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Pending Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since April 2020

Appraisal Buzz

Meanwhile, pending sales – a more current gauge of demand that includes both existing and newly-constructed homes – fell to the lowest level of any month on record aside from April 2020, when the pandemic brought the housing market to a halt. They declined 2.9% from a month earlier and 5.8% year over year in July.

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Keller Williams named to yet another profit-sharing lawsuit

Housing Wire

In February 2020 , KW introduced a more restrictive policy to its profit-sharing program. It stated that associates who joined the brokerage on or after April 1, 2020, and subsequently jumped to a competitor would lose their revenues from the company’s lifelong revenue program.

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Profit-sharing lawsuits continue to pile up on Keller Williams

Housing Wire

In February 2020 , KW introduced a more restrictive policy to its profit-sharing program. It stated that associates who joined the brokerage on or after April 1, 2020, and subsequently jumped to a competitor would lose their revenues from the company’s lifelong revenue program.

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Keller Williams faces another lawsuit by a former agent

Housing Wire

In February 2020, KW introduced a more restrictive policy to its profit-sharing program. It stated that associates who joined the brokerage on or after April 1, 2020, and subsequently jumped to a competitor would lose their revenues from the company’s lifelong revenue program.

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How Have Recent Immigration Increases Impacted U.S. Housing Costs?

Appraisal Buzz

Its noteworthy that the recent surge in immigration occurred in 2022 and 2023, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating that immigration levels rose from an average of 990,000 in 2020 and 2021 to 2.7 Home prices experienced substantial growth in 2020 and 2021, and rents, after a slight decline in 2020, saw a sharp increase in 2021.

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Former Keller Williams agents continue their legal actions 

Housing Wire

In February 2020 , KW introduced a more restrictive policy to its profit-sharing program. It stated that associates who joined the brokerage on or after April 1, 2020, and subsequently jumped to a competitor would lose their revenues from the company’s lifelong revenue program.

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Keller Williams faces three lawsuits tied to its profit-sharing program 

Housing Wire

In February 2020 , KW introduced a more restrictive policy to its profit-sharing program. It stated that associates who joined the brokerage on or after April 1, 2020, and subsequently jumped to a competitor would lose their revenues from the company’s lifelong revenue program.

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