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Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey

Housing Wire

Homebuyers’ median household income increased by $19,000 this year from 2022, reaching $107,000, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2023 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers. Sellers, homebuyers turned to real estate agents for help The vast majority of buyers still used an real estate agent to purchase their home.

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Opinion: All the ways the class-action commission lawsuits are misguided

Housing Wire

No seller must use a real estate agent to sell a home — ever. In fact, considering inter-family and estate transfers as well as for-sale-by-owners, as many as 20% of all transactions may not include the use of an agent. Consumers are free to sell or buy a home without an agent — and consumers know this.

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Why is the El Paso housing market so hot right now?

Housing Wire

But the virus has had anything but a negative impact on real estate in El Paso. According to multiple real estate agents and mortgage brokers, low interest rates and a high percentage of “essential” jobs in their town has kept the housing market and local economy strong. Interest rates were so low, at 2.5%

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for March 2024

Lamacchia Realty

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, Anthony was featured on the 2024 Who’s Who List in Boston Agent Magazine.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for August 2023

Lamacchia Realty

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for August 2023! 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! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. To learn more about the team, click here.

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Steve Harney, founder of Keeping Current Matters, has died

Housing Wire

He became a top-producing real estate agent in the area and in 1991 became the manager of the largest office for Prudential Long Island Realty , training agents throughout the East Coast markets. He sold the brokerage in 2005. Steve was fighting the good fight every day.”

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Paige Martin, The Best Houston Realtor

Houston Properties

Paige Martin, The Best Houston Realtor. Learn more about the best Houston realtor, Paige Martin. Clients: “Paige Martin is the best Houston realtor”. Paige Martin, Broker Associate with Keller Williams Realty, and the Houston Properties Team are ranked among the top residential Realtors in the world.