Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

National Association of Realtors , et al., The Gibson suit was filed in late October 2023 by Michael Ketchmark, just after a Missouri jury ruled in favor of his clients in the Sitzer/Burnett suit that found real estate industry players liable for colluding to artificially inflate agent commissions.

Realtors 381

Realtors Real Estate Brokerage Law 381

Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

On Monday, the independent brokerage announced that it had acquired Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. 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. billion in sales volume in 2023.

Realty 414

Realty Brokerage Real Estate Realtors 414

Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Real estate coach Tom Ferry is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that is specifically designed for real estate professionals. A beta version of the tool launched in August 2023 for Tom Ferry coaching clients. or 8 p.m.”

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Tools Real Estate Training Real Estate Agent 338

Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

In November 2023, Wood indicated that the trial would take place in the fourth quarter of 2024 , but the status report findings appear to change the timeline. The suit obtained class certification in March 2023. District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division before Judge Andrea R.

Real Estate Agent 388

Real Estate Agent Realtors Real Estate Sellers 388

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wondering how to get a real estate license in Ohio in 2024? Your path to real estate licensure begins with 120 hours of classes in an approved Ohio real estate license education program. How long does it take to get a real estate license in Ohio?

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Brokerage Agents 408

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Robert Reffkin is confident that Compass and its agents have what it takes to continue growing and succeeding in the changing real estate environment. “In million net loss reported in Q1 2023. million, compared to Q1 2023’s free cash-flow loss of $59 million. First, more buyers are using agents in 2023 than in 2003.

Agents 389

Agents Brokerage Real Estate Clients 389

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Brokerage 406

Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Louis-based Clever Real Estate found that recent homebuyers, as well as people who are considering a home purchase in the next year, are experiencing a laundry list of difficulties. Last month, Clever surveyed a total of 920 Americans about their views of the home purchase process and real estate agents.

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Real Estate Agent Agents Real Estate Buyers 457

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents Law 424

Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

In addition to the monetary award, Real has also agreed to implement business policy changes as part of the settlement, including “clarifications about the negotiability of commissions, prohibitions on claims that buyer agent services are free, and the inclusion of listing broker compensation offers in communications with clients.”

Brokerage 378

Brokerage Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 378

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

” Unnamed agent in recorded call with REX Not showing clients properties because they have below-market commission rates is an example of “steering,” a practice that is often alleged about buyer agents and just as often denied by broker firms and associations. So I’m not going to show properties that do that.”

Clients 424

Clients Agents Buyers Sellers 424

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Realtors , was founded in 2014 by Jackson and Matt Lesher. “We lead with the philosophy that our role as professionals in the real estate industry is to bring a superior level of service to our clients, across all real estate transactions, ensuring they receive the best possible outcomes,” Jackson said in a statement.

Brokerage 397

Brokerage Real Estate Tools Clients 397

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Detroit-based lender plans to recruit up to 500 LOs by the end of 2023, more than triple the current local LO pool. The feature , published earlier this month, noted that Rocket embarked on a local LO hiring spree in 2023 to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Real Estate Agent Real Estate 367

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. In 2023, NAR raised dues from $150 to $156.

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Realtors Finance Agents Legal 359

Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) unveiled a new partnership with SoFi on Monday. As part of the agreement, NAR members and their clients will be eligible to receive exclusive rates and discounts on mortgages , student loan refinancing, and personal loans, among other perks.

Realtors 432

Realtors Clients Insurance Mortgage 432

Lamacchia Realty

MAY 7, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 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! Earlier last year, Shauna was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list.

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

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. A licensed agent since 1994, Sears is a second-generation real estate professional. Charlie Baker.

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Realtors Real Estate Legal Law 402

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! Additionally, Eileen was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list!

Realtors 73

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 73

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Filed in late 2023 in the U.S. Like the other commission lawsuits, the Umpa suit alleges that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and more than a dozen other real estate industry firms have colluded to artificially inflate agent commissions.

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Realty Real Estate Law Brokerage 401

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing. Congratulations to the 2023 Women of Influence winners.

Real Estate 370

Real Estate Realty Lending Mortgage 370

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and past clients of loan officers around the country.

Clients 387

Clients Real Estate Agent Technology Loan Officers 387

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Award for Most Acquired Clients is presented to the REALTOR® who signed up the most buyers and/or sellers in the company during a given year. We excited to announce that the 2023 award winner is Eileen Doherty! Eileen earned this recognition by signing up an impressive 86 clients in 2023!

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Clients Realtors Realty Real Estate 54

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! Carolyn’s clients describe her as charismatic, intelligent, and compassionate.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

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! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

Realtors 66

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 66

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! Most recently, Eileen was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list!

Realty 73

Realty Realtors Real Estate Agents 73

Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

In a writ of certiorari filed in early February, HomeServices told the Supreme Court that each of its client contracts state that the “signatories can arbitrate any claim or dispute arising out of the contract.” Since it was not, HomeServices is unable to compel arbitration, the brokerage argued.

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Contracts Brokerage Law Real Estate Agent 403

Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

The official magazine for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently touched on the topic of reverse mortgages, mentioning products such as the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) and addressing topics like the desires of baby boomers to age in place in their homes.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Inventory Housing Market 432

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Just six months ago, when a Missouri jury found HomeServices of America, Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions , the industry’s path forward was very murky. 16 to implement these changes.

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Realtors Real Estate Agent Real Estate Brokerage 378

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

Agents 388

Agents Realtors Clients Real Estate Agent 388

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

“It’s going to be competitive — thin margins, little business and LOs getting out of the industry,” Dave Krichmar, banker at Legend Lending Corporation, said of the mortgage industry in 2023. LOs are aligning their strategies to target the purchase market, as rates are not expected to drop in a meaningful way in 2023.

Renovations 402

Renovations Realtors Construction Mortgage 402

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! Most recently, Eileen was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list!

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 74

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! Earlier last year, Shauna was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list.

Realtors 72

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 72

Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

2023, with the Nosalek plaintiffs joining the settlements in late October. million, respectively, as well as make changes to how their agents practice real estate, including no longer requiring agents to belong to the National Association of Realtors or follow NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook.

Agents 415

Agents Realtors Real Estate Clients 415

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! Most recently, Kevin was ranked on the 2023 Real Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

CoStar Group reported a strong first quarter of 2024, with its revenue of $656 million marking a 12% increase from the $584 million figure it posted in first-quarter 2023. During CoStar’s earnings call on Tuesday, Florance insisted that consumers and advertisers prefer a real estate portal with digital twins. “We

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Real Estate Advertising Legal Brokerage 333

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

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