Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

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 In 2020, it launched its own agent-focused product, dubbed “pl@tform.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. Kanacki said that when it came to seasonal buying, “we’re still riding the wave with 2020.” Over the last four weeks ending on Sept.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 546

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A second home seller in Nevada has filed a lawsuit alleging that real estate industry players in the state have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. 16, 2020, and the present. 16, 2020, and the present. The copycat commission lawsuit was filed on Friday in U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

The latest copycat commission lawsuit alleges that real estate industry players in Nevada have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Unlike other commission lawsuit, the Whaley suit only names Realtor associations as defendants. 15, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

The suit, known as Fierro, after its lead plaintiff Gael Fierro, a Californian home seller, accuses the real estate industry of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. 17, 2020, and the present. It was filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

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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. 5, 2020, and the present. In a copycat suit filed last Friday in U.S. commission ($10,250) to the buyer broker.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

How much are real estate referral fees? Who pays the real estate referral fees and how are they paid? Drafting a referral agreement that works for all parties How to find a great real estate agent in another area When to accept a referral (and when not to)? What is a real estate referral fee?

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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 4, 2024

Newly released data from the annual profile of home buyers and sellers by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows just how dramatically this trend has manifested since the financial crisis of 2008. Elevated mortgage rates, sky-high home prices, tight credit and stagnant wages have all contributed to homebuyers getting older.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is facing yet another lawsuit. The latest complaint, which is seeking class-action status, was filed on Friday by eight real estate agents in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The suit is seeking class-action status for a group that includes all real estate agents in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

the copycat suit alleges that real estate industry players have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Lyon & Associates , Guide Real Estate , Paul M. Zagaris Real Estate , and Anywhere franchise Century 21 Select Real Estate , are also defendants in the lawsuit.

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Realtors Real Estate Real Estate Agent Buyers 388

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

District Court in Utah, accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. 9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission. 9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Realtors Buyers 456

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Stone and Ozonian have both been repeatedly honored for their leadership, as Progress in Lending “Lending Luminaries” in 2019, as well as HousingWire Vanguard Award recipients in 2019 for Stone and 2020 for Ozonian. Stone also received October Research’s “Leadership Award” in September 2020.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

District Court for Northern California, accusing the real estate industry of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.” 8, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The demand for real estate has grown to a frenzy in some areas of the country over the last year and succeeding in those competitive markets requires skill, experience and finding innovative ways to get deals done. That’s why we’ve invited Xio Sandoval, a top Century 21 Realtor, to speak at our Spring Summit on March 4.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Lamacchia Realty's Top Producing REALTORS® for October 2024! has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® company-wide and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. The agent wished me well and said that she would appreciate a review on her website. What’s especially interesting is that unlike average or low-performing agents, top-performing agents simply don’t lower their commission rates very often. “I

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McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

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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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 98

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Lamacchia Realty's Top Producing REALTORS® for September 2024! has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for September 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® company-wide and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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McKissock

AUGUST 3, 2021

Self-employed real estate agents need to consider their financial options without the direction of a company to provide a 401(k) and contribution match. Fortunately, real estate agents have many great opportunities. In 2020, the government increased the contribution limit to $19,500 for employees.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Iowa Realtor Lori Bogle has a similar story. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, she got burned out on real estate and found herself drinking more often. But in July 2020, she stopped drinking and also turned to Tom Ferry’s YouTube channel.

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Agents Real Estate Realty Real Estate Agent 455

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Lamacchia Realty's Top Producing REALTORS® for August 2024! has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for August 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® company-wide and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. The company lost $270 million in 2020, according to financials provided during the initial public offering process.

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Agents Brokerage Real Estate Agent Realtors 384

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

To get a sense for what the mood is among real estate agents right now, look no further than Portland , Oregon. From March 2020 to July 2022, the median home price rose 23% before hitting a brief lull. But a year later, it was up by 32% compared to March 2020, according to data from Altos Research.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

When the restaurant Tom Hunt worked at as a server temporarily shut down during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided it was the right time to pursue his longtime desire of becoming a real estate agent. At the close of 2019, the National Association of Realtors had 1.4 million members.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 392

Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

HomeServices first filed its motion to compel arbitration in March 2020, less than a year after the lawsuit was originally filed. Under Missouri state law, HomeServices of America would have needed to have been named as a third-party beneficiary on the client contracts.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

The firm added the following teams to its roster in May: Inhabit Real Estate, led by Eric Hagstette, is an independent brokerage with 30 agents that serves the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area and southwest Washington state. Its has closed $720 million in home sales since 2020.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 31, 2024

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for the Mid-Year 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® company-wide and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the first 6 months of the year! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Nicole was honored with the 2023 Meghan A.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

” Meanwhile, Windsor Mortgage , which started in the wholesale space in 2020, “do like the state DPA products” and is “coming out with a DSCR [debt-service coverage ratio] ,” Boyd said. The lender, based in South Dakota, offers conventional, FHA and VA loan products, as well as bridge loans.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Renovations Finance 493

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

That raises a question of perhaps little interest to National Basketball Association fans but a great deal of interest to National Association of Realtors members – where is the real estate agent in this picture? billion in profits through the first nine months of 2020.

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McKissock

APRIL 28, 2021

As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. This trend has been on the rise since 2001 when only 69% of buyers used a real estate agent. . As the real estate agent, it’s your job to assuage these fears.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Brokerages know that the recruitment of real estate agents and teams is always competitive, and some have found it even more so in the wake of the National Association of Realtors ’ settlement that’s prompted agents to reevaluate their businesses. But SERHANT. Even before the show, SERHANT.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 11, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for June 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! is a passionate and knowledgeable REALTOR® with almost two decades of active-duty military experience.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 69

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But the virus has had anything but a negative impact on real estate in El Paso. According to multiple real estate agents and mortgage brokers, low interest rates and a high percentage of “essential” jobs in their town has kept the housing market and local economy strong. Interest rates were so low, at 2.5%

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 447

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rookies that pursued a career as mortgage loan originators in 2020 air dropped into a scintillating real estate market. Rookie LOs in 2020 could ride the refi wave and rack up a hefty monthly paycheck without Herculean effort. . This content is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In late October 2023, a Missouri jury found HomeServices of America, as well as Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors , liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

Contracts 419

Contracts Brokerage Law Real Estate Agent 419

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!

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