Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. The other most common response was starting to use buyer agency agreements or starting to use them all the time, instead of just with select clients. “I

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

New findings from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show a fresh picture of who’s buying and selling homes, with more first-time buyers entering the market and families looking for homes that fit multiple generations. And thankfully, engaging with your audience has never been easier.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

He said his company is focused on buyer-side agents, whose activity is expected by some to be impacted by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) $418 million nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits. The change would go into effect in mid-July 2024 if the settlement is approved by a judge.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you’re struggling to market your business on social media, or worse, haven’t even started yet, you might be in for a rude awakening in 2024. This is why creating an avatar of your ideal client and creating content for them (and only them) should be your primary goal on social media. That’s where hooks come in.

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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 3, 2024

RE/MAX executives were not shy about acknowledging the uncertainty that is currently plaguing the real estate industry during the firm’s first-quarter 2024 earnings call with analysts and investors Friday morning. Year over year, RE/MAX’s total agent count in Q1 2024 was down 0.2% million in Q1 2024, compared to a net loss of $0.7

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

HomeServices of America first filed its motion to decertify the class in early January 2024. At the time, the defendants in the suit, which included HomeServices, as well as the National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams , Anywhere , and RE/MAX , requested that the Eighth Circuit court of appeal review the class certification order.

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Listing Spark

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For some, software represents a potential threat or challenge, as it can take away clients who are looking for technical capabilities at the cheapest possible rate. We’ll examine how your role as a Texas realtor might change over the course of the next year, especially in relation to property investors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

According to the DOJ, when a seller makes an offer of compensation to the buyer broker, the buyer broker does not need to compete on their compensation price in order to attract clients. Additionally, Keller Williams announced earlier this month that it had reached a nationwide settlement with the Sitzer/Burnett and Moehrl plaintiffs.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Course also covers Florida Real Estate Law and Contracts, Valuation, appraisal, financing, federal income tax laws, zoning and planning, environmental issues & more. Includes Pathway to Professionalism Presentation and In-depth review of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Package Features Premium: Coursework.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

In fact, if you were to describe the home-buying experience solely upon the things we see in advertisements, the home-buying process would end with the sales contract, and all parties would merrily proceed directly to the handing over of the keys. However, the settlement process varies from client to client, location to location.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

“I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that our overall inventory is up 60% year over year compared to 2023,” said PJ Smith, president of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and the broker-owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate. “We We are seeing a healthy increase in inventory, which we really needed.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The date for the final approval hearing for the settlement agreements in this suit is set for May 9, 2024. Supreme Court and asked for a review of an August 2023 ruling by the Eight Circuit Court, which found that HomeServices could not enforce arbitration agreements signed by seller clients of its franchisees.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In fact, if you were to describe the home buying experience solely upon the things we see in advertisements, the process would end with the sales contract and all parties would merrily proceed directly to the handing over of the keys. However, the settlement process varies from client to client, location to location.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? 4 Crucial Steps to Buying and Selling at the Same Time: Hire the Right REALTOR®: Do your research! Does your REALTOR® have access to ALL the homes for sale including homes that haven’t even been listed yet? At Lamacchia Realty, our REALTORS® do this every day!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Probably about 60 to 70% of our business comes from referrals from our previous clients,” Chris Gallo, a top producing LO in New Jersey, said. Attorneys, Realtors and clients are a big part of our repeat business.” There will likely be fewer Realtors, the sales volume will be handled by fewer Realtors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Worst-case scenario, the broker representing the buyer will have to negotiate their own fee with their client and the seller can no longer be compelled to make a blanket offer of compensation in order to list on the MLS,” Murray said. Nearly six months later, Murray stands by this assertion.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“And it blew up so much that states like Massachusetts … are seeking to pass right-to-inspect laws, which is going to make it hard to get that inspection contingency out of the contract,” he said. In addition to purchasing professional liability insurance, another protection that inspectors need to employ is smart contract language.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

That alone suggests better days ahead for IMBs, even if rates don’t fall into the 6s for a few more months, the secondary market remains a mess, and seasonality results in low volume in the first quarter of 2024. Its in-house servicing is helping extend the client life cycle, something that bigger players have used to great effect with refis.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

NAR said that the changes , if approved by the court, will go into effect in mid-July 2024. He has been focused on getting referrals from prior clients and online. But its members noticed “many real estate agents are already writing sales contracts that require the buyer to pay the buyer’s real estate commission.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

“For things like homeowner’s insurance , title insurance, and realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace. But more recently, we have partnered with Realtors. operation, deprecated it, and launched a partnership operation with Realtors. ” And what is Better.com best at?

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

FHFA Report: Underutilization of Appraisal Time Adjustments Published: 1/8/2024 Excerpts: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Federal Housing Administration appraisal guidelines require such adjustments whenever market conditions have been changing. I always made them and never had any complaints from my lender clients. baths, 7,455 sq.ft.,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wondering how to get a real estate license in Ohio in 2024? Check out the best schools for exam prep courses with helpful study aids in our article 7 best real estate classes in Ohio for 2024. SEE ALSO: 7 best real estate classes in Ohio for 2024 Beyond the required 120 hours of education, spend some extra time studying for the exam.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The tools and technology to succeed Brokerage tools, cutting-edge technology, market assistance, and industry insights are key to succeeding as an Illinois real estate agent, so look for a brokerage that provides the resources and agent services you need to maximize reach for your clients. Real Estate License Reciprocity” [link] HooQuest.com.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 18, 2024

Buyers’ agents use this database to search for properties on behalf of their clients, and public-facing websites like Trulia display listing details to prospective homebuyers. Related: 2024 Texas Real Estate Housing Report That’s where flat-fee MLS listing services have come into play.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 12, 2024

Instead, you can learn how to sell your home online at a fraction of the cost of a realtor’s commission. Related: 4 Strategies for Selling Your Home Without a Realtor Start the repairs that make sense to you. The MLS database is where buyers’ agents search for properties that fit their clients’ needs and wishes.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Appraisers are being told by their AMC clients and loan officers to appraise these as residential properties. However, some experts, including Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors, anticipate a drop to about 6% by next spring, influenced by economic factors and the Federal Reserve’s decisions.

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