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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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

If you decide to use a realtor it can make the experience much smoother, much easier and ultimately far better for you as a buyer. Join us in this article as we discuss the many different benefits of a Ventura Realtor when buying land in 2023 and why you should consider this as an option before you take the long road all by yourself.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

If you’re a new broker or team leader you might not realize just how competitive recruiting was in 2023. The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. Smart recruiters don’t sell on the first call. They listen.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Fast forward to today, and the national average home price checks in at $417,700 as of the fourth quarter of last year, with California coming in more than double that at $843,000, according to data from the California Association of Realtors. Or, they are going back to renting! year-over-year increase to 70,829.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ask the average real estate agent or broker in America if they believe the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and brokerages are likely to win the bombshell Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit case on appeal. NAR is a scam,” one agent wrote. Would love for our MLS to not be a part of the organization.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

BeachesMLS ’ and MIAMI REALTORS SEFMLS , South Florida ’s two largest Multiple Listing Services (MLSs), have begun providing complete listing data to Nestfully , a public search portal sourced directly from the MLS, the company announced last Wednesday. Together, BeachesMLS and MIAMI SEFMLS serve more than 103,000 real estate professionals.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Alliance would rank as the nation’s 23 rd and 29 th brokerage in volume and transaction sides, respectively, on the 2023 RealTrends Top 500 list. The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance has grown to more than 4,000 members since its launch in October 2020, with chapters spanning across the U.S., transaction sides in 2022.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. according to the company.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Compass is continuing to expand its presence in the Southeast, announcing Monday that Tennessee -based Parks Real Estate has merged with the firm This is Compass’ second major merger and acquisition deal in the second quarter of 2024. Parks Real Estate includes the Pilkerton Realtors brand and is led by CEO Hunter Connelly.

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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. The median real estate agent revenue sits at $60,000 per year. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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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.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned real estate agent looking to expand your reach or a newcomer eager to establish your digital footprint, ahead we delve into the best real estate lead generation websites for 2023. Mobile-friendly design: Like many of us, homebuyers are constantly on the go.

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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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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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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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Ryan Levenson, who is the 2023 president of the East Tennessee Realtors’ Association , is a third-generation real estate agent, following his parents, Rich and Patti Levenson, into the business. 99 agent in Tennessee by sales volume in the RealTrends America’s Best rankings, closing 54.5

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

District Court in Arizona, Joseph Masiello, an Arizona resident and home seller, accuses several real estate companies of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. In a copycat suit filed last Friday in U.S. Masiello sold a home on an Arizona MLS through HomeSmart “in or about October 2021.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Millennials replaced baby boomers as the largest group of homebuyers in 2023. Notably, 32% of all buyers in 2023 were first-timers (up from 26% in the prior year), with millennials comprising 75% of this demographic. Across all generations, the role of real estate agents also remains pivotal.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Summary The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Drive with NAR Real Estate Rockstars Podcast The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience Real Trending by HousingWire Elite Agent Secrets The Listings Lab Podcast with Jess Lenouvel Real Estate Training and Coaching School 5AM Call Keeping it Real The full picture 1.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Industry players are largely pessimistic about the economic climate and expect interest rates to trend up in the near term future, according to the HousingWire Q2 2023 LenderPulse survey. expected sales to go down more than 5% In the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing home sales rose 14.5%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

At the time of Friedman’s transaction, REBNY, despite not being affiliated with the National Association of Realtors , had a rule similar to NAR’s Participation Rule, that required the listing broker to split the commission they earned in a home sale transaction with the buyer’s broker.

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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.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Caldwell also noted the National Association of Realtors ’ settlement agreement , writing that “given the broad contours of this new settlement agreement and the changing landscape of the parties’ positions on centralization, we think it wise to deny centralization at this time. 31, 2023, and Dec.

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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!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

plans to invest in tech, reduce vendor costs and focus on realtor partners in 2023. A subsidiary of HomeServices of America and owner of about 40 real estate brands across the country, the lender’s success is tied to its affiliated real estate brokerages’ business.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In recent months, the New York Times has worked to expose what is has termed a “culture of fear” in the real estate industry, first setting its sights on the National Association of Realtors. Allegations of sexual assault relating to eXp Realty surfaced in February of 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

In the release, Real noted that it does not foresee the settlement having a material impact on its future operations. In settling this lawsuit, Real joins Compass , the National Association of Realtors , Anywhere , Keller Williams and RE/MAX in settling the commission lawsuits. The Real Brokerage closed $14.4

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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! In fact, Carolyn qualified for Lamacchia Realty’s Top Producer Circle in 2021 , 2022 , and recently 2023!

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

With her 20 years of experience, Hodge is one of the top-producing agents in the western suburbs of Chicago. Before becoming an agent, she was a civil engineer. She ranked 102nd in the 2023 RealTrends ranking of the top agents in Illinois by volume. Her sales volume was of $25,146,500 in 2022.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

A beta version of the tool launched in August 2023 for Tom Ferry coaching clients. In light of the National Association of Realtors ’ settlement of the commission lawsuits , and the industry and business practice changes that may result, the company believes this is the perfect time to launch TomAI. or 8 p.m.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Analysts at investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods believe that the Department of Justice will intervene in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit after receiving the green light to reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors. In late January 2023 , Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

has ruled that the Department of Justice can reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors. In Walker’s view, “the sole question is whether DOJ is correct that it could have immediately reopened its investigation of the Realtors’ two remaining policies after contracting to close that investigation.

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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.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

million in February, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). months in March 2023. And now, in the wake of the proposed NAR settlement, there is new confusion about how buyers and sellers will work with a real estate agent.” Existing home sales receded by 4.3%

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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! Additionally, she was named in the Boston Agent Magazine’s Who’s Who edition for 2022.

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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! Additionally, she was named in the Boston Agent Magazine’s Who’s Who edition for 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

At the 2024 Keller Williams Family Reunion event in Las Vegas, co-founder and executive chairman Gary Keller took the stage on Tuesday and spoke to a room full of real estate agents about the importance of buyer agency agreements within the context of the ongoing antitrust lawsuits.

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