Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in East New York, With Units From $544 appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 21, 2025

CRMLS CEO Art Carter explains what some brokerages are asking for and why the nations largest MLS has decided to "stand firmly" behind the divisive policy.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Real estate agents who rely heavily on cold calling may need to rethink some of their marketing tactics. Changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including the one-to-one consent rule, go into effect on Monday, Jan. 27. Under the consent rule, anyone soliciting a consumers business through a phone call or text message must obtain the consumer’s written consent prior to sending robocalls or texts.

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Inman

JANUARY 23, 2025

Following a tough year of commission lawsuits and a challenging housing market, the Inman founder reminded real estate professionals on Thursday that they are survivors poised for a rebirth.

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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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