Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

By a unanimous 26-0 vote, the Senate Finance Committee approved Janet Yellen’s nomination to become U.S. Yellen is a solid pick who can help steer the economy forward, calm the market when necessary and is unlikely to introduce any controversial policy surprises,” said Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist. “In

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2024

The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) board of directors voted to leave member dues unchanged in 2025. The vote occurred Thursday during the final day of NAR’s midyear conference, the Realtors Legislative Meetings, according to Inman , which first reported the story. represent themselves 2.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

This includes Realtor associations, MLSs, agents, brokers, lenders and title companies. Jim Anderson is joining Finance of America Mortgage , a national, full-service mortgage banker as chief marketing officer, bringing more than 20 years of marketing experience to the company.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

“Marketers and loan officers need to be prepared for a longer lead-nurture timeline today than the refi market frenzy we experienced the last two years,” said Jim Anderson, chief marketing officer at Finance of America Mortgage. Finance of America offers a robust mar-tech stack, working with the best technology partners in the business.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Although the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is grateful for the White House’s focus on the nation’s affordable housing crisis, the trade group was not thrilled about remarks President Joe Biden made about real estate agent commissions. I’m calling on Realtors to follow through on lower commissions to protect homebuyers.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week released its fair lending final rule, following up on a proposal made last year in alignment with plans first laid out in 2022 by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ” The National Association of Realtors (NAR) also expressed support.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

The complaint names 35 entities as defendants, including the National Association of Realtors , local and national brokerages, MLSs and local Realtor associations. For his part, David Kissinger, the CEO of Glendale Realtors, stated that the suit is “meritless.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that it had 1,509,195 members at the end of April, a decline of 2.96% from the 1,554,604 members it had at the end of 2023 but higher than its numbers in February and March. You can find more information in our recent update in Realtor Magazine.“ How many is unclear.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Over one-third (34%) of prospective buyers have yet to purchase a home because there are not enough homes for sale in their budget, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. The Realtor survey was sent out in late July to 55,751 randomly-selected residential Realtors.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Lastly, RentSpree scored another partnership with the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), the second-largest MLS in Texas. The integration of HAR’s 48,000 subscribers follows the addition of Unlock MLS (formerly the Austin Board of Realtors) last year, a news release stated. According to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The suit also names a handful of local multiple listing services (MLSs), including Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service, Central Texas Multiple Listing Service, Housing Realtors Information Service, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

The letter is being sent in response to a series of real estate commission lawsuits and the recent $418 million settlement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), with the association also agreeing to abolish the “Participation Rule” requiring sell-side agents to make an offer of compensation to buyer brokers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

He pioneered a comprehensive team approach in real estate, incorporating a transaction coordinator, financing professional and buyer agents to provide full service to a broader clientele. He oversees the team’s operations and has served on the Greater Boston Association of Realtors ’ grievance committee, which he chaired from 2022 to 2024.

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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. 16, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Like the other commission lawsuits , the Masiello suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list a property on a Realtor-affiliated MLS.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 27, 2023

October 26, 2023 – At the annual 2024 Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® Installation of Officers & Directors held at the Danversport Yacht Club on Thursday, October 26 th , Amy Wallick was sworn in as MAR President. This experience has provided her with a comprehensive grasp of the Association from multiple perspectives.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The number of first-time homebuyers made up 32% of all buyers in 2023, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. “Attractive homes are moving fast, so those looking to buy this spring should get their finances in order now, including getting pre-approved for a home loan.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

The complaint names the National Association of Realtors , Las Vegas Realtors , Nevada Realtors , Sierra Nevada Realty , Incline Village Realtors , Elko County Realtors , Mesquite Real Estate Association and Northern Nevada Regional MLS as defendants.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Due to major policy changes from federal agencies and the proposed settlement agreement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the commission lawsuits, more companies and professionals are venturing into dual licensing — also called dual capacity. Being a good Realtor is hard. I think there’s some potential there.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

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. Not only am I super excited to be working with Brian and Kevin Sears, but also Dan Rodriguez, and James Cichetti along with all the Realtors at Sears Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a settlement agreement in the Sitzer Burnett case that would take effect in July. The settlement in no way establishes a standard or limitation on Realtors for what they may charge, nor services they elect to deliver. Here’s the truth. Here’s the truth.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.” Both Anywhere and RE/MAX have entered into settlement agreements with the plaintiffs in the original three commission lawsuits, Sitzer/Burnett , Moehrl and Nosalek.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

More than 160 employees from the now-shuttered Finance of America Mortgage have landed at Go Mortgage , a Columbus, Ohio-based lender. When Finance of America announced their closure, we started searching around,” Reich said. ” . “We

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Unlike other MLSs, MetroList is not exclusively owned or operated by Realtor associations affiliated with the National Association of Realtors. Instead MetroList is owned and operated by local Realtor associations and California Real Estate Brokers, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Since its inception in 1908, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has undergone a remarkable transformation, with women now accounting for 62% of its membership, according to data for the trade organization. According to NAR data, many female Realtors come from careers in management, business and finance.

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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% This is down 2.1%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

It also operates seven joint venture companies with builder and Realtor partners. year over year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. The acquirer works in the retail, wholesale and correspondent channels. CMG was the 16th-largest mortgage lender in the country in 2023, with volume of $20.16 billion that was up 19.9%

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

At a status hearing on Tuesday for the Nosalek commission lawsuit, a lawyer for the Department of Justice said the terms of the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement represented “an improvement.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

and Aurora are creating Better Home & Finance Holding Company , which will have Class A common stock listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker “BETR” starting Thursday. Garg will be a director at Better Home & Finance, the same position as Prabhu Narasimhan and Arnaud Massenet, managing partners of NaMa Capital. Better HoldCo, Inc.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. These clients are typically low on funds, which is why they need this type of financing. Realtors will have to decide, do I negotiate or not? Potter added: “Government lending would come to a halt.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

When Kevin Sears stepped into the role of National Association of Realtors president on Monday following Tracy Kasper’s resignation , he became the trade organization’s third president in a little over four months. In addition to serving his local and state Realtor organizations, Sears has served NAR in multiple roles over the years.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

On the heels of the $418 million settlement recently announced by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), mortgage trade group Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) has called on the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Like the other commission lawsuits, the Grace suit takes aim at NAR’s Participation Rule, which requires listing agents to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list the property on the MLS.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Rising Stars have impressive professional momentum, and are building reputations for driving growth and change while making those around them better. Take a look below to see this year’s list of honorees. Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars! Name Job Title Company Name A.T.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the center of the plaintiffs’ complaint is the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyers’ brokers in order to list the property on the MLS. “In It is, however, named as a co-conspirator along with Anywhere and RE/MAX.)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is navigating turbulent waters. Some Realtors have called for executives to be fired and a wholesale reform to the structure of the trade group, which has 1.6 Taxes, finance, insurance, and consumer product safety round out the top five. million members, the majority of whom are women.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 9, 2022

December 8, 2022 – The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS ® Board of Directors has officially sworn in Jim Major as the 2023 Treasurer! This achievement comes only three months after it was announced Jim was awarded REALTOR® of the Year by the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®. Congratulations Jim!".

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