Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 7, 2025

Wondering what’s in store for the housing market this year?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Several fires burning more than 45 square miles in the Los Angeles area have forced more than 100,000 residents from their homes and killed five people, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed, with many displaced residents scouting for rental properties and temporary shelter.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Robert Reffkin has been outspoken and growth-focused, landing at No. 1 on the 2025 SP 200. At No. 2? Another disruptor-turned-dominator, eXps Glenn Sanford.

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Inman

JANUARY 8, 2025

LA-area agents on Wednesday told Inman that they were checking in on clients and keeping an eye on evacuation orders while lamenting the "catastrophic" toll the wildfires were taking on the community and real estate market.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 6, 2025

Trying to decide whether it makes more sense to buy a home now or wait?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Real estate and mortgage firms are stepping up to help housing professionals and the Southern California community as wildfires ravage the area. Here’s a roundup of the companies and people offering help, which will be updated with new information as it becomes available. Help for those in the community Coldwell Banker Realty in Southern California, which is affiliated with Anywhere , created a Facebook group page for its network to coordinate a wide variety of needs from short- and long-t

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Inman

JANUARY 7, 2025

Greystar Real Estate Partners, Blackstones LivCor and Cushman & Wakefield are among the institutional landlords accused of fixing rental prices to the detriment of "millions" of renters.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 9, 2025

Knowing what to budget for when buying a home may feel intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

As wildfires tear through Southern California and firefighters battle winds up to 100 mph, tens of thousands of residents have evacuated. The looming impacts on real estate and insurance are also at the forefront of Californians minds. According to Anthony Marrone, the fire chief for Los Angeles County , the wildfires have torched more than 1,000 structures, killing at least two people and injuring several more.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 9, 2025

The upstart brokerage offers both rev share and fee-based plans, which CEO Robert Palmer believes will be key to their growth. So far, it seems to be working.

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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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Inman

JANUARY 7, 2025

Broker Annette DeCicco offers lessons learned from her father, a hall-of-fame fencing coach, that can be your roadmap to generating more leads in 2025 and beyond.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 8, 2025

Let’s face it – life can throw some curveballs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Heading into the 2025 housing market, we havent had this many homeowners with mortgage rates over 6% since 2016. According to the latest FHFA data , as of Q3 2024, 17.2% of outstanding mortgages, around 8.7 million borrowers, carry a mortgage with an interest rate over 6%. In the last decade, as more and more homebuyers financed their purchases with mortgage rates in the 4s or lower, an interesting thing happened: We held on to these homes longer and resold them less often.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Amy Lessinger announced her resignation after nearly three decades with RE/MAX, a brand she had vowed to never leave.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

If youre considering a fresh new look for your marketing collateral and platforms in 2025, marketing expert Jon Krabbe writes, Mocha Mousse is a perfect choice.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 10, 2025

Experts say rates will come down slightly in the year ahead – but some volatility is expected.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

This week, the Seattle City Council had its first meeting of 2025 and housing was a key topic of discussion. But if the meeting itself was any indication, determining a path forward for the citys severe housing shortage will be a struggle as elected leaders attempt to ascertain a sustainable plan for the next decade, according to reporting by The Seattle Times.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Just a month after the company announced an investigation into its rental pricing practices had ended, the DOJ is back with an updated, expanded lawsuit.

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Inman

JANUARY 9, 2025

As wildfires burned through LA County over the past three days, thousands of people were suddenly in need of temporary housing. The surge in demand is poised to create a spike in rental prices, agents said.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 4, 2025

If you're dreaming of owning a home in 2025, you're in luck! The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has just released its list of 10 housing market hotspots poised to outshine the rest of the country in sales next year. These aren't just random locations; they've been carefully selected based on strong economic, demographic, and housing factors that signal future market strength.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance , part of Warren Buffetts conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , has been accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of manipulating underwriting standards and setting borrowers up to fail in manufactured home loans. The consumer watchdog on Monday filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court in Tennessee against Vanderbilt for purported violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Consumer sentiment was relatively high in December, largely driven by expectations of declining mortgage rates in 2025.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Find out how this Houston, Texas, Realtor puts her two decades of expertise to work for clients and for the agents she influences.

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BAM Media

JANUARY 9, 2025

Youre an agent, so youve probably noticed: expired listings are way up. Like, skyrocketing. (At least, thats what Im seeing in my market!) This spike in expired listings is an incredible opportunity for agents who know how to connect with frustrated homeowners. And that starts with a simple letter. The Expired Listings Letter Every time I open Facebook, I see another success story in the Listing Leads Facebook group.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Todays jobs report beat expectations, and in fact, the labor data was solid for jobs week, which means mortgage rates will stay elevated because its always about labor over inflation when talking about rates. Now, the labor market is getting softer from its torrid pace of job creation and wage growth from 2021 to the end of 2023, but the labor market’s softening is right in line with my 2024 forecast for jobs.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 6, 2025

A Department of Justice statement from the MLS PIN commissions case offers a sense of what the government is seeking when it comes to buyer agent compensation.

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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.

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Inman

JANUARY 7, 2025

Americans are more hopeful that the economy is on the right track than they were a year ago, but only 1 in 5 thought December was a good time to buy a home, Fannie Mae surveys show.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 4, 2025

As we dive into Housing Market Predictions for 2025 and 2026 , experts are projecting a notable increase in home sales, with estimates showing a 9% increase for 2025 and an impressive 13% increase for 2026. This optimistic forecast is largely attributed to stabilizing mortgage rates, which are expected to hover around 6%. According to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun , we might finally be turning a corner after a challenging period marked by high borrowing costs and low inventory.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Experian has become the latest focus of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the agency intensifies its regulatory and enforcement activity ahead of the impending White House transition. On Tuesday, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against Experian in a U.S. district court in California, accusing the credit reporting giant of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Population growth is slowing, which means fewer new households and fewer new homes needed. But immigration is still a wild card.

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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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