Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). monthly increase for a pace of 470,000 sales, which was flat compared to October 2023. The share of first-time buyers rose slightly to 27% in October, up from 26% a month before, but down from 28% in October 2023. This also was a 2.9%

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

According to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), in 2024, Realtors indicated that their recent clients choose to move to a certain area mostly to acquire more home for the money (21%), and to be closer to family and friends (30%). While the U.S.

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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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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Community Aid and Real Estate (CARE) Report published in May, nearly 70% of all NAR members reported that they volunteered at least eight hours a month in 2023. Nobody understands a local community like a Realtor, Brown said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The latest signal comes from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which shows sales in October growing 5.4% reading for the PHSI is the highest mark since March and the third highest dating back to December 2023. year over year and 2% compared to September. However, there are headwinds.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has spent much of the past few years having its dirty laundry aired across public domain and in courtrooms. Some Realtors question what they get out of their NAR memberships, but rules imposed by NAR and affiliates at the state and local levels force them to be members.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

annual gain in August and a 5% jump in July , and it marks the lowest year-over-year increase since August 2023. compared to Q3 2023, the FHFA reported. According to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the number of unsold existing homes rose 0.7% annually to a reading of 324.80 This increase is down from a 4.3%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed an increase in pending home sales for the fourth consecutive month. is the highest level for the PHSI since February 2023, according to NAR. compared to November 2023. The report found that pending home sales jumped 2.2% month over month and 6.9%

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) reports that pending home sales increased in September. from September 2023 to 65.6, from September 2023 to 64.0, compared to September 2023. After two years of sluggish home sales in 2023 and 2024, existing-home sales are forecasted to rise to 4.47 September saw a 7.4%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

District Court for the Central District of Utah, include the usual cast of antitrust lawsuit characters: the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate , Keller Williams Realty , HomeServices of America , and RE/MAX. For example, of the top 10 brokerages by closed sides in 2013, only three remain in the top 10 in 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Existing home sales dropped to their lowest level in nearly 30 years in 2023, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), released Friday. In 2023, 4.09 If there had been more listings on the market in 2023, we would have had more home sales.” compared to a year ago. drop from a month prior.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

From the National Association of Realtors : Total existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – expanded 3.4% million in October 2023). from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million in October. Year-over-year, sales progressed 2.9% (up from 3.85

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The on-again-off-again legal battle between Top Agent Network (TAN) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is now off. San Francisco Association of Realtors , which was an original defendant in the suit, was voluntarily dismissed in 2024. On Monday, the parties notified Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

Growing dissatisfaction among real estate agents , concerns over declining commissions , and shifting views on the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are among findings in Redfin’s 2025 Industry Survey. saw a positive impact.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 13, 2025

According to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) survey , many are cutting back on non-essential spending, canceling vacations, and even taking second jobs to save for a down payment and afford homeownership. As housing affordability reached its lowest point since 2006, one group stood out in defying market trendssingle women.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The company announced the recruitment of Phoenix -based agent Joshua Smith, a high producer who closed 297 transactions in 2023. He was named as a finalist for the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) “30 Under 30” rankings and also ranked 30th overall among the top U.S. agents by the The Wall Street Journal.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

the parent of digital lender Better.com , narrowed its net loss between the third and fourth quarters of 2023 by more than 80%, driven by expense cuts to its platform and marketing efforts. million in Q4 2023, down from a loss of $339.4 For all of 2023, the New York-based digital lender reported a GAAP net loss of $534.4

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

In 2023 and 2024, Zillow found that sellers who chose not to list on the MLS typically lost out on nearly $5,000, selling their property for 1.5% Zillow defined communities of color as ZIP codes where a majority of households are headed by Blacks , Hispanics , Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders or Native Americans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Last summer, consumer and industry advocacy organizations including the American Land Title Association (ALTA), National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), National Association of Realtors (NAR) and AARP sounded the alarm over a rising trend of elder real estate fraud and financial exploitation in a jointly released issue brief.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For Nykia Wright , CEO of the National Association of Realtors , 2025 is going to be all about turning NAR into a trade association for the future while rebuilding relationships with members. In addition to these suits, the Alabama Association of Realtors sent a letter to NAR asking it to end the three-way agreement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The 2023 RealTrends Verified rankings listed the group as the No. 6, the brokerage added Phoenix-based agent Joshua Smith , who posted 297 sides in 2023. 17 deadline for business practice changes tied to the National Association of Realtors ‘ commission lawsuit settlement agreement. 1 mega team by sales volume and units.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Pending home sales rose in October, marking the third consecutive month of increases, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). from October 2023. from October 2023. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)–a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings–rose 2% to 77.4 in October.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Dunn, who has led the firm since 2007, has previously served on Northern Virginia Association of Realtors ’ ethics and professional standards committees, and she regularly leads fundraising initiatives in her local community. Pejacsevich and Buzzelli founded Atoka Properties before acquiring Middleburg Real Estate in 2008.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 1, 2025

According to the National Association of Realtors 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report, baby boomers now comprise the largest generational group of home buyers in a shift that underscores the changing dynamics of todays housing market. The survey received 5,390 responses from primary residence buyers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

metropolitan areas analyzed experienced annualized home-price gains in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to data published Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). in Q4 2023. Nearly 90% of U.S. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.12% to 6.85% during the final three months of 2024. in Q3 2024 and 26.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

The Black homeownership rate saw the largest year-over-year increase of all racial groups in 2023, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). in 2023, an increase of 60 basis points from the year before that was driven by more Black first-time homebuyers. in 2023 (up 0.1%).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Since 2023, 80% of respondents saw property tax increases. For example, property values in Maryland rose 20% on average over the last three years, according to a Maryland REALTORS report. LERETA also found that 49% of respondents would consider selling and moving if property taxes increased.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement as well as settlements reached by RE/MAX, Keller Williams, Anywhere , Compass, Redfin, At World Properties and many others may have received final approval , but the first commission lawsuit settlement to be reached has not been so fortunate.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Census , Migration Patterns, and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), mapping this against population declines, migration outflows, drops in new building permits, and rising vacancy rates for the 100 largest U.S. between 2020 and 2023. rise in new building permits between 2022 and 2023 landed San Diego in fourth place.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. There is a big cream-rises-to-the-top situation going on, where the top-performing, excellent Realtors in the their given markets are rising,” Saunders said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. million in volume in 2023, according to RealTrends Verified data. Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 2, 2025

Negative attitudes towards the National Association of Realtors (NAR): Following a year of industry upheaval, a majority of agents (51%) now hold an unfavorable view of NAR, a significant increase from 19% in 2023. who noted a positive impact.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. It is no secret that many first-time homebuyers are struggling.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

The debate surrounding the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy is raging on. In a 2023 consumer survey , Zillow found that 91% of buyers believe they should be able to see all of their housing options for free and without barriers in a single location. Restraint on trade?

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

million existing home sales in 2024, a little increase over 2023’s 4.1 Working with an excellent realtor to assist price and market a house listing will be more crucial than in previous years. Similar to this year’s growth, Zillow predicts a comparatively modest 2.6% increase in property values in 2025. Zillow predicts 4.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In 2022, Crye-Leike Real Estate Services closed roughly $7 billion in sales volume, according to data from the 2023 RealTrends Verified rankings. Bough to stay the case against it until all appeals of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement have been exhausted.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Buyer’s agent commissions have fallen 17 basis points since January 2023, when they averaged 2.51%. Commissions trended slightly lower following the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement , dropping from an average of 2.42% in March to 2.35% in August, when the new changes went into effect.

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