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Study: Listings on Bright MLS show $54,000 benefit for sellers compared to off-MLS

Housing Wire

With the latest industry turmoil around compensation, steering and more due to lawsuits and the investigation by the Department of Justice , those outside the housing industry would assume the benefit to listing a home on the MLS would be negligible. Between 2019 and the first quarter of 2023, homes sold on the MLS sold for 17.5%

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Chaos, consolidation and opportunity: Experts weigh in on what NAR’s settlement means for the industry

Housing Wire

While many in the real estate industry were surprised by the news Friday morning that the National Association of Realtors had agreed to a nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits for $418 million, Marty Green, a principal at law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , was not one of them. It is going to be an absolute mess.”

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‘Worst possible outcome’: Industry experts weigh in on DOJ’s desire to decouple commissions

Housing Wire

When the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed last week the changes it would like to see in how real estate agents and brokers are compensated through its statement of interest filed in the MLS Property Information Network commission lawsuit , few in the real estate industry were surprised by the agency’s desire to decouple commissions.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, trade groups representing lenders believe that more details on the settlement are needed to understand its coming impact on the housing market. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

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What another strong jobs report means for the mortgage industry

Housing Wire

“Some had been hoping that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates at its June meeting; however, with today’s strong jobs report, it is all but certain that the first rate cut won’t be before July,” Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant said in a statement. “As In February, job openings remained steady at 8.8

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Special report: The brokerages gaining or losing market share in Dallas

Housing Wire

Dallas, too, is outpacing the rest of the country in office count, sale-to-list price ratio and average price per square foot, according to CoreLogic data shared exclusively with HousingWire. of the MLS listings held by these brokerages in 2019 to 7.2% Opendoor , an instant buyer, went big on Dallas in 2021 and 2022.

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Pending home sales were flat in April, but the South is a bright spot

Housing Wire

After falling for the first time since November 2022 in March , pending home sales remained unchanged in April, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year over year, pending home sales were down 20.3%, an improvement on the 23.3% annual drop recorded in March. The Northeast (59.1)

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