Inman

APRIL 9, 2024

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson discuss the shifting landscape of agent compensation following the proposed NAR settlement with Ed Zorn, vice president and general counsel for California Regional MLS.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

In an interview today with Yahoo Finance , I discussed how home prices are still rising this year. From NAR : The median existing home price for all housing types in March was $393,500, an increase of 4.8% from the previous year ($375,300). All four U.S. regions registered price gains.

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Inman

APRIL 5, 2024

Inman sat down with Raveis following his firm's 50-year anniversary to discuss what it takes to lead a brokerage for half a century.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

His rationale is that the corporate defendants, which now include Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , follow and enforce the NAR rule. Next, Ketchmark turned to a comment Goldberg had made on Monday, where he claimed that NAR does not discuss commissions. This means sellers wind up paying inflated commissions at closing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

5 Thank You or Congratulations cards daily Free Comparable Market Analysis delivered / discussed Market Updates ‘Wanted’ outreach for buyers you’re working with 6. Do you follow a specific, scheduled communication calendar to nurture your database?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In a follow-up interview on 60 Minutes on Sunday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did not sound like someone who has pivoted. ” This is the old and slow part I have been discussing since the end of 2022. Back in 2022, the Fed discussed having the Fed Funds rate mirror three, six and 12-month PCE data.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Photo credit: AJ Canaria It was initially billed as a discussion centered on the “biggest threats to a healthy mortgage landscape for homebuyers,” but some breaking news disrupted some of those plans. Taylor Stork, president of the Community Home Lenders of America, speaks at The Gathering by HousingWire on Wednesday, April 25, 2024.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Use short videos, slideshows, and small-group discussions and activities to deepen their understanding of the topic. You can do this by facilitating small group discussions, encouraging questions, and organizing breakout sessions on specific topics of interest. For best results, present information in many different ways.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

5, and following his talk, he’ll join a team of economic experts for a panel discussion and Q&A on the state of housing. During the super session, the team of housing experts will discuss everything from mortgage rates and inventory to home prices and the bond market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

When looking at the challenges the first quarter of the year will pose agents, the most popular response was “low inventory,” followed by “getting listings” and “interest rates and inflation.” The commission lawsuits have actually made them easier to bring up and discuss,” one respondent wrote.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But Serhant continued to follow up — for five years. Serhant used this story to illustrate how he manifested this deal by religiously following up with the client. Serhant relayed a story from the early stages of his career, in which he met a couple looking to buy a property in New York City. You know what he said?” Serhant asked. “’We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Simple yet crucial elements, such as discussing clear next steps, sharing contact information (including email and text), and not scheduling the next appointment, were overlooked. These oversights serve as valuable reminders of the importance of thorough communication and follow-up in our interactions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We created this weekly tracker at the end of 2022 to give people a live weekly outlook on everything that drives the housing market and which factors to follow. I recently discussed this and other crazy data lines with Mike Simonsen, president of Altos Research , on his Top of Mind podcast.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

According to Chopra, the capital requirements discussions were part of the conversation even before the bank failures in the first half of 2023, including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. ” “And it is important that we make sure that risk is small. .”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The following on-demand event is an in-depth look at the predictions for next year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business and the biggest questions and challenges surrounding 2022.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In his testimony, Gansho confirmed that NAR’s “Antitrust Compliance Guide” states that members should not discuss fees with competitors and that agents should never use statements such as, “I’d like to lower the commission, but no one will show your house.” Michelle Figgs, the former senior industry analyst at Keller Williams , appeared next.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re new to selling real estate or have decades of experience, everyone can learn valuable lessons and gain motivation from this podcast’s discussions with guests. Why it’s great: As any agent knows, being a real estate professional is about so much more than selling property. Apple Podcasts Spotify 2.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

ICE) and Black Knight , Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) said in a note following the postponement of the preliminary injunction to August from this week. The FTC can spin a settlement as a victory following several losses and recent congressional scrutiny,” Tomasello said. to address antitrust concerns raised by the FTC.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

The commissioner alleged unlicensed LOs discussed the available products offered by SnapDoc based on the information obtained from the potential borrower. Unlicensed LOs made the first contact with a potential borrower by using purchased leads from lead generators, such as LendingTree , to make outbound calls to potential borrowers.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

In response to his resignation, Davis alleged that Keller and Team smeared him and withheld Inga Dow’s accusations of sexual misconduct from him as he was negotiating the sale of his KW market center regions following his resignation. We will continue to act professionally, follow the law, and aggressively defend these baseless claims.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Mortgage professionals are no exception – whether you find yourself tweeting for work or in your free time, you may also want to follow accounts for people and organizations that are relevant to the industry in order to stay up-to-date on the latest news about the housing market. Do you have more recommendations for must-follows?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To get there, Martell said loanDepot is still committed to its Vision 2025 plan, announced three months following his arrival to the company last year. As the mortgage market discusses topics such as first-time homebuyers, affordability and the new generations of borrowers, lenders must develop different solutions and interfaces.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

High interest rates following the rapid rise since early 2022 continue to cause operational challenges for Black Knight’s clients and prospects,” the company noted in its 8K filing. Black Knight’s revenue in the second quarter reached $368.2 million, declining 7% from the same period in 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

After being promoted to the role of president following the FOA acquisition of former industry-leading lender American Advisors Group (AAG), Sieffert sat down with HousingWire President Diego Sanchez for a “ Ten Minute Talk ” to go deeper into her new role.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

He tells listeners that he uses the following script: “There’s no bleeping bleeping way I’m going to cut my bleeping bleeping commission[. During the podcast episode, which is from September 2019, Dalton is asked if he has a technique for when clients ask him to cut his commission.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2022

Continuing in the theme of technology’s impact on originating, this piece from Calyx discusses how to create a path for success in today’s market, highlighting the value of employing an LOS that allows lenders to focus on their bottom lines. LOs and brokers, are you prepared for an evolving workforce? Will Realtors ever go extinct?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last May, the Urban Institute held a panel discussion among experts including Kinsel, examining the geography of notaries. Virginia was the first state to approve RON legislature , roughly a decade ago, but it took several years for other states to begin following suit. Massachusetts’s Gov.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In addition, 60% of survey respondents reported that their real estate agent provided little to no information discussing the risks of wire fraud. Even more alarming than the rise of wire fraud, is that over half (51%) of respondents were not adequately aware of the risk of wire fraud before closing on their real estate transaction.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2021

The following Q&A comes from the HW+ exclusive Slack channel, where HousingWire Senior Real Estate Reporter Matthew Blake answered questions about his latest coverage on the impact of the DOJ’s decision and how the industry is gearing up to respond. The following Q&A has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Ketchmark said that franchisees being members of their local Realtor associations and MLSs meant that they and their agents agreed to follow the bylaws of the Realtor associations. Ketchmark then discussed the agreements HomeServices franchisees have their clients sign. I was a successful agent.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Following the Fed meeting last Thursday, mortgage rates dropped. ” Yet what the market seems to be focusing on is not Powell’s cautionary comments, but his statement that the FOMC had begun discussing rate cuts in their meeting last week, which sparked a wave of optimism across several market sectors. Then they dropped.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Gary Keller, executive chairman for Keller Williams, confirmed Team’s departure later in the day Monday following a lengthy company board meeting. The shake-up follows founder Gary Keller’s announcement in October that he would step down as CEO of the Austin, Texas-headquartered brokerage. The firm’s U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2021

States began taking it upon themselves to procure their own policies for RON after what was promised to be a blanket policy in the SECURE Notarization Act failed to make any headway in Congress following its introduction in March, 2020. And borrowers liked the tech.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

The expansion of its dedicated reverse lending division, which has been active for more than a decade, follows on other recent trends that have seen more forward mortgage companies entertain the addition or expansion of reverse mortgage products to their suite of offerings.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2023

A hearing is scheduled for April 18 to discuss how discovery should proceed. In April 2022, the bank was sued for allegedly approving more white borrowers for mortgage loans compared to Black applicants following the creation of the federal CARES Act, which helped to drop interest rates down to historic lows.

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