Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

announced on Thursday that the Optimal Blue product, pricing and eligibility engine (PPE) has added investor content from 54 state-based housing finance agencies (HFAs). formed a strategic alliance with Black Knight, giving Black Knight Paragon MLS platform users access to the Restb.ai Optimal Blue , a division of Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

He didnt close his first deal an investor until month six. While doing open houses six days a week, he stumbled upon a fix-and-flip investor: “I didn’t even know what fix-and-flipping was at the time.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

When there is class-action litigation against our industry, it will be because of a flow chart that shows that you had to be a member of an association or an MLS to get access to the [delayed listings] data that was not made publicly available, and we’re just not going to participate in that mess. Pareja didnt stop there.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 13, 2023

A survey by Bright MLS found that investor properties accounted for more listings this spring, possibly due to fears of a looming recession.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2024

The partnership, known as Coast 2 Coast MLS Data Share, will serve more than 20,000 agents. “One of the most powerful and significant benefits of an MLS is the resulting network effect,” realMLS CEO Nicole Jensen said. Greater exposure to listing content is good for consumers and adds value to each participating MLS.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Official BiggerPockets Group For agents looking to either invest in real estate themselves or work with real estate investors (or both), I’d recommend checking out the BiggerPockets Facebook group. Use these groups to find homes for picky buyers or find deals for your investor clients. Join Empowering Women 14.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Collabra Technology , a real estate marketing and analytics firm, has appointed former Bright MLS executive David Charron to its board of directors, the company announced on Monday. In 2017, MRIS merged with TREND to form Bright MLS. For 16 years, Charron was the president and CEO of MRIS , a major multiple listing service. ”

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Real Estate News

MARCH 26, 2025

The company, which never turned a profit, owes millions to investors. After failed attempts to attract a buyer, its owners are trying a bankruptcy alternative.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As part of NAR’s mandatory MLS policies, Clear Cooperation requires brokers to list properties on an MLS within one day of publicly marketing the listing. Saul Klein , the CEO of San Diego MLS , began his career in the real estate industry in the 1970s. “I more than their off-MLS counterparts.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

There were just 2,268 houses, per the Northwest MLS, down 241%. Based in Kirkland, Washington, the Northwest MLS compiles home listings, and tracks sales for 26 counties in Washington state, which also include mid-sized cities like state capital Olympia, the state’s islands, and rural, mountainous enclaves. At the end of this August?

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Clear Cooperation rule mandated by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), where listings must be put on an MLS within 24 hours, remains controversial within the industry. During Anywheres… The post Anywhere CEO Advocates for ‘Relaxed’ Clear Cooperation Rules on Investor Call appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

At the crux of the case is the allegation that commission rates are too high, it’s unfair that the seller pays the buyer’s agent’s commission, and that the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Code of Conduct and MLS Handbook lead to set pricing. ” What’s at stake?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The second involves the home shopping process, as the platform keeps track of properties the buyer has toured by integrating MLS data. The company also has a partnership with California Regional MLS, the largest MLS in the country. The third component is closing reports that show everything the agent did for the buyer.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Combined, this partnership could spur better decision-making for investors and home buyers as well as create a more efficient workflow for agents, the statement said. Local Logic also plans to continue expanding strategic partnerships with broker sites and MLS organizations.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2024

” MLS data and e-signature features are integrated into the Office app, drastically reducing the time it takes for agents to execute offers and disclosures. Nothing like this exists on the market.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

In its supplemental statement of interest in the Nosalek suit filed on Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) didnt just address its ongoing qualms with MLS Property Information Networks (MLS PIN) settlement. The Division has not taken a position that such policies standing alone (i.e.,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Despite the Federal Reserve’s mixed signals about rate hikes, many investors believe that the Fed won’t hike rates at the next Federal Open Markets Committee meeting on Dec. Bright MLS ’ 2024 forecast indicates that mortgage rates will fall to 6.5% 13, especially as better-than-expected economic readings come in.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When the (foreclosure auction) list comes out, us as well as other investors are trying to knock on the door, we’re trying to speak with those homeowners to see if there is anything that we can do to purchase the property before it actually goes to foreclosure.” But she noted that not all investors operate this way.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

that you have to be a Realtor to get access to the Realtor-owned and operated MLS. But it is interesting, among other places, like California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina and, functionally, the state of Washington, you don’t have to be a Realtor to get access to the MLS.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

The most anticipated economic report of the month showed that inflation cooled down a little in April, bringing relief to investors and housing industry professionals. Unfortunately, there is evidence that rents are going to be on the rise in the second half of 2024, according to Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Last week’s stubbornly strong jobs report surprised investors, resulting in a surge in the 10-year Treasury yield and home loan rates, Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com , said in a news release. Amid geopolitical uncertainty, investors took refuge in bonds, Jones noted. earlier in October.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

It is counter to a popular and politically potent narrative grounded in the aftermath of the Great Recession, when large institutional investors scooped up thousands of properties at foreclosure auction. Most of these reverted REOs are eventually sold via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). The role of renovators. I buy local.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With this capital infusion, the company aims to accelerate its product development, grow its team and pursue market penetration with real estate brokerages, MLS associations and other proptech companies nationwide. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

First-time homebuyers are having the hardest time,” Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement. Some of these all-cash buyers are investors, but the majority are repeat homebuyers who are able to roll equity from a home sale into their next purchase.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

On Thursday, investors priced in a 99.7% However, there is room for mortgage rates to fall further, according to Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant. Mortgage rates fell this week as the October inflation report drove down the yield on the 10-year Treasury. The 30-year, fixed mortgage averaged at 7.44% as of Nov.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

While such a marketplace exists for traditional retail properties in the form of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), that retail marketplace does not always deliver for distressed properties. Those winning MVP offers have averaged 19% higher — or more than $33,000 higher — than the highest offer received on the MLS.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

“The gap between the yield on the 10-year Treasury and the rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been around 3 percentage points, so as the Treasury yield approaches 5%, an 8% mortgage rate does not seem unlikely,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Agents can now spend time converting high-quality leads that are sure to turn into more closed deals instead of spending hours trying to identify potential sellers through expired MLS listings or door knocking. Real estate investors may find this tool to be helpful when researching what properties and neighborhoods to invest in.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

But investors anticipate that the central bank will begin cutting rates this spring. Mortgage rates are also expected to come down this year, according to Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant. The Federal Reserve decided to leave its short-term policy interest rate unchanged during its meeting on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

In its first-quarter 2024 investor presentation, CoStar Group announced that Homes.com had surpassed 110 million monthly unique visitors, based on data from Google Analytics. He also handled layoffs during the merger. This made CoStar the second most-visited residential listing site, trailing only Zillow.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

You can also create messaging for your investor clients to inform them of possible investment opportunities. For example, your investor clients probably wont be interested in a first-time home buyers checklist, and you most likely wouldnt want to send information about 1031 exchanges to the first-time home buyers in your database.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, the gap between mortgage rates now and a year ago has narrowed, Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said. “At New inflation data comes out Tuesday, giving investors more clues on the Fed’s path moving forward. That’s down significantly from last week ’s 7.76% and up from 7.08% the same week a year ago.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The primary MLS in the area, non-Realtor owned Northwest MLS , in 2019 eliminated a requirement that listing brokers offer buyer brokers a commission to submit a listing to the MLS. “At Revenue decreased by 10% year over year to $1.34 billion as transactions declined 12% over the quarter, driven by macroeconomic factors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

“In general, an increase in a specific bond supply leads to a pick-up in the bond’s yields as more incentive is required to induce more investors to buy up the additional supply.,” As a result, mortgage rates should continue to hover around 8% in November, according to Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The data is derived from information collected by real estate data provider MMI, MLS data, and public records, enhanced with NAF Cash data engineers’ detailed work and analysis,” the company explained.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Moving in: Big investors,” reads a Reuter’s headline from this July. “A Last month, Zillow said it was winding down its iBuying division, and courting corporate investors to buy its 18,000 homes remaining in inventory. Meanwhile, Redfin released a report with the headline: “Investors bought a record 18% of U.S. That’s 1.1%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Kardell Vice President of Product Lone Wolf Technologies Aayaam Kapoor Vice President of Product and Agency Real Estate Webmasters Amaly Quiroz Vice President of Transaction Operations eXp Realty Amy Gorce CEO REdistribute Andrew Binkley President Constellation Real Estate Group Ankur Bansal President of HomeLight (..)

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