Keeping Current Matters

MAY 30, 2024

Buyers face challenges in any market – and today’s is no different.

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MAY 30, 2024

Watch the conversation with marketing pro Brian Boero as he imagines how NAR and the industry could — and should — be communicating with agents and consumers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2024

The mortgage rate lockdown premise holds that very few people will list their homes when mortgage rates are this high, thus suppressing inventory. But 2024 has proven that theory wrong. 2024 has had healthy inventory growth despite mortgage rates above 7%. Also, for the third time this year, I have hit my target of weekly inventory growth between 11,000 -17,000, thus leading to more inventory than we saw in 2023.

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Inman

MAY 30, 2024

Northwest MLS says banning compensation in the MLS restricts consumer choice and transparency. Plaintiffs' attorney Michael Ketchmark says "the fox is guarding the chicken house.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 29, 2024

You’re ready to sell your house. But what do you need most from your real estate agent?

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Real Estate News

MAY 31, 2024

The share of homes with price drops reached an 18-month high as sellers try to jumpstart buyer interest in stale listings, Redfin reported.

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Inman

MAY 30, 2024

In response to NAR's proposed settlement, the nation's second largest MLS will add data fields on June 11 allowing sellers to signal they're willing to offer buyer concessions when they list a home.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 27, 2024

For over 80 years, Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans have helped millions of veterans buy their own homes.

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Real Estate News

MAY 28, 2024

The organization is the first non-NAR MLS to announce its intentions, and it says keeping the compensation field provides more transparency for consumers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

Northwest MLS , the largest multiple listing service in the Pacific Northwest, will not take part in the $418 million agreement reached by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the Sitzer/Burnett case. In fact, NWMLS said that its own rules on buyer agent compensation are fairer and more transparent than the terms NAR agreed to in March. It also criticized NAR for pushing “consumers and brokers to make secret deals off MLS, inviting deceptive practices, discrimination and unfair housi

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Inman

MAY 30, 2024

Sluggish homebuyer activity has pushed sellers to adjust their price expectations, according to Redfin's latest report. The median asking price declined for the first time in six months to $416,000.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 28, 2024

Climate change is impacting where people buy homes.

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MAY 30, 2024

Starting in June, the field will include an option for payment of buyer agent fees, and updates coming in August will give sellers more flexibility.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

EXIT Realty Corp. International and Earnnest , a digital app that handles earnest money collections, announced a partnership on Tuesday that is designed to create more seamless and secure real estate transactions. The Earnnest platform offers a user-friendly and fully digital fund transfer process for home purchase transactions. It is designed to enhance transparency for all stakeholders while “minimizing the risks associated with traditional methods like checks and wire transfers,“ the company

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Inman

MAY 27, 2024

Industry members see commission suits as one of the top recruiting challenges of 2024. But brokers who can target and elevate middle-tier agents might have an opportunity.

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RIS Media

MAY 29, 2024

It’s not a buyer’s market in residential real estate right now—and many buyers are dropping out in the face of unfavorable market conditions. Bright MLS (covering the mid-Atlantic) has published its latest member survey results for May 2024. The survey surmises consumer behavior from agent/broker responses, and the results are eye-catching. Of the buyer agents… The post Why Frustrated Buyers are Dropping Out of the Market appeared first on RISMedia.

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Real Estate News

MAY 25, 2024

Cassie Walker Johnson not only supports buyer contracts, she offers training on them: “This is the tool that will define your entire professional relationship.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announced on Wednesday that it has called on mortgage servicers to extend the moratorium on foreclosures for VA-guaranteed loans through Dec. 31, 2024, while these companies implement a new program to help struggling veterans. The current moratorium, announced in November, was set to end on Friday. It was implemented amid complaints of veterans’ struggles because there was no program available to succeed a partial claim option offered during th

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MAY 28, 2024

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RIS Media

MAY 30, 2024

While finding buyers and sellers who are ready to get off the sideline is the ultimate goal for real estate professionals who are looking to keep their pipeline full, there’s no shortage of strategies that can be employed to generate new revenue and grow your business as the busy summer selling season heats up. Become… The post Generating New Revenue: Strategies for Growing Your Business appeared first on RISMedia.

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Real Estate News

MAY 28, 2024

Agents will be navigating new territory in August, and they'll need to avoid any hint of steering. CRMLS general counsel Ed Zorn offers some tips.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

In March 2024, the national delinquency rate for residential mortgages stood at 2.8% for the third month in a row, up slightly from March 2023, according to the latest CoreLogic Loan Performance Insights report. The data provider examined all stages of delinquencies to gain a complete view of the mortgage market and loan performance health. Early-stage delinquencies (mortgages 30 to 59 days past due) accounted for 1.5% of all mortgages in February, up from 1.1% in March 2023.

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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

MAY 29, 2024

The change allows listings in the California Regional Multiple Listing Service to display whether a homeseller is willing to offer concessions in price — including to cover broker fees.

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RIS Media

MAY 28, 2024

Equity Angels—a social impact organization dedicated to fostering fair access to innovation and opportunity—has named its 2024 cohort for its first-ever accelerator program. Upfront provides innovative financial solutions for agents and brokers, The Studio Home leverages Web3 visualization for curated home furnishings, Maverick Systems optimizes big data analytics for agent acquisition and retention, and Billions… The post Several Companies Join Equity Angels’ First Proptech Cohort a

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Real Estate News

MAY 28, 2024

Recruiter Brent Gove has also been dismissed from the lawsuit involving allegations of sexual assault, while Michael Bjorkman’s motion to dismiss was denied.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

Ginnie Mae is aiming to roll out plans for its new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product by the end of the year, according to acting president Sam Valverde, who spoke at the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Eastern Regional Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The news was first reported by Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Inman

MAY 28, 2024

These increasingly uncertain attitudes among agents in March were a departure from brokers, who were more likely to tell Intel that they still view the National Association of Realtors positively.

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RIS Media

MAY 29, 2024

With many Burnett copycat suits resolved or on a path to resolution due to a settlement agreement struck by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), one class-action lawsuit appears to be on a different, more contentious path. The unique New York City real estate landscape is central to an ongoing battle between plaintiffs and a… The post NYC Commission Suit Splinters Around NAR Settlement appeared first on RISMedia.

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Real Estate News

MAY 31, 2024

A plaintiff involved in the Batton cases filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday related to the Anywhere, RE/MAX and KW settlements.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Home prices in the United States continued their upward trajectory in March, with the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index recording a 6.5% annual gain, matching February’s growth, according to the latest report. Meanwhile, the U.S. National Index posted a month-over-month increase of 0.3%, while the 20-City and the 10-City Composite both reported month-over-month increases of 0.3% and 0.5%, after seasonal adjustment.

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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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