Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 9, 2025

Top remodeling projects for homeowner satisfaction and cost recovery continue to vary as individuals remodel their homes for diverse reasons, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and National Association of the Remodeling Industrys 2025 Remodeling Impact Report. first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

These include Kamini Lane (CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty ), Jodi Hall (former chief operating officer at Countrywide Mortgage ), Monica Reynolds (former vice president of Keller Williams MAPS Coaching ) and Leslie Appleton-Young (former chief economist for the California Association of Realtors ).

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The National Association of Realtors reports that existing-home sales increased in November. Lisa Sturtevant, Chief Economist for Bright MLS, revealed her thoughts on the Existing Home Sales report: The National Association of Realtors reported this morning that existing home sales were at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.15

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) hasnt been shy about trying to dismiss the growing crop of lawsuits alleging that its three-way membership agreement structure constitutes an antitrust violation, and things are no different with the Eytalis suit in Texas.

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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). 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. In the South, the PHSI increased 0.9%

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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% We can track demand faster with our weekly pending contract prints, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise that we had some growth in today’s report.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

He helped launch a contract servicing department to facilitate seller-financed transactions. Thats a Realtor problem. If a Realtor originates a deal, were part of their process, he said. Everybodys siloed lenders, appraisers , title companies, Realtors. There just wasnt any business. Rather than retreat, Stone innovated.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

Earlier this week, Zillow launched a new “touring agreement,” a nonexclusive contract for buyers and agents to use for home tours. While many in the industry have been intrigued by Zillow’s new pilot program, Virginia Realtors is taking a tougher stand. This agreement must be signed prior to an agent taking a buyer to tour a home.

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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. Defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

As part of the debate surrounding the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy which mandates that a property be listed on the MLS within 24 hours Zillow has become a vocal supporter of the policy. To conduct its study, Zillow analyzed 2.72 To conduct its study, Zillow analyzed 2.72

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Within the platform’s dashboard, clients can view documents like offers, appraisals, listing contracts, open houses and more. The National Association of Realtors have held meetings on whether CCP should be eliminated or adjusted, but it has made no conclusive decision, nor is there a timeline for them to do so.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun projects a 2% rise in home prices in both 2025 and 2026. HousingWire’s 2025 Housing Market Forecast predicts home-price growth of 3.5% this year, which was at the higher end among 13 other forecasts released in 2024, which averaged 2.6%

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 30, 2024

decline in pending home sales, according to the National Association of REALTORS. A forward-looking measure of home sales based on contract signings, the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) fell to 70.2 A forward-looking measure of home sales based on contract signings, the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) fell to 70.2 July saw a 5.5%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and News Corp., along with several of its subsidiaries such as Move , Realtors Information Network and OpCity , are looking to have the Bandy fraud suit dismissed. and Realtors Information Network, Inc., Filed in U.S. the filing states.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Coffee & Contracts: @coffeecontracts Content style: Creative marketing resources for real estate agents Coffee & Contracts is like discovering a secret weapon for your real estate business. If you want content that is sure to wow your followers and attract new leads, Coffee & Contracts has everything you need to get there.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ask the average real estate agent or broker in America if they believe the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and brokerages are likely to win the bombshell Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit case on appeal. Such an outcome, many predict, could eventually force a disassociation between the Realtor-owned MLSs and the NAR mothership.

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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. NAR’s Pending Homes Sales Index (PHSI) report is a forward-looking source that predicts home sales based on contract signings. The report found that pending home sales jumped 2.2%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Another antitrust lawsuit related to the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) three-way membership agreement is facing a motion to dismiss. District Court in Pittsburgh by former Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) president and Howard Hanna Real Estate Services agent W.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The monthly Realtors Confidence Index helps to dispel many of the myths and cut through the noise of what is currently happening in the market. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, at a time of turmoil in the real estate market. In comparison, in 2011, homes took 96 days to sell. .

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

After slamming the California Association of Realtors (CAR) for a draft of its buyer representation agreement, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) on Tuesday released its proposed criteria for evaluating buyer representation agreements. The criteria are primarily focused on the form and content of the contract.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The founders also cited the National Association of Realtors ‘ antitrust lawsuits as a key motivator behind Indigo’s launch. Shaival Shah and Wei Gan, co-founders of Ribbon , launched the company as an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solution for transparent real estate negotiations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As brokerages across the country have begun implementing buyer agency contracts into their business practices in the wake of the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit verdict, the Consumer Federation of America is warning consumers that they may be filled with “unfair provisions” that primarily protect agents and brokers.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

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. Buyer’s agent commissions have fallen 17 basis points since January 2023, when they averaged 2.51%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

PRO TIP You may see the terms “real estate agent” and “Realtor” used interchangeably. While a Realtor is indeed an agent, the term doesn’t work both ways. To be a Realtor, an agent must be a member of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). This course covers real estate law, contracts, finance and ethics.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

compared with January 2024, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month, contract signings retreated in the Midwest, South and West, while the Northeast saw a slight increase. Year-over-year, contract signings decreased in all four U.S. Pending home sales fell 4.6%

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Real Estate News

MARCH 21, 2025

Buyer agreements are a good thing, Alabama Realtors CEO says, but the law, inspired in part by the DOJ, gives consumers and agents more time to negotiate.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Many state Realtor associations’ new forms —such as buyer representation agreements—are largely incomprehensible to the average homebuyer or seller and have language that seeks to avoid the terms of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , according to a report released earlier this month.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

However, he recently denied defendant Crye-Leike Real Estate Services claim that it should be covered by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement. In October 2024, Judge Bough granted final approval to the settlements reached by nine other brokerage defendants in the suit.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 30, 2025

in December compared with November and were down 5% compared with December 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year-over-year, contract signings dropped 1.3% Pending home sales decreased 5.5% Regionally, and month-over-month pending home sales dropped 8.1% in the Northeast, 4.9% in the Midwest, 2.7%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

After hitting the second-lowest level on record in July , pending home sales rose slightly in August, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). A reading of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. On a regional basis, contract signings rose in the Midwest (up 3.2%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb accused Curbio of defrauding homeowners by luring them into contracts that allowed the company to pilfer their home equity over minor violations. The AG also accused the company of acting as an unlicensed lender and performing subpar renovations.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

Does experience matter for first-year Realtors? To find out, we sat down with Brandon to get his best advice for new Realtors. He was locked into a one-year contract, but the minute it ended, he began his search for a new coach. Most have blue-chip professional experience or personal connections with wealthy homeowners.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As a real estate reporter, it was not lost on me that the formal start of my house hunt would coincide almost perfectly with the real estate industry working through the nationwide implementation of the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For decades, disruptors and innovators in the residential real estate industry have been trying to chip away at the near monopoly that Realtors have had over home sales. The monumental verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit trial may finally be the giant-killing blow against the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

drop in the number of homes in contract from the prior month, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors. Gradually increasing mortgage rates, heightened home prices and inventory levels at historic lows finally coalesced in February to depress in-contract deals. and West (96.9) respectively.

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Inman

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which tracks contract signings as a measure of future home sales, fell 5.5 in December, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. percent to 74.2

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