RIS Media

JANUARY 22, 2024

Spring is a season of renewal and blossoming flowers and a prime time for the real estate market. As nature awakens, so does the housing market. It presents the best opportunities for those looking to sell their homes. We will explore expert spring home selling tips, taking advantage of the season’s vibrant energy and heightened… The post Blooming Success: Essential Tips for Selling a Home in the Spring appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2024

Listing Toolkit, a new subscription-based solution from Realtor.com, helps agents stand out from the competition, quickly turn motivated sellers into clients and find the right buyer easily.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

If you’re looking to buy a home, the recent downward trend in mortgage rates is good news because it helps with affordability.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Fannie Mae has announced updates to its HomeReady product, including a temporary $2,500 credit for very low-income purchase borrowers to use for down payment and closing costs. Another step the government-sponsored enterprise took was to enhance the best efforts commitments on HomeReady loans. It allows lenders to lock in margins and reduce hedging costs.

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Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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NAR: Economic Outlook

JANUARY 22, 2024

Flashback: 1995 in the Housing Market vs Today At 4.09 million, the annual pace of 2023's existing-home sales was the lowest number recorded since 1995, when it was 3.85 million.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest estimates, the U.S. resident population grew by 1,643,484 to a total population of 334,914,895. The population growth rate reached its highest level since the pandemic at 0.49%. This is just above the 2019 growth rate (0.46%), while slightly below the 2018 growth rate (0.53%). The Census Bureau reports that the primary source for.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 23, 2024

AREA, an initiative spearheaded by Mauricio Umansky and Jason Haber, aims to create “something totally new” for agents and others dissatisfied with NAR.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 24, 2024

In your search for the perfect home, you may come across listings tagged as “Active Offer No Bump.” But what does Active Offer No Bump mean? Can you still make an offer on a house with this status? If you do submit an offer, what can you expect in terms of the seller’s response and the overall buying process? In this post, we explain the bump clause in real estate and why some sellers may choose to label their property as “Active Offer No Bump.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 22, 2024

Ave Maria in Collier County, a planned community and census-designated place, was Blue Zone certified in July 2023. This certification was earned through Ave Maria's adoption of Power 9® , a set of nine guiding principles derived from the longevity hotspots known as blue zones worldwide: These principles are centered around natural movement, cultivating a positive mindset, making mindful dietary choices, and fostering strong social connections.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2024

Housing inventory, new listing data and mortgage rates are all rising, but the price cut data percentages are falling. Traditionally at this time of year purchase apps rise and the number of price cuts fall. However, at the current trend, we will break below the lows in the price cut percentage data that we saw in 2023 in the spring of this year. I will watch for rising mortgage rates to see if they change the weekly data.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

Has the idea of sharing a home with loved ones like your grandparents, parents, or other relatives crossed your mind?

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 24, 2024

The best way to protect consumers and raise the bar for the entire industry? Require buyer agency agreements across the board.

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Inman

JANUARY 21, 2024

What we invest in, we can expect to grow. That’s why Jimmy Burgess recommends choosing one of these areas to invest in if you want big returns.

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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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Fifty-five percent of surveyed baby boomers plan to remain in their existing homes as they age, but less than a quarter of those surveyed have any plans to renovate their homes to more safely and easily accommodate natural changes that come with aging. This is according to a new report from home improvement services company Leaf Home and market research firm Morning Consult , which enlisted responses from 1,001 baby boomer homeowners (aged 59–77) and 1,001 millennials (aged 27–42) in late Decemb

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 26, 2024

Home affordability depends on three factors: mortgage rates, home prices, and wages.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 22, 2024

For more than a decade, housing supply has not kept pace with demand. Building more homes might seem like the answer, but there’s more to it than that.

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Inman

JANUARY 26, 2024

With listings still in short supply, homebuyers are "dealing with an affordability shock" and new homes will play an outsize role in housing markets, Zonda Chief Economist Ali Wolf said at ICNY.

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As the real estate market evolves, technology has become essential for success. According to NAR, only 26% of agents feel their brokerage provides the necessary tech tools and, as a result, agents seek teams and brokerages who prioritize technology investments! Whether you manage an established team or are forming a new one, this guide outlines key considerations and necessary applications to thrive.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

People say that housing leads the economy into a recession: this is true when new home sales and housing permits fall together. When that happens, the builders start laying off workers before the national economy goes into a recession. This is one reason I raised my fifth recession red flag for Housing on June 16, 2022 as I saw that higher mortgage rates would impact new home sales and housing permits.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 23, 2024

Even though home prices are going up nationally, some people are still worried they might come down.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 23, 2024

The trade association favors a consolidated approach but wants all 19 cases included — and doesn’t think the trial should be held in Missouri.

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Inman

JANUARY 23, 2024

During his latest ICNY appearance CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance chastised Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com for prioritizing their bottom line to the detriment of buyers and listing agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Private equity giant Blackstone is set to acquire Tricon Residential in a deal valued at around $3.5 billion, the company announced last week. Blackstone entered an agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of Tricon, with a price tag of $11.25 per common share. The proposed transaction comes at a premium, marking a significant 30% increase over Tricon’s closing share price on the New York Stock Exchange as of Jan. 18, 2024, the final trading day before the formal revelation of t

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 22, 2024

If one of the goals on your list is selling your house and making a move this year, you’re likely juggling a mix of excitement about what’s ahead and feeling a little sentimental about your current home.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 25, 2024

CRMLS, Bright MLS and MRED have reached an agreement with ThePLS.com over Clear Cooperation rules, leaving NAR as the only remaining defendant.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2024

Attract buyers by taking your value proposition to the next level with advice from Chelsea Hamre from RE/MAX, Julia Boland from Corcoran, DJ Ten Hoeve from Keller Williams at Inman Connect New York.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mortgage demand continued to increase last week, as seen in an uptick in purchase activity. Mortgage applications rose by 3.7% in the week ending Jan. 19 compared to one week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, per the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey. “Conventional and FHA purchase applications drove most of the increase last week as some buyers moved to act early this season,” Joel Kan , MBA’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said in a st

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RIS Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

In real estate, effective marketing is the key to success. As a REALTOR®, implementing savvy marketing strategies can significantly impact your ability to attract potential buyers, showcase properties, and ultimately close deals successfully. We will examine quick and easy marketing tips tailored for REALTORS®. You will see everything from creating a robust real estate marketing… The post Quick and Easy Marketing Tips For REALTORS® appeared first on RISMedia.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Ryan Schneider spoke to Real Estate News about his company’s decision to settle in the commissions cases and his thoughts on NAR and the year ahead.

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