Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down with Chad Smith , president and chief operating officer at Better. The duo discuss Smith’s decision to join Better, the company’s new platform and AI loan assistant , and its growth strategies going into 2025. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Real Estate News

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Barring any surprises, the two largest settlements in the Sitzer/Burnett commissions case — totaling nearly $700 million — will be finalized in just a few days.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It has been almost two months since mortgage rates spiked again, and my initial thought was this would tank housing demand. We had a positive 18-week period with purchase applications before mortgage rates started rising in September. I figured those increases would produce the same weakness in purchase apps that we saw earlier in the year. However, surprisingly, demand has held up better than I anticipated.

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Real Estate News

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

RE/MAX adds firms in Arizona, Indiana; merger brings CB Premier agent count to 300; ERA expands in NE Florida with merger; C21 gains Milwaukee affiliate; more.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Happiness is rooted in gratitude, which makes Thanksgiving a particularly appropriate time to focus on how to cultivate it, trainer Bernice Ross writes.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Minnesota's AG asserts that recommending a home warranty without disclosing a financial interest is a violation of fiduciary duty.

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