Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

housing market, HousingWire has partnered with Illinois Realtors , bringing exclusive news, market data and housing research to the 50,000 Illinois Realtors that power the state’s real estate market. In our dedication to providing the full picture to housing professionals across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

On Monday, the independent brokerage announced that it had acquired Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears. Kevin Sears, President of National Association of Realtors. “It

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After closing out 2023 with its first annual membership decline since 2012, the National Association of Realtors is still struggling with its membership count. January marked the third consecutive month of membership declines for NAR and the month’s Realtor count marks the lowest level since May 2021. This is down 2.1% Washington, D.C.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

With our commitment to providing insights that housing professionals can make decisions on, HousingWire announced a new partnership with Greater Bergen Realtors , delivering exclusive news, market data and housing research to agents in New Jersey’s Greater Bergen Realtors association. Learn more about HousingWire subscriptions here.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Summary The Gathering by HousingWire Realtors® Legislative Meetings 2024 New York Real Estate Forum Buffini and Company Mastermind Summit Tom Ferry’s Success Summit RE!imagine Date: May 4-9, 2024 Location: Washington, D.C. If you’re a member of the Women’s Council of REALTORS®, tickets cost $350 through 5/6 or $375 on-site.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024. Their sibling podcast, NAR’s Real Estate Today , is not directly for REALTORS, but it takes an intriguing look at industry trends.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2024

In addition to RE/MAX, Anywhere and Keller Williams, NAR, Douglas Elliman , Realty One Group , At World Properties, Compass , HomeServices of America and The Real Brokerage, have also reached settlement agreements. 26, 2024. “We As part of their settlement agreements, Anywhere, RE/MAX and Keller Williams have agreed to pay $83.5

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

With a 67% annual increase in agent count to 16,680 agents during the first quarter of 2024 , it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage also recorded an 86% annual increase in revenue to nearly $201 million. With Pro Teams, a team or brokerage firm is able to maintain its own internal economics and commission models.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

District Court in Chicago indicated this past spring that the trial in the Moehrl commission lawsuit would take place during the first half of 2024. During the hearing, Wood stated that she would be able to “try the case likely in the fourth quarter of 2024.” Ray’s point that this case should stand on its own.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

For many real estate brokerages and roughly 1 million Realtors, the nationwide settlement agreement that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) negotiated due to the ongoing commission lawsuits marks the end of their cooperative compensation litigation concerns, at least for the time being. billion ), Douglas Elliman ($42.8

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “The bond market is forcing the Fed to pivot.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Amidst this backdrop, brokerages face a critical task; keeping their agent counts from diminishing. Let’s delve into the data to glean insights into the agent recruitment climate for the pivotal year of 2024. In light of this forecast, the imperative for brokerages to double down on recruitment efforts is of paramount importance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The complaint claims that the National Association of Realtors is the creator of this alleged conspiracy through its creation and enforcement of its Participation Rule. The first commission lawsuit in Nevada was filed by Nathaniel Whaley in early January 2024. 16, 2020, and the present. 16, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Redfin showcased pockets of growth in the first quarter of 2024 despite challenging housing market conditions. The brokerage posted revenue of $225.5 Redfin’s brokerage revenue hovered around $125 million, up 5% from a year ago. Our brokerage sales initiatives are working,” Kelman said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Compass has joined the National Association of Realtors , Anywhere , Keller Williams and RE/MAX in settling the commission lawsuits. Additionally, like the three other brokerage firms that have already settled, Compass has agreed to make changes to its business practices as part of the settlement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024. Visit Top Producer Related Articles The 9 top real estate lead generation companies for 2024 6 best real estate lead generation websites for 2024 The ultimate guide to real estate lead generation ideas for 2024 2.

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 7, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Mary Wood is an award-winning REALTOR® based in MetroWest closing 50-60 sales annually.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

In their motion, the Batton plaintiffs argued that the three settling brokerage firms “did not reveal their intent to release homebuyer claims” until Friday, May 3, and didn’t reveal they planned to specifically prevent the Batton 1 plaintiffs from pursuing their claims until Tuesday, May 8. Such extraordinary action would be inappropriate.”

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Most recently, Laurie was featured on the 2024 Who’s Who List in Boston Agent Magazine.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

The respondents included 420 people who bought a home in 2023 or 2024, and another 500 who plan to do so in 2024 or 2025. “We We found that buyers stepping into the 2024 housing market have much to learn from previous shoppers,” the report stated. The survey also delved into the use of real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

District Court of Nevada in early January 2024, the Whaley suit (like other commission lawsuits) accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate agent commissions. In the initial complaint , Whaley only named Realtor associations and MLSs as defendants.

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 17, 2024

In 2024, Lamacchia Realty ranked 40th on the Fast 50 List! Previous Next "I am grateful and proud of our entire team for continuing to work so hard to grow our company, all the while maintaining top shelf service for our REALTORS® and clients during this housing recession. For the complete list of 2024 Fast 50 companies, click here.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lamacchia Realty’s Florida Regional Vice President and Vice President of Relocation, Shane Bronson , has officially been appointed as a Florida REALTORS® Director for 2024. Lucie Board of REALTORS® where he attends local meetings and events on a regular basis. Shane is very active with the Broward, Palm Beaches, St.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Similar to the other commission lawsuits, the latest two take aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires the listing broker to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker to list the property on the MLS. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status. 4, 2019 and the present.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

The latest findings from Relitix’s Agent Movement Index (AMI) for March 2024 reveal a nuanced landscape in the real estate sector, with shifts in agent activities suggesting stabilizing and evolving market conditions. The broader impact of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement is still unfolding.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

“In down markets, the best agents and the best brokerages gain market share,” Reffkin, the CEO of Compass, told investors and analysts during his firms first-quarter 2024 earnings call on Wednesday evening. “We Year over year , Compass gained 26 basis points of market share, bringing its total share of home sales in Q1 2024 to 4.76%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The plaintiffs kept moving the finish line and I was sad as president of the National Association of Realtors not to be able to protect everybody, but at the end of the day we realized we need to be able to protect the most people that we can, and in this proposed settlement, that was what we were able to do,” Sears said.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by the office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Most recently, Nicole was honored with the 2023 Meghan A.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Just six months ago, when a Missouri jury found HomeServices of America, Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions , the industry’s path forward was very murky. billion in damages, as well as what the judge’s final ruling would look like.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for February 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! The BAP Team is a dynamic father-daughter duo consisting of REALTORS® Jim Bapista and Cara Golson.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Check out the Utah Division of Real Estate and the Utah Association of REALTORS for up-to-date information about getting licensed and joining a brokerage in Utah in 2024. Related Articles The best real estate companies to work for in 2024 (+ beyond) 7 ways to expand your sphere of influence in real estate in 2024

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Thanks to provisions in both Anywhere’s and RE/MAX’s settlement agreements , as well as Redfin’s announcement that it would be requiring agents to cancel their National Association of Realtors membership, much of the speculation has focused on what will become of NAR’s 1.5 million members. Certainly there are a lot of places in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan If you’re employed by a real estate brokerage or company where you’re paid as an employee, you may have access to a 401(k). In 2024, employees can contribute up to $23,000 to their 401(k) — up $500 from 2023. In 2024, you can contribute up to $69,000 into a solo 401(k), and $76,500 if you’re 50 or older.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

You can also opt-in to Freedom Trail’s broker recruitment program to be contacted directly by local brokerages that are hiring new agents. What’s more, Metropolitan offers students the chance to be hired by its partner real estate brokerage, with optional participation in a career seminar during a class break.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Illinois REALTORS Best Illinois real estate school for accommodating different learning styles Overall Rating: 4.2 Unlike other real estate schools, Illinois REALTORS is also the only advocate for private property rights at the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois, and in communities across the state. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , have asked judge Andrea Wood to rule on the suit based on the evidence that has been presented during the discovery period of the proceedings. After almost five years of litigation, it is clear that Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Final court approval of the settlement is expected in early 2024. RE/MAX brokerages and affiliates from any claims related to these lawsuits. It Like Anywhere, RE/MAX will no longer require agents to be “members of the National Association of Realtors or follow NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook.”

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