Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Unpaid property tax debts are leading to preventable foreclosures , with the greatest impacts on Black and Latino households and older homeowners living on fixed incomes. But if states take proactive measures to reform policies and disclosures around tax foreclosures, this could go a long way to prevent unnecessary home displacements. This is according to a jointly issued brief published this week by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and AARP.

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Real Estate News

MAY 22, 2024

Comments made by a Department of Veterans Affairs official Tuesday “ensures veterans have the same opportunity as others to compete in a tight housing market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Mortgage fraud risk saw a modest uptick toward the end of 2023, according to CoreLogic ’s latest Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index , although it remained largely stable on a year-over-year basis. The index reached 127 in Q4 2023, marking a 2.7% increase from the previous quarter, but compared to Q4 2022, the index decreased by 1%. Despite these fluctuations, overall risk levels have remained relatively flat.

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Real Estate News

MAY 22, 2024

Real launches luxury division; Alabama merger ups United's market share; RE/MAX affiliate adds 3 firms; The Agency opens in Niagara; ERA Carroll expands in WY.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is launching a luxury division , according to an announcement on Wednesday. Real Luxury , as the division will be known, will focus on helping luxury agents and teams, as well as their exclusive clients. The firm said that the launch of Real Luxury is in response to the growing number of luxury real estate agents and teams joining Real.

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Real Estate News

MAY 22, 2024

Despite the sluggish pace, inventory is up, which is “nudging the market in a more buyer-friendly direction.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

Deputy Director of Policy Michelle Corridon said Tuesday the agency would lift rules preventing vets from using low-cost VA loans to pay agents until it engages in a formal rule-making process.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here to lock in special pricing with your registration. If you’re still saying minority homeownership, you’re already losing. It’s time to take a hard look at the data. Any player who will be worth their weight in the future understands that the MAJORITY of their business will come from Hispanic and Black home shoppers.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

Statements made by a DOJ attorney during a May 21 status hearing in the Nosalek commission case offer new insights into the Justice Department's impression of the proposed NAR settlement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here to lock in special pricing with your registration. In this engaging panel session, hear directly from top industry leaders as they discuss their strategic responses to the commission lawsuits. This segment moves beyond mere predictions, offering a real-time look at how businesses are navigating these turbulent times.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

Several months after Kofi Nartey announced his team's move to Real, the brokerage has launched a new luxury division with Nartey serving as executive director.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here to lock in special pricing with your registration. Florida Realtors is known for the valuable services they offer members, including a Tech Helpline that is nationwide. Margy Grant will discuss building relationships through trust and transparency, the importance of tailored customer service, determining the needs of the people you serve and delivering top-notch tools to help build

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

The CEO for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida argued at Inman Connect Miami on Wednesday that real estate is like a race — and this moment is similar to a curve.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here to lock in special pricing with your registration. Join Abby Lee and Kelly Gill for a candid conversation on the dynamic relationship between LOs and real estate agents, with a focus on how marketing strategies can bolster their collaboration.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

"Mauricio, you are a scum bag," Umansky recalled the Frasier actor shouting in a voice message. The Agency CEO shared how he converted Grammer during Inman Connect Miami on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Dallas -based Certainty Home Lending , an affiliate of Guaranteed Rate , named Shadi Kamran as its new national business development executive. Kamran is based in Los Angeles and will support Certainty’s strategy and sales performance. “Our comprehensive product suite offers solutions for virtually every mortgage and home financing need,” Kamran said in a statement.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

The star of "Flip or Flop" talked Tuesday at Inman Connect Miami about how professional hardships, cancer diagnoses and personal hardships paved his road to success.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here to lock in special pricing with your registration. The promises of the 2018 housing industry aren’t the promises of today. That hot tech thing or product that you had to have in 2018? Nobody’s talking about that anymore. And more importantly, if you haven’t moved on or committed to contracts that are too rooted in the past, chances are your P&L statement isn’t looking so great.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Are big investors really buying up all the homes today?

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

In real estate, where every detail counts, AI can be the tool that sets you apart, Chris Pollinger writes. ChatGPT's new update allows you to do more than ever before.

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RIS Media

MAY 22, 2024

With low inventory having hamstrung the residential real estate industry over the last year or so, some potentially problematic houses might gain traction with homebuyers. Agents would be wise to keep track of homes that many people would not be very interested in if the market were more normal. But, alas, it is not normal,… The post 4 Types of Homes Unwanted by Most, But Not All, Buyers appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

Homes at the higher end of the market — priced at $1 million or more — enjoyed the spoils with inventory and sales rising by double digits from a year ago, according data released Wednesday by NAR.

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Seattle Times Real Estate

MAY 22, 2024

After another loss, the Seattle-based business is pursuing a turnaround that includes sales promotions, data analytics and pleading with members to bring their food dollars back to PCC.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

The Fair Housing Classifier is an open-source tool aimed at helping real estate, technology and civil rights organizations create smarter, fair-housing compliant chatbot and search functions for their websites. The code is available on GitHub.

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RIS Media

MAY 22, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to issue a circular before June 12 in the wake of the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) historic settlement, with hopes to “bridge the gap” on the buyer commission prohibition between buyers agents and veterans. Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Director for Policy Michelle C. Corridon announced… The post VA Will Suspend, Work On Changing Rule That Bans Buyer Commission appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

With plenty of ideas in the air and very little certainty, we want to know what you think. How will buyers pay for their agents in the future?

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RIS Media

MAY 22, 2024

Above, from left, Heather Grant Murray, Jack Brown and Mandy Caruso RE/MAX Beacon of Essex County, Massachusetts has announced the brokerage has acquired three RE/MAX 360 offices, located in Marblehead, Beverly and Gloucester. More than 20 agents and staff members joined the RE/MAX Beacon company as part of the acquisition, which was finalized in early… The post Massachusetts RE/MAX Brokerage Expands With Three New Offices appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

Bond market investors who fund most mortgages shrugged off hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller that he wants to see "several more months of good inflation data" before cutting rates.

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RIS Media

MAY 22, 2024

Real Estate Webmasters has announced the launch of the new Parks Realty website, www.parksathome.com. This state-of-the-art platform is designed to enhance the real estate experience for clients and agents in the Middle Tennessee area. Parks Realty, a locally owned company with over 49 years of experience, stated they are known for their commitment to client… The post Real Estate Webmasters Launches Parks Realty’s New Website appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

The historic mansion where Elvis once lived will remain in the Presley family's hands following a lawsuit filed by the actor Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter, which alleged the company trying to sell it had committed fraud.

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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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