Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). For instance, they can offer to pay down points on a buyer’s mortgage or they can offer builder financing at below-market rates. Census Bureau and the U.S. While this figure represents a 0.3% decrease from the revised January rate of 664,000 sales, it also marks a 5.9%

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Sales New Construction Construction MLS 361

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The home seller plaintiffs and MLS Property Information Network’s (MLS PIN) efforts to address the Department of Justice’s “significant concerns” about their proposed settlement agreement in the Nosalek commission lawsuit were not enough. MLS PIN, however, has not been as fortunate.

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MLS Residential Development As-is 332

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Technology Development Title Lending 407

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Higher interest rates have also hindered financing possibilities for new housing projects. It also surpassed last year’s level, according to Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant. Housi ng starts surprised in October. Census Bureau data. from September.

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Construction MLS Finance Development 341

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The current trajectory of rates is an encouraging development for potential homebuyers, with purchase application activity recently rising to the same level as mid-September when rates were similar to today’s levels,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement. on Thursday. The CME FedWatch Tool showed a 95.6%

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Mortgages MLS Investor Development 504

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). Homebuilders are still benefiting from very low inventory of existing homes for sale, which has driven more buyers to consider new construction,” Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant said. In August, the sales pace of new homes fell 8.7%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Like Anywhere, RE/MAX will no longer require agents to be “members of the National Association of Realtors or follow NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook.” RE/MAX network of Broker/Owners and agents from costly litigation and the risk of further damages makes this settlement the right course of action.”

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MLS Brokerage Agents Development 474

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Christie’s International Real Estate declined to comment on the development. The lawsuit was originally filed in early January. Though the suit takes aim at NAR’s Participation Rule, it does not name NAR as a defendant.

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MLS Brokerage Development Finance 341

Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). Building activity continues to be buoyed by a strong and steady demand, but there could be a shift underway in the housing market, warns Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant. In July, the sales pace of new homes climbed 4.4%

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Sales MLS Finance Mortgages 308

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The three class action suits Moehrl , Sitzer/Burnett , and Nosalek , named after their lead plaintiffs, take aim at NAR’s Participation Rule , which requires listing agents to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyers’ agents in order to list the property on a Realtor-affiliated multiple listing service (MLS).

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Agents Loan Officer Lending MLS 369

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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Title Lending Finance Development 353

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). million new housing units were started, which is a little higher than the average annual new starts over the past five decades,” Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist at Bright MLS, said in a statement. Homebuilders often depend on financing from these regional banks.

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Banks MLS Construction Finance 405

RIS Media

APRIL 27, 2022

District Court Judge in Western Missouri granted a class certification order to a group of home sellers alleging that NAR and industry franchisors conspired to inflate seller costs through a multiple listing service (MLS) policy geared toward promoting cooperation among buyer and seller agents. Keller Williams Realty, Inc.,

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MLS Industrial Agents Finance 98

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 For Math Cram and Exam Prep Master courses, MLS offers a “1 Day Limited Money Back Guarantee Policy.”

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Purchase and sale agreement MLS Pre-approval Agents 375

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Bright MLS. Finance of America Companies. Senior Director of Software Development. VP, Product Development. President, HomeLight Closing Services. Brian Donnellan. President and CEO. Cathy Wright. VP, Product Management. Clear Capital. Cecelia Raine. VP, Servicing Strategy and Integration. Christine Herman. David Seong.

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Technology MLS Title Lending 418

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Bright MLS. Finance of America. Finance of America Reverse. Senior Vice President of Application Development. Vice President of Finance Technology. Vice President of Software Development. Mobility Market Intelligence. Bob Jennings. Executive, Collateral and Risk Solutions. Brett Brumley. Lender Toolkit.

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Technology Title Finance MLS 283

RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Thus, many prospective homebuyers who thought they had their finances buttoned up are suddenly having to recalculate, and often stretch, if able to purchase at all. Recent… The post The Playbook: Client Finances…What Must You Know? Inventory is tight and home prices have stayed elevated. Will that change? How Much Should You Ask?

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Finance Mortgages Development MLS 104

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Construction of homes in buildings with five or more units, which generally is going to include apartment buildings, has been running at a faster pace than last year,” Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS ’ chief economist, said in a statement. “We million in March, down 0.8% year over year.

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Construction MLS New Construction Finance 324

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Some of these provisions include no longer requiring agents to be members of the National Association of Realtors or following NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook. The terms of the settlement agreements require RE/MAX and Anywhere to pay $55 million and $83.5 million , respectively, as well as make policy and practice changes.

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MLS Brokerage Agents Development 359

Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). New home sales continue to be an outsized share of the housing market ,” Lisa Sturtevant, Bright MLS’ chief economist, said in a statement. In June, the sales pace of new homes fell 2.5% compared to May , dropping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 697,000.

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Sales New Construction Marketing Construction 323

Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

Most of these reverted REOs are eventually sold via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Over the same period (2016 to 2020), the net owner-occupancy rate for FHA foreclosures sold via auction was 57% compared to 50% for FHA foreclosures sold on the MLS. The role of renovators.

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Renovation MLS Investor Loans 319

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). These days, the typical new home is just 5% more expensive than the typical existing home, according to Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant. below the revised September rate of 719,000 but is 17.7% above the October 2022 estimate of 577,000.

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Sales New Construction Construction Closing costs 346

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In the housing sector, the combined impact of higher rates and higher home prices drove the cost of financing a home up more than $400, or 22.5%, from a year ago. If shelter was excluded from the CPI calculation, inflation would be about 1% in August, said Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant last week.

Fixed-rate mortgage 390

Fixed-rate mortgage Mortgages Investor MLS 390

HomeLight

DECEMBER 15, 2021

But if you don’t know how to buy a house before it’s listed on the MLS (multiple listing service), then you’ll miss out on this chance. How do you buy a house before it’s listed on the MLS? We researched the ins and outs of what you, as a buyer, should know when it comes to purchasing a home before it’s listed on MLS.

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MLS Pre-qualification Purchase and sale agreement Agents 82

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

If I am a Realtor and I send a lot of business to John Doe, who is a mortgage broker, but all of a sudden John Doe has a real estate license, I likely won’t send him any business, which is pretty obvious,” said Chip Stella, director of brokerage development at LandVest | Christie’s International Real Estate. ”It

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Loan Officer Loans Agents Mortgages 396

GeekEstate

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

RealStaq provides the systems and data building blocks required to develop and sustain scalable home shopping, renovating, and mortgage financing experiences. Today’s showcase: RealStaq.]. Learn More.

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MLS Renovation Technology Residential 100

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Would love for our MLS to not be a part of the organization. The most popular responses were lobbying and MLS access, which many respondents described as critical. Quite a few were complimentary of the lobbying work done, classes, training and, yes, MLS access. NAR is a scam,” one agent wrote. Compensation practices will change.

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Purchase and sale agreement MLS Agents FHA loan 362

Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2021

The tax credit’s goals include attracting “private investment in the development of affordable homes,” and bolstering “homeownership rates for low- and moderate-income homebuyers in underserved communities,” according to a White House fact sheet. Identifying Underserved Neighborhoods. Achieving Better Neighborhood Outcomes.

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Investor Development Renovation Sales 456

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Two months prior, in January 2021 , Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices, creating a two-tab design for agent listings and “other listings.”

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MLS Commercial Brokerage Design 371

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Combined with thousands of other local community developers like her, McCormick’s efforts are moving the needle when it comes to quality, affordable housing for owner-occupants nationwide. Local Community Developers. Some of those areas I’m investing in, and they’re starting to turn again so that’s exciting to see.”.

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Renovation Development Banks Sales 335

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. This, however, doesn’t stop VA buyers from submitting an offer on the home.

VA loan 374

VA loan Agents Pre-approval Debt-to-income ratio 374

Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

During the pandemic, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) began allowing for desktop appraisals, or an appraisal that can be performed from a desktop without a physical property inspection. Because, to some extent, appraisers already do this today with MLS photos.

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Industrial Technology MLS Inspection 356

Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

“In determining the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate to return inflation to 2% over time, the Committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Rents were up 8.3%

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Fixed-rate mortgage Investor Mortgages Banks 367

RIS Media

MARCH 11, 2022

RISMedia is working closely with real estate’s leaders to develop a comprehensive educational agenda taking place over the two-and-a-half-day event. Bringing the MLS/Brokerage Relationship Into the Future. Brian Donnellan , President and CEO, Bright MLS. Bright MLS. REGISTER NOW. The Power of Collaboration.

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MLS Brokerage Technology Industrial 90

RIS Media

MAY 3, 2022

When you supply your agents with the option to continue their education and stay current with the industry, you’re showing that you value their development. Provide educational programs that go over the MLS, a CMA, holding an open house, marketing tips for new agents and the presentation to buyers and sellers.

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Technology Brokerage Finance Agents 90

Realty Biz

JULY 17, 2021

The skyrocketing prices in a market that’s already known to be super expensive are being driven by an influx of wealthy private equity chiefs, hedge fund managers and other finance executives moving into the area from places such as New York and other financial centers, CNBC reported. Some developers are looking to cash in on the trend too.

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Finance MLS Development Renovation 102

Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

MLS : A Multiple Listing Service (or MLS) is like a realtor’s database, where multiple real estate agents offer both homes and land for sale to each other. Unlike the pocket listing, a property offered on the MLS is there because the owner wants to sell. Your realtor can set up a search for you on the MLS system.

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Land Loans MLS Finance 122