Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Jobs week cleared up the skies for the Federal Reserve members, who are smiling — big time — after a series of data lines gave them what they wanted: a softer labor market! While the labor market isn’t breaking , it has become more pliant in the data lines the Fed focuses on. After Friday’s jobs report , which had some one-time variables, we can say that the economy is heading into an area where the Fed will feel much more comfortable, and we should not have any more rate hikes.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A case filed by the Top Agent Network targeting NAR's Clear Cooperation policy was reinstated after previously being dismissed in 2021.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Assumable loans are eye candy in today’s housing market. The idea of taking over somebody’s 2.5% loan sounds amazing, right? It’s technically possible on paper for some loan types, but it’s challenging to pull off in the real world. Yet, if mortgage rates remain high, this is something we’re likely going to hear more about, […] The post The eye-candy of assuming a loan first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog | Real Estate Appraiser.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Support for the embattled CEO, who many expected to announce his early retirement as a result of a fast-moving harassment scandal, came late Thursday with a statement from new president Tracy Kasper.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Two days after a New York Times exposé of alleged sexual harassment and a culture of fear at the National Association of Realtors , President Kenny Parcell announced his resignation. Parcell was called out for alleged sexual harassment by 16 of the more than two dozen current and former NAR employees interviewed by the Times. “I am deeply troubled by those looking to tarnish my character and mischaracterize my well-intended actions,” Parcell wrote in a letter to NAR’s Executive Committee and Boa

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Spencer Rascoff said home search portals may need to pivot in a world where buyers agents are no longer paid via the listing agent’s commission.

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Inman

AUGUST 30, 2023

To win approval from antitrust regulators for its merger with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Black Knight will sell two businesses to subsidiaries of Canadian-based software giant Constellation Software next month.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations. Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. This year 75 honorees were honored as HW Insiders.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 31, 2023

NAR leaders affirmed Bob Goldberg as CEO during an emergency meeting days after the association’s president resigned following sexual harassment allegations.

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The Appraiser Coach

AUGUST 29, 2023

If there’s one thing that consistently stresses out small business owners more consistently than anything else, it’s the dreaded inbox. Especially as an appraiser, I.

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Inman

AUGUST 30, 2023

After dipping to the lowest level since April 1995, applications for purchase mortgages edge up 2 percent week over week but are still down 27 percent from a year ago as mortgage rates retreat from 2023 highs.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami appeared on CNBC‘s Squawk on the Street on Wednesday to talk about the health of the housing market , and more specifically about today’s pending home sales data. Mohtashami explained how demand for existing homes is still trending near 21st-century lows. As long as mortgage rates stay near 23-year highs, Mohtashami believes we will see softness in data.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Just two days after the New York Times published claims of harassment, retaliation and intimidation at the association, Kenny Parcell has stepped down.

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Eyes on Housing

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to NAHB analysis of the Survey of Construction (SOC), new single-family starts decreased in 2022. Nationally, 1,018,495 new single-family units started construction in 2022, 10% fewer than the number of units started in 2021. It marked the first decrease since 2011 but was still the second highest count since the Great Recession. Among all nine Census divisions, the South.

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Inman

AUGUST 30, 2023

Three months after a Texas judge sent former Keller Williams CEO John Davis' $300 million fraud suit against the franchisor to arbitration, Davis is back with new racketeering claims.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Mortgage rates ticked down modestly after job openings data for July came out yesterday, but rates remain elevated. Freddie Mac‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which focuses on conventional and conforming loans with a 20% down payment, shows the 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.18% as of Aug. 31, down from last week ’s 7.23%. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.66% a year ago at this time.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Following an FTC settlement in which Black Knight agreed to sell off a portion of its company, the deal is set to close on Sept. 5.

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Eyes on Housing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that private residential construction spending rose 1.4% in July after an increase of 1.5% in June and 3.5% in May. Spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of $879 billion. However, total private residential construction spending is still 5.5% lower compared to a year ago. The total construction monthly increase is.

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Inman

AUGUST 31, 2023

Strategically positioning yourself and evaluating your performance with the metrics that matter will put you ahead of the competition, according to consultant Diana Zaya.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Mirroring the trend for new home sales (+4.4%), pending home sales rose 0.9% in July, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Year over year, pending home sales were down 14%, a smaller decrease than the 15.6% annual drop recorded in June. However, unlike the market for new homes , which has recovered convincingly above last year’s lows (+31.5%), pending home sales continue to lag behind year-ago levels (-14.0%).

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Following the Lahaina wildfires, "predatory capitalism" has taken hold in the historic community as locals are faced with the decision to rebuild or sell.

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Eyes on Housing

AUGUST 29, 2023

In June, national home prices continued to increase. Limited inventory and solid but weakened demand put upward pressure on home prices, despite rising mortgage rates. Locally, all 20 metro areas, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, had positive home price appreciation in June. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Realty Alliance CEO Craig Cheatham illuminates the frequently byzantine path many Realtors follow on their journey up the National Association of Realtors's formidable org chart.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

A couple of weeks ago, mortgage rates soared to a new 2023 high, reaching over 7% on a 30-year fixed-rate loan for the first time since November 2022. While higher rates are generally viewed with dismay, they often are the end result of a strong economy. Case in point, the private sector added 497,000 jobs in June — more than double many economists’ expectations — while compensation climbed 6.4% from a year ago.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 29, 2023

The latest Case-Shiller data found that prices continued to creep up through June, returning to peak levels. But things may shift this fall.

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Eyes on Housing

AUGUST 28, 2023

Wood framing remains the most dominant construction method for single-family homes in the U.S., according to NAHB analysis of 2022 Census Bureau data. For 2022 completions, 94% of new homes were wood-framed, another 6% were concrete-framed homes, and less than half a percent was steel-framed. On a count basis, there were 956,000 wood-framed homes completed in 2022.

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Inman

AUGUST 29, 2023

Who's in a position to decide what should happen, and what's next for the leadership at The National Association of Realtors?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

The pile of lawsuits facing Gary Keller and the real estate firm he co-founded, Keller Williams , just got larger. Former KW CEO John Davis filed his second lawsuit against the firm on Wednesday in the Western District of Texas. In the filings, which name Keller Williams , Keller, former KW president Josh Team, Business MAPS Ltd. and Business MAPS Management LLC as defendants, Davis alleges that the defendants inflated key profitability metrics including company sales and profits to convince ind

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 29, 2023

A proactive approach could help MLSs better manage any potential changes to their business models.

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Eyes on Housing

AUGUST 29, 2023

The count of open, unfilled jobs for the overall economy continued to moved lower in July, falling to 8.8 million. While certain inflation readings have raised the likelihood of a September Federal Reserve interest rate increase, the JOLTS survey is another data point indicating an ongoing but gradual cooling of macro conditions due to elevated interest rates.

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Inman

AUGUST 30, 2023

From Janelle Brevard's harassment suit to the fallout that ensued following the resignation of National Association of Realtors president Kenny Parcell, stay up to date with NAR coverage here.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) received the green light to move forward with its acquisition of Black Knight after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accepted a binding settlement. Under the agreement, both firms will divest Black Knight’s loan origination system (LOS) Empower business and product and pricing engine (PPE) unit Optimal Blue to a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc, the FTC said in a release on Thursday.

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Real Estate News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pending sales in July rose a modest 0.9%, but that could reflect an extended homebuying season as inventory has stifled buying activity.

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GoForrmz

AUGUST 28, 2023

Originally published on 10/07/2015 Streamline record-keeping and reduce administrative overhead with the GoFormz and Box integration Whether you find yourself routinely filling out digital waivers or in need of a digital sign-in sheet template , GoFormz possesses the ability to seamlessly convert your existing forms into exact digital replicas. The potential of digital forms extends far beyond the diverse data capture opportunities; in fact, it's just the beginning.

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