Sat.May 18, 2024

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New listings data falls for third week in a row 

Housing Wire

New listings data has been moving lower over the last few weeks. I usually wouldn’t care too much about this as its a data line that can be volatile week to week but now it’s been three weeks. The moves haven’t been significant and our weekly pending contracts data picked up this week. But, we need to see more growth in new listings data just to grow from 2023 levels. 2023 new listings data was the lowest ever on record, so it’s already a low bar.

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Why — and how — second place counts in home search

Real Estate News

Both Homes.com and Realtor.com claim to be No. 2 in the battle to unseat Zillow as home search champ. A look at CEO claims, what’s at stake and how we got here.

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How commission changes could lead to transactional transparency

Inman

This journey is not without its challenges, broker Bob Mathew writes, but the rewards — enhanced transparency, consumer trust and a more competitive marketplace — are worth the effort.

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Brokerage Beat: News from Compass, Redfin, Corcoran, Christie's RE, more

Real Estate News

High-volume OC team returns to Compass; Redfin Next in 25 new markets; 7-office Corcoran affiliate merges with NJ firm; Christie's Real Estate enters Vietnam.

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Empower homefront heroes with source of income freedom, fairness

Inman

This Memorial Day, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, in addition to words of gratitude and affirmation, it's even more important that our veterans have access to affordable housing choices that accept their hard-earned benefits.

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