Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

housing market is split into two groups: first-time buyers struggling to enter the market and current homeowners buying with cash,” said Jessica Lautz, NAR Deputy Chief Economist and VP of Research. First-time buyers decreased to 24% of the market share (32% last year). For first-time buyers, this number jumps to 64%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Generative artificial intellegence, such as ChatGPT, is changing everything—a statement that comes as little surprise to anyone these days, and least of all to the many real estate agents whose markets are being saturated by artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered buyers. Keep Up AI is making buyers smarter.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. She then went on to teach high school French, but after six years of dealing with “hormonal teenagers” Williamson was ready for a change, and on a friend’s suggestion interviewed at the local Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate. “It

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

In a world enamored with all things digital and AI , one would think that real estate agents don’t serve any purpose, but it’s totally untrue. Moreover, the concept remains a central theme of some arguments contained in the plethora of lawsuits that are now carpet bombing the real estate industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The company announced this week that it secured $8 million in funding to offer better insights and cohesiveness to real estate agents. Indigo is a search platform that allows buyers to bid on agent-approved listings. The Home Checkout feature validates buyer offers before the transaction continues.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A post shared by The Agency (@theagencyre) Actionable Insights High-quality visuals can elevate your brand and attract more clients Showcase aspirational properties to capture the attention of luxury buyers 2. His style is a breath of fresh air among real estate content.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale. Its unpredictable, said Teena Jackson, a Redfin agent in Cincinnati. Altos considers anything above 30 to be indicative of a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Real estate technology company reAlpha Tech Corp. launched Claire, a generative artificial intelligence -powered, zero-commission buyers’ agent chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. The tool helps match buyers with the ideal property while providing insights into market trends and property values.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

The classes that are available to all agents in the industry include: Scaling Your Boutique Team Breaking into the Luxury Market SCALE: Mindset, Vision, Strategy & Culture for Building Your Ultimate Company Stress-Less Sales: Mastering Communication & Tactical Empathy Buyer Broker Agreement?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. It has been cool to hear that.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

California is the latest state to take a stand against the right-to-list agreement business plan of now bankrupt brokerage MV Realty. On Tuesday, the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that it was granted a preliminary injunction against Florida-based MV Realty after filing a lawsuit in December 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

Since the first quarter of 2021, Redfins agent count has fallen by 22.5%. At the same time, agent counts at other publicly traded companies have exploded, with The Real Brokerage (+1,173%), Fathom Realty (+136.6%), Compass (+78.8%) and eXp Realty (+64.9%) leading the way.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While the key statistics about a property will be available to buyers in the real estate listing description, residential buyers tend to shop with their emotions. Its your chance to emotionally connect with the buyers and create the desire for them to come see the home in person. Visit Zillow Premier Agent 4.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The three plaintiffs are real estate professionals. Hardy is the owner of Snyder Kinney Bennett and Keating LLC , which does business in southeast Michigan as Signature Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In 2018, real estate agent Luis Robledo received a lead for a potential buyer looking to live in Venice Beach, California. The lead had come through Ylopo, a real estate digital marketing solution that aims to help agents find more clients while simultaneously building their brand and team.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement, agents will no longer be allowed to share their seller’s offers of buyer broker compensation on an MLS. They will also have to obtain a signed buyer representation agreement prior to a buyer’s first home tour. Like the athletes in Paris, Realtors and brokers across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

On Monday, several high profile real estate firms such as Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) the parent company of HomeServices of America Windermere Real Estate , Hanna Holdings , EXIT Realty , William Raveis , Crye-Leike and William L. 31, 2019, and the present. 31, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This deal follows a similar move in May to acquire South Carolina-based Carson Realty. William Raveis also acquired New England-based Molisse Realty Group in late 2023. Broadening our reach, we have a tremendous network supporting agents, buyers, and sellers at William Raveis,” they said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Urban District Realty , a Washington, D.C.-based based brokerage, announced last week the launch of its custom real estate listing system, PROJETO. This system uses virtual reality technology which allows clients to be put in a virtual representation of a property that hasn’t been built yet.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

The past year and a half, with its rising mortgage rates , low inventory, and economic uncertainty, has been a challenge for real estate pros, not to mention the buyers and sellers they serve. In life, we sometimes find ourselves plunging headfirst in t o the unknown.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Real estate agents in the leafy suburbs of Bergen County, New Jersey say the current housing market — with historically low inventory and record-high prices — is actually more challenging than the multiple offer chaos they sweated through during the pandemic. “At There is nothing to show.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

When it comes to handling compensation eXp Realty is not mincing its words — it is not sharing its listing fee with the buyer’s broker. However, the firm says this does not mean it is unwilling to work with buyer’s brokers. But it will be their sellers who make the decision on an offer of compensation to a buyer broker.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Originally filed in late November, the Phillips lawsuit accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. By enforcing this mandate, the NAR establishes an anticompetitive market where sellers are coerced into subsidizing the buyer’s costs.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

While Northwest Ohio ’s housing market has remained fairly strong in recent months, local real estate agents say things become a bit more complicated when you segment the market by price point. Agents attribute the varying market conditions to the current interest rate environment. For Campos, the No.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

As the engines of the housing and mortgage markets continue to sputter due to higher interest rates and fewer buyers, industry innovators are looking for ways to get their company’s wheels off the ground. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%.

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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. This would lead to competition among buyer brokers to offer lower commission rates. 16, 2020, and the present.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This is an important moment for NAR members, home buyers and sellers, and the real estate industry,” said NAR President Kevin Sears , Broker-Associate of Sears Real Estate/Lamacchia Realty in Springfield, Massachusetts. “As That’s down from an average of 2.45% year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

No matter where you are in the state, real estate agents in Virginia are facing low inventory conditions that are creating frustrating scenarios for their buyers. “I I have buyers that are looking, but to find a house that you love enough to pay a high price for — and to be at over a 6.5%

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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. A copycat commission lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles. It was filed on Wednesday in U.S. 17, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

While rising interest rates affected all homebuyers, this impact was more pronounced among Hispanic households, many of whom are first-time buyers with lower median incomes and who live in higher priced markets,” according to NAHREP. Interest rates and rising prices were barriers to Hispanic homeownership in 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Keller Williams Realty has partnered exclusively with the online learning platform Coursera to offer a comprehensive introduction to the business of real estate. Dubbed the KW Real Estate Agent Professional certificate, the program will give participants a head start in the real estate industry.

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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. commission ($10,250) to the buyer broker.” 5, 2020, and the present.

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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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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

While not yet reaching the trillion-dollar mark, Miami ‘s total real estate value, including both residential and commercial properties, was estimated at approximately $650 billion as of 2023, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. As of Sept. In 2023 they totaled $1,237,333,276 in total volume.

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