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Is the DOJ really the CCP boogeyman for Realtors?

Housing Wire

In a footnote on the seventh page of the filing, the DOJ decided to offer some clarity on its current feelings about the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP). Implemented in May 2020, under CCP, listing agents have 24 hours from when they begin marketing a property to list it on their local MLS.

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Buyers are struggling to compete in the white-hot Cincinnati market

Housing Wire

“I called the listing agent and it was listed three hours ago, but it was sold,” the Cincinnati, Ohio -based eXp Realty agent said. “We There is no way you can stay on top of things unless you hire someone to watch new listings pop up every 10 minutes. We couldn’t even see it. It is so hard to compete with that.”

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Mortgage rates poised to drop to 5.5% in 2024: Bloomberg

Housing Wire

million existing homes were sold, according to the National Association of Realtors. of investors were anticipating the benchmark interest rate to remain the same after the FOMC meeting, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool. of investors have priced in a cut of at least a quarter point in March. In 2023, only 4.09

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“It seems impossible:” Bergen County, NJ’s housing market is vexing agents and buyers

Housing Wire

70 towns, 90 new listings Local agents say the county’s tight inventory situation is largely to blame. “We We have been complaining about the lack of inventory for as long as I can remember, but then we at least had more listings,” Danny Yoon , an Edgewater, New Jersey-based Sotheby’s International Realty agent, said.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

In down markets, the best agents and the best brokerages gain market share,” Reffkin, the CEO of Compass, told investors and analysts during his firms first-quarter 2024 earnings call on Wednesday evening. “We We found that more than 99% of new listings in March included offers to pay the buyer’s agent.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. Seasonal impacts are the norm with housing, and new listing data is negative 6% year to date.

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Existing home sales data shows extent of housing inflation

Housing Wire

Today the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell once again to 4.80 Existing home sales have more legs to go lower, especially now that new listing data is falling. Even though this was a beat of estimates, the sales decline trend due to higher mortgage rates and home prices continues.

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