Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

The MLS added that in the DOJ’s argument about steering, it did not acknowledge that the rule changes also made information about sellers’ offers of compensation available to other consumers. DOJ’s apparent change of heart in its [statement of interest] in this case is striking,“ NWMLS wrote in the draft of its brief. “DOJ’s

Sellers 423

Sellers Contracts Buyers Realtors 423

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

On Friday, home seller plaintiff Dalton Jensen filed an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. 9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission. 9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission. Yet another copycat commission lawsuit has hit the court dockets.

Real Estate 433

Real Estate Real Estate Agent Realtors Buyers 433

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The modified rule still gives sellers and their listing brokers a role in setting compensation for buyers’ brokers,” the filing states. 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.

Sellers 424

Sellers Buyers Real Estate Contracts 424

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! Anthony is a member of the 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 President’s Club. Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 72

Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel concurred with a lower district court’s decision that HomeServices is not permitted to enforce arbitration agreements signed by seller clients of franchisees under its authority. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

Realtors 370

Realtors Real Estate Sellers Buyers 370

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! Since then, she has taken off running and has helped her buyers and sellers reach their goals.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the motion, HomeServices claimed that no evidence has been presented to show they conspired with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other brokerages on rules for commissions. According to Warner, the module that mentions commissions had just 138 views in 2020 and 2021, combined, among HomeServices’ 51,000 agents.

Law 424

Law Agents Realtors Contracts 424

Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? From low inventory levels to increasing mortgage rates , the real estate landscape has experienced a multitude of changes and challenges over the last several years, leaving many sellers wondering when the “right” time to list would be given current market conditions.

Sellers 66

Sellers Realtors Buyers Inventory 66

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 11, 2023

THE HIDDEN COSTS OF SELLING YOUR HOME WITHOUT A REALTOR® There is no denying it, the housing market has been a rollercoaster over the last several years. From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change.

Realtors 72

Realtors Real Estate Agent Sellers Realty 72

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 3, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 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! She was awarded Most Transactions and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realtors 73

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 73

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 11, 2024

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the over 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

Realtors 67

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 67

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Originally filed in December 2020, the Nosalek lawsuit , named after its lead plaintiff, alleges that the broker-owned MLS PIN is not directly required to abide by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rules. Despite initial skepticism , Saris ultimately approved the settlement in mid-September.

Realtors 404

Realtors Real Estate Buyers Sellers 404

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 Total inventory data is deficient, and this was my biggest fear in the years 2020-2024, and it happened. I thought creating the term forbearance crash bros in the Summer of 2020 would help educate homebuyers.

Housing Market 542

Housing Market Marketing Inventory Sellers 542

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 5, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 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! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realty 73

Realty Realtors Real Estate Agents 73

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! Lisa Gray is an experienced REALTOR® working out of the Salem, NH office and is licensed in MA, NH, and ME!

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 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! Additionally, Leslie is a member of the 2019 , 2020 and 2021 President’s Club.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a report on Friday that found 88% of all first-time homebuyers in the U.S. These factors also impacted when, where and how buyers purchased homes, according to NAR’s 2022 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers , which also analyzed the demographic of buyers and sellers across America.

Buyers 393

Buyers Sellers Real Estate Agent Real Estate 393

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. “If

Sellers 414

Sellers Buyers Real Estate Agents 414

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In a statement of interest filed last Thursday, the DOJ noted that it had “significant concerns” about the proposed antitrust settlement agreement between home sellers and MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN). The DOJ said it wanted more time to better “evaluate the proposed settlement and its competitive effects.”

Buyers 414

Buyers Realtors Sellers Legal 414

Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

According to RealTrends’ historical data, agent commissions reached a high point in 1991 at an average of 6.10% and fell to a nadir of 4.94% in 2020 before climbing to 5.06% in 2021 and 5.32% in 2022. Relatedly, discount brokerages have promised big savings to sellers for decades. They were wrong. They’ve never caught on.

Agents 404

Agents Real Estate Agent Brokerage Real Estate 404

Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 6, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for May 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! Horton’s VIP Realtor distinction, placing him in the top 5% of REALTORS® in Broward County.

Realtors 73

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 73

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 16, 2023

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the nearly 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

Realtors 73

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 73

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

But they point to something more specific – homebuyers and sellers surprised to interact with a non-white real estate agent. Just 6% of all of the National Association of Realtors’ 1.4 million members in 2020 identified as Black, despite respondents having the option of identifying with more than one race.

Real Estate Agent 393

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Open Houses 393

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for June 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! Horton’s VIP Realtor distinction, placing him in the top 5% of REALTORS® in Broward County.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

According to the National Association of Realtors 2020 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 47% of potential homebuyers said student loan debt was the biggest obstacle in saving for a downpayment. What is holding back potential homeowners from buying?

Buyers 450

Buyers Realtors Sellers Inventory 450

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Originally filed in December 2020, the Nosalek lawsuit , named after its lead plaintiff, alleges that the broker-owned MLS PIN is not directly required to abide by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rules. Despite initial skepticism , Saris ultimately approved the settlement in mid-September.

Buyers 404

Buyers Realtors Real Estate Sellers 404

Lamacchia Realty

MAY 5, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 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! Horton’s VIP Realtor distinction, placing him in the top 5% of REALTORS® in Broward County.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Clients Real Estate 74

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for August 2022! 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! Laurie is consistently named a top producing REALTOR® for the office as well as company-wide !

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 72

Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 9, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for July 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! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realtors 64

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 64

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The bidding wars that put smiles on the faces of sellers and simultaneously drove buyers to rip their hair out weren’t as frequent in August, according to the latest report from brokerage Redfin. Sellers remain in control, but the next month or two will be very telling,” Stacey Delgado, a Redfin agent in Raleigh said.

Buyers 433

Buyers Inventory Real Estate Agent Agents 433

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 27, 2023

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for the Mid-Year 2022! 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 first 6 months of the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

Realtors 69

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 69

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

Homebuyers and sellers are being cautious due to current market conditions, as indicated by Fannie Mae ‘s home purchase sentiment index (HPSI). January marked one full year of monthly declines for existing home sales , the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in its latest home sales report. points in February to 58.0,

Realtors 382

Realtors Sellers Housing Market Mortgage 382

Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 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! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Agents Clients 72

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 4, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 2021! 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. Click here to learn more about Eileen Doherty Paul J.

Realty 73

Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 73

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

Home sales bottoming out as sellers eventually capitulate on price. Assuming mortgage rates do not drop substantially in 2023, sellers will eventually need to capitulate on price to adjust to this new reality. Cincinnati and Miami. The shift to a buyer’s market is driven primarily by rising mortgage rates.

Retail 483

Retail Sellers Buyers Market Value 483

Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 2022! 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! Bea was also awarded the 2020 Top Agent for Sales in the Norwood office. Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

Realty 72

Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 72