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No seasonal slowdown this year as real estate agents report a busier-than-usual fall

Housing Wire

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. 20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. Now, believe it or not, fall home-buying season is in full swing.

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Will a Part-Time Real Estate Agent Salary Be Enough for You?

McKissock

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. How much is a part-time real estate agent salary?

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Commission lawsuit: HomeServices files motion for judgment as a matter of law

Housing Wire

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. The day started with video depositions of four real estate brokerage executives. million real estate licensees in the U.S.,

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Katherine Mechling

Housing Wire

Women make up 66% of all Realtors, according to the National Association of Realtors ‘ 2022 Member Profile , but hold just a fraction of executive leadership positions throughout the industry. For one: We’re going to see agents drop out of the industry. But that doesn’t mean all those people had a good experience.

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Mortgage demand remains flat amid rate volatility

Housing Wire

The market index is down 62% compared to the same week in 2021. The refi index fell 82% from the same week in 2021 and the purchase index was down 18.6%, according to the MBA. Cracking the code on marketing to the realtor channel. The market composite index , a measure of mortgage loan application volume, rose a marginal 0.2%

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FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent

Empire Appraisal Group

Lusky, DigitalVision, Getty Images Source: [link] FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent By Melissa Dittmann Tracey Survey: Sellers who go-it alone are twice as likely to be unsatisfied with the experience – and more likely to say their earlier opinion, “agents are overpaid,” was wrong.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. As more and more people enter the real estate industry – membership at the National Association of Realtors has ballooned to a record 1.6 Just how we do contracts now is so much faster. Brokerages Invest in Tech.