Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), only 24% of recent buyers were first-timers. HomeLight also highlighted an increase in cash-only purchases as a factor that’s keeping first-time buyers away from the market, as they must compete with all-cash buyers and real estate investors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

The debate surrounding the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy is raging on. I think that a prudent Realtor would have an actual conversation where they discuss the benefits and burdens of being on the MLS, Bregman said. Pareja isnt the only executive who feels this way.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

If a broker is working with an investor that happens to dabble in non-QM, then they’re not going to get all the best practices we’ve aggregated over the last 12 years. If you’re a loan officer, you should have a construction product that focuses on builders, developers and Realtors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Friday’s bombshell – the National Association of Realtors ‘ proposed $418 million settlement of real estate commission lawsuits – set off a frenzy of trading for stocks in the residential real estate sector. That revenue concentration seems to be what had investors heading for the exits on Friday.

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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 21, 2024

million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Individual investors purchased 17% of homes sold in October, up from 16% a month ago and 15% a year ago. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing-home sales rose 3.4% month over month in October to 3.96 This also was a 2.9%

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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.

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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 didnt close his first deal an investor until month six. If you dig a little deeper into the backgrounds of the agents on the Real Trends Verified list, you might think so. Some have both.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In a bidding war, cash buyers and investors will win, and first-time buyers will lose. If we shut off access to real estate services for first-time and entry-level buyers, if investors snatch up the inventory and turn them into rentals, what will our industry look like in a decade or two? What does that mean in the long term?

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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. We are thrilled to partner with our investors to power the future of home negotiations together,” Shah said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based Nourmand & Associates Realtors , said in an interview Wednesday with HousingWire that safety is the top priority. Peranio is also an investor in Pacaso , a second-home co-ownership company, and said that the company is mobilizing its network to help those in need. [A

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Kiavi recently announced an expansion to 13 more states, increasing their loan volume by 46%, in turn creating more reliable capital for realtors. Visit Easy Street Capital Constitution Lending: Best for new investors If youre a new investor, finding the best hard money lenders for beginners can make or break your chance at success.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As a panel of real estate leaders gathered to discuss the future of the MLS at the National Association of Realtors ‘ NXT conference in Boston, Errol Samuelson , Zillow ‘s chief industry development officer, found himself and his company in a bit different standing than usual with the audience of several hundred agents and brokers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

The National Association of Realtors is adding another partnership to its NAR Realtor Benefits Program. RentRedi’s biggest investors include K1 Investment Management, RiverPark Ventures, TIA Ventures and Tribeca Early Stage Partners. NAR has been busy adding partners this year to its Realtor Benefits Program.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2024

The real estate industry is watching with bated breath to see what happens to multiple listing services in the wake of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) antitrust settlement. Realtor associations in Florida may be providing an answer. The 40 MLSs not owned by Realtor associations had until June 18 to opt in.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

While Robert Reffkin and Compass are touting their success while pushing for the repeal of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy, eXp Realty executives are claiming that the North American MLS system is helping to fuel their companys strong international growth. In the U.S.,

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 20, 2025

million, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Individual investors or second-home buyers, The post NAR: Existing-Home Sales Jumped 4.2 Existing-home sales increased 4.2% in February compared with January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 Year-over-year, however, sales were down 1.2%. in the West.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

In a first-quarter earnings call last month, RE/MAX executives told investors that they believe the productivity of RE/MAX agents will help the firm succeed following the agent commission settlement agreement by the National Association of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

The monthly Realtors Confidence Index is an essential measure of what real estate professionals are seeing in their local markets and how the market is evolving on a monthly basis. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, a time of turbulence in the real estate market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Legendary investor Warren Buffett and Greg Abel, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy , addressed the commission lawsuits and HomeServices of America’s recently announced settlement of the suits, during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting on Saturday.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

launched on Wednesday to serve international investors in U.S. Investors can partner with a real estate agent , mortgage broker or turnkey provider to locate a property of their choice. bank account is also created to help the investor manage the property remotely, including through fast currency exchange capabilities.

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Inman

AUGUST 21, 2024

How to build client roster by helping them invest in homes via the mid-term rental strategy Help buyers complete transactions by using mid-term rentals to bridge gaps in housing How realtors can make extra money by managing and co-hosting homes in the mid-term rental space (and also a way to find buyers via tenants) How […]

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

compared with November 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Individual investors or second-home buyers, who make up many cash sales, purchased 13% of homes in November, down from 17% in October and 18% in November 2023. Existing-home sales increased 4.8% in November compared with October and were up 6.1%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

Things had been tense between the Realtor association shareholders and the company’s management and board for some time, Vincent said. HousingWire has reached out to DMAR and SMDRA for comment. REcolorado is the 16 th largest MLS in the country with 25,000 members. The associations even rewrote the company’s bylaws in 2023.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Charron will work alongside Collabra’s other board members, which include Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois, investor and startup leader Tom Simpson, investment banker Patrick Ringland and president and CEO of Collabra, Russ Cofano. For 16 years, Charron was the president and CEO of MRIS , a major multiple listing service.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

When Kevin Sears stepped into the role of National Association of Realtors president on Monday following Tracy Kasper’s resignation , he became the trade organization’s third president in a little over four months. In addition to serving his local and state Realtor organizations, Sears has served NAR in multiple roles over the years.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Thanks to provisions in both Anywhere’s and RE/MAX’s settlement agreements , as well as Redfin’s announcement that it would be requiring agents to cancel their National Association of Realtors membership, much of the speculation has focused on what will become of NAR’s 1.5 million members. Certainly there are a lot of places in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Cincinnati is a great place to live,” said Julie Back , the executive sales vice president of Sibcy Cline Realtors. I think a lot of it has to do with there are just fewer houses available,” said Mark Meinhardt, a senior vice president at Sibcy Cline Realtors. Altos considers anything above a 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Realtors , small business owners, gig workers, freelancers, real estate investors, CPAs, doctors and lawyers with their own practices all could be a non-QM borrower. Real estate investors build portfolios in every market condition There is a large pool of borrowers who purchase regardless of market conditions – real estate investors.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Paperback Audiobook Best books to improve Realtors communication skills 7 Levels of Communication by Michael J. For the real estate investors among us (or as a great gift for your investor clients), check out Profit First for Real Estate Investors, written by David Richter with Mike Michalowicz.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

in March compared to February despite rising mortgage rates , according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Some of these all-cash buyers are investors, but the majority are repeat homebuyers who are able to roll equity from a home sale into their next purchase. Pending home sales increased by 3.4%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In the first few months of 2022, primary-residence buyers and second-home buyers (investors and vacation buyers) flocked to the market at a frenzied pace under the correct assumption that mortgage rates would rise. offers, according NAR’s REALTORS® Confidence Index. At the height of the spring market, the typical home had 5.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

McClelland was a top Realtor before starting a small independent firm in Atlanta after his first year in the business. He also serves as an investor and advisor to many technology companies including Brytecore, OpCity, Etorch, MoveGuru, MyPlanit, Konverse, Zavvie and others. Metro Brokers – Craig McClelland. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A pair of lawsuits on behalf of Zillow investors cite this statement by Wacksman – and similar rosy claims in 2021 by Barton and Allen Parker, the company’s chief financial officer – as illegally misleading investors. 19 in Seattle federal court on behalf of Zillow investor Steve Silverberg. The second lawsuit was filed Nov.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Devon Bevis Senior Vice President Correspondent & Co-Issue Sales Mr. Cooper Dionna Hall Chief Executive Officer Broward, Palm Beaches & St.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

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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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales for February came in as a miss of estimates at 6.02 However, a seller is also a natural homebuyer, unless they’re an investor. However, distressed sales are down a lot today compared to back then, and sales to investors are 19% today compared to 16% back then.

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