Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The National Association of Realtors ‘ existing home sales report for September came in at an excellent beat of estimates at 6.29 Now that we are just 10 days away from Halloween in 2021, we can all chuckle a bit at how wrong the housing bears of 2020-2021 have been. This looks perfectly normal to me.

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Realtors Buyers Mortgage Inventory 540

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Masiello sold a home on an Arizona MLS through HomeSmart “in or about October 2021.” According to the filing, Masiello was “required to pay a 2% commission ($8,200) to the seller broker and a 2.5% commission ($10,250) to the buyer broker.” Though the suit takes aim at NAR’s Participation Rule, it does not name NAR as a defendant.

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Realty Realtors Real Estate Real Estate Agent 488

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For the second month in a row, national housing affordability improved in August, according to the latest National Association of Realtors housing affordability index report. As of August 2021, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 2.89% compared to 3% a year prior. This improvement came as monthly mortgage payments fell by 1.1%

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Realtors Mortgage Housing Market Real Estate 545

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After closing out 2023 with its first annual membership decline since 2012, the National Association of Realtors is still struggling with its membership count. January marked the third consecutive month of membership declines for NAR and the month’s Realtor count marks the lowest level since May 2021. This is down 2.1%

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Realtors Agents Brokerage Inventory 448

Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Originally filed in 2020 by Top Agent Network (TAN), the suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtors ’ (NAR) ban on pocket listings via its Clear Cooperation Policy. The suit was dismissed with prejudice in 2021 as the lower court ruled that TAN failed to state a claim with prejudice in its third amended complaint.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Still, the 69,563 homes that went into contract represented a 9% decrease from the high point set in May 2021. from 55% in early July 2021, according to Redfin. from 55% in early July 2021, according to Redfin. Also noted as seasonally typical is the 16% decline in new home listings from the 2021 peak in June.

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Housing Market Marketing Inventory Contracts 538

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

District Court in Chicago by plaintiffs Dawid Zawislak and Michael D’Acquisto against Equity Realtors , HomeSmart International and Fathom Realty. While the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was not named as a defendant in the suit, it was listed as a co-conspirator along with several Realtor-owned MLSs.

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Realtors Real Estate Sellers Agents 448

Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the National Association of Realtors, March’s existing-home sales came in at 6.01 Because March 2020 sales were slightly weaker due to the start of COVID-19, the year-over-year growth in sales for March 2021 came in at 12.3%. Next month will have a much bigger year-over-year growth sales print.

Housing Market 539

Housing Market Marketing Realtors Inventory 539

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The National Association of Realtors is facing yet another copycat commission lawsuit. At the center of the lawsuit is NAR’s Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyer’s brokers in order to list a property on a Realtor association affiliated MLS. Filed on Tuesday in U.S.

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Realtors Legal Agents Real Estate 459

Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2021

From the National Association of Realtors : “Pending home sales rose 8% in May from the prior month and 13.1% The May 2021 Pending Home Sales Index of 114.7 Some of that make-up demand bled over into the early months of 2021. Of course, last year’s comps should be discounted due to COVID-19. from one year ago.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Originally filed in 2020 by TAN, the suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtors ’ (NAR) ban on pocket listings via its Clear Cooperation Policy. The suit was dismissed with prejudice in 2021 as a lower court ruled that TAN failed to state a claim with prejudice in its third amended complaint.

Agents 449

Agents Realtors Real Estate Marketing 449

Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

The National Association of Realtors Confidence Index Survey for April reveals how hot the housing market is. The April 2021 survey was sent to 50,000 Realtors selected from NAR’s over 1.4 There were 3,541 respondents to the online survey which ran from May 3-10, 2021, of which 1,731 had a client.

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Realtors Buyers Housing Market New Listings 497

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors on Thursday. “With news that a COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available, and with mortgage rates projected to hover around 3% in 2021, I expect the market’s growth to continue into 2021.” Compared to last October, sales are up 26.6%.

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Inventory Realtors Housing Market Marketing 545

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

million, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) On a year-over-year basis, existing-home sales were down 3.5% Additionally, the report found that first-time buyers were responsible for 26% of all home sales in September, matching the record-low set in August 2024 and in November 2021.

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Inventory Realtors Buyers Real Estate 465

Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2021

The National Association of Realtors reported 5.99 million home sales for July, which was an excellent beat of estimates and a dagger into the hearts of the 2021 housing crash crew. As I wrote then, the rule of thumb I am using for 2021 is that existing home sales, if they’re doing good, should be trending between 5,840,000-6,200,000.

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Realtors Marketing Mortgage Housing Market 537

Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2021

The National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales for the month of June were under their estimates slightly. As I anticipated, Americans are buying more homes with mortgages in the years 2020-2021 than any single year from 2008-2019. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.86

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2020

from a year ago, the National Association of Realtors said in a July 22 report. Rates are expected to remain low through 2021 as the U.S. in 2021, the mortgage giant said in a forecast last month. existing-home sales rose 21% in June , the biggest monthly gain on record, and the median home price rose 3.5%

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Mortgage Realtors Finance Housing Market 544

Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Colorado MLS now has partnered with First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), MLS Listings , Miami Association of Realtors and Heartland MLS , bringing the free flow of listings between REcolorado subscribers and professionals in the Atlanta metro area, Northern California , South Florida and the Kansas City metro area.

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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. million for the first time since May 2021.

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Realtors Finance Agents Legal 397

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) may have had its home seller commission lawsuit settlement agreement approved , but that does not mean it is free from the homebuyer commission lawsuits. Last week, as Judge Stephen R.

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Real Estate Agent Realtors Real Estate Realty 395

Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

According to The National Association of Realtors, February’s existing home sales missed estimates , coming in at 6.2 Because February 2020 sales were strong, the year-over-year growth in sales for February 2021 is impressive at 9.1%. For the housing market, the COVID crisis started in earnest in March of 2020.

Housing Market 497

Housing Market Realtors Business Marketing 497

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

That’s evident in the annual profile of home buyers and sellers from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which provides data on dozens of real estate trends. Between 2017 and 2021, rural areas and small towns had remarkably consistent shares of the home purchase market at about 13% and 22%, respectively.

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Realtors Housing Market Construction Real Estate 468

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In her dismissal ruling on Tuesday, Wood wrote that the plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief under the Sherman Antitrust Act “essentially mirror the allegations” made in the original 2021 complaint that she dismissed in May 2022 (which was previously known as the Leeder case). ” Wood also cited the $5.36

Realtors 434

Realtors Brokerage Real Estate Law 434

Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

The first Batton suit was filed in Illinois in January 2021 by Judah Leeder and later amended in July 2022 with Mya Batton as the lead plaintiff. The defendants in the suit include National Association of Realtors , Anywhere , Keller Williams , HomeServices of America and RE/MAX.

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Real Estate Realtors Legal Finance 440

Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2022

In 2021, homebuyers who successfully purchased a home viewed a median of only eight properties before completing their transaction, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors , published on Tuesday. NAR Research has tracked the number of homes viewed since 1987 and eight is the lowest number on record.

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Buyers Inventory Open Houses Technology 448

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2020

million, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday. However, the latest stimulus package and with the vaccine distribution underway, and a very strong demand for homeownership still prevalent, robust growth is forthcoming for 2021.”. Still, the outlook for housing remains bright for 2021.

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Inventory Housing Market Realtors Marketing 521

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for January were at 6,669,000, which beat estimates. When the 10-year yield gets into the range of 1.33%-1.60%, we will have achieved our goal for the “America is Back” economic model that I proposed last year, which I believe could only happen in 2021.

Housing Market 528

Housing Market Realtors Mortgage Sellers 528

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Similar to the other commission lawsuits, the latest two take aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires the listing broker to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker to list the property on the MLS. 4, 2019 and the present. These allegations are absurd.

Realty 459

Realty Realtors Brokerage Real Estate 459

Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

According to a second-quarter 2024 report from Texas Realtors, the number of active listings from April to June of this year were up 40.8% Interest rates are a big part of the story,” Texas Realtors Chairman Jef Conn said in a statement. compared to the same period last year. year over year to $345,000. annualized increase and 4.8

Inventory 476

Inventory Realtors Housing Market Buyers 476

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Then, the mortgage industry showed why it is called a cyclical business: in the second half of 2021, the Federal Reserve signaled an increase in interest rates and an easing of the purchase of mortgage-backed securities, choking the refi market. ” In fall of 2021, Chicago-based Interfirst laid off hundreds of employees.

Mortgage 526

Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 526

Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2021

Last month, HSH.com used the National Association of Realtors’ 2020 third-quarter data to track the most expensive cities in the U.S., And according to economists, 2021 will bring a 7.3% And it looks the surge will continue into 2021 due to a tight supply of homes and low mortgage rates. . Salary needed: $104,000.

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Housing Market Real Estate Mortgage Realtors 511

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Today the National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales for the month of December were at 6,760,000, a beat of estimates. If we don’t get to 6,200,000 or lower in the 2021 monthly sales print, then demand is better than I thought. Anything above 11% trend growth I would considered housing is outperforming again in 2021.

Housing Market 545

Housing Market Marketing Inventory Realtors 545

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

‘s Agency of the Year in 2021. He also served as president of the Las Vegas Realtors , joining the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2018. He previously held leadership roles as the president of Las Vegas Realtors and the Nevada Realtors Association. billion in 2023. It was also recognized as Vegas Inc.

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Brokerage Realty Agents Real Estate 373

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

in 2021, the forecast said, matching Fannie Mae’s prior monthly projection. Seasonally adjusted existing-home sales surged 25% in July, the biggest monthly gain ever recorded, beating the prior record gain of 21% set in June, the National Association of Realtors said in an Aug. That’s an improvement from the drop of 4.5%

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Lending Mortgage Realtors Housing Market 545

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Lutz, a resident of Colorado, purchased a home in Key Colony, Florida, in 2021 with the help of a buyer’s agent employed by a HomeServices of America franchise. On Monday, homebuyer James Lutz filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit in a U.S. Lutz is being represented in the suit by Randall P. 1, 1996, and the present.

Sellers 468

Sellers Real Estate Agent Realtors Real Estate 468

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Originally filed by REX in March 2021 , against Zillow and the National Association of Realtors , the lawsuit alleges that changes made to Zillow’s website “unfairly hides certain listings, shrinking their exposure and diminishing competition among real estate brokers.”

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Advertising Real Estate Brokerage Agents 448

Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

In an amended complaint filed on Friday, home sellers Danielle and Jessie Kay (who sold a house in Baden, Pennsylvania, in December 2021 with the help of an agent from Realty One Group Gold Standard ) were added as a plaintiff. The Pennsylvania copycat commission lawsuit has some new defendants and a new plaintiff.

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Brokerage Realty Real Estate Real Estate Agent 432