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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. With shut-down orders in the spring, summer became the new home-buying season, but homebuyers were still incredibly active in August. Over the last four weeks ending on Sept.

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Real Estate Exchange files antitrust suit against Zillow, NAR

Housing Wire

Real Estate Exchange (REX) filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against Zillow , accusing the company of anticompetitive behavior related to showing certain homes on its platform. Trulia and the National Association of Realtors are also named in the suit. Real Estate Tech Demo Hour. billion visits.

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‘Fraudsters gotta eat too:’ The title industry navigates an uptick in fraud

Housing Wire

Berg told ALTA One attendees that they should be particularly wary of escrow account “shenanigans” and that they need to keep tabs on how builders and real estate agents are shifting funds around through escrow accounts. Our realtor partners are hurting,” Berg said.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

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 We found that more than 99% of new listings in March included offers to pay the buyer’s agent.

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12 Questions to Ask Your Real Estate Agent

PennyMac

Whether you are buying or selling a home, your real estate agent will be your partner through one of the most significant transactions of your life. Finding the right agent should involve careful planning and research, but many of us just don’t know where to start. How long have you been working as a real estate agent?

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“Greetings from Missouri!” Millions are finding commission lawsuit postcards in the mail. Agents say it’s an opportunity

Housing Wire

If you sold a home and paid a commission to a real estate agent, you may be part of class action settlements,” the postcards read. It is further exasperating the negative stereotype some people have of Realtors. But overall, not much communication from Realtor groups. she asked. “It

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Study: Real Estate Hot in Hurricane Ian-Hit Areas

Empire Appraisal Group

NEWS & MEDIA Bilanol/Getty Images Plus Source: [link] Study: Real Estate Hot in Hurricane Ian-Hit Areas By Kerry Smith Storms rarely have a long-term effect on the local real estate market. Cape Coral-Fort Myers listings dropped for two months after Ian but rose for the six after that. FORT MYERS, Fla.