As 2024 Looms, Agents and Execs Talk Jobs, Lawsuits, Hopes and Concerns
Peaks and valleys… ebbs and flows… waxes and wanes… Every real estate professional understands that their industry has more of them than most, due to economic variables, inventory issues and a variety of other home-buying and -selling factors. Indeed, 2023 and very likely 2024 may someday be looked back on as two of the most…
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Michigan Pillar To Post Home Inspectors Owner Awarded
David Dalfino, an owner of a Pillar To Post Home Inspectors® network member in Michigan, has been named the 2023 Strategic Partner of the Year for the Greater Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® the largest, local REALTOR® association in Michigan with more than 11,500 members, the company has announced. “Dave Dalfino’s recognition as the 2023 Strategic…
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Freddie Mac Announces New Down Payment Assistance Program
Freddie Mac has announced new, standardized mortgage documents that increase clarity, consistency and accessibility of down payment assistance (DPA) programs nationwide. These documents can be used by lenders working with housing finance agencies (HFAs) at the state, city, county and local levels to eliminate confusion and misinterpretation of DPA programs.Currently, these forms vary greatly. “Saving…
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REALTOR® Store Winter Sale Is Here – 20% Off Select Products
NAR PULSE—Send your agents to the REALTOR® Store to stock up on business-boosting resources that will help them close deals. From now until Dec. 18, select products are 20% off. Happy shopping! Rally behind RRF and help communities when they need it most The REALTORS® Relief Foundation’s goal is to be in a state of…
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Home Sellers on Working With Versus Without REALTORS®
REALTORS® are an essential piece of the housing market ecosystem. However, especially in the world post Burnett vs. NAR, many home sellers don’t realize the necessity of an agent when it comes to navigating the market. For sellers that choose to make their own way in the market, it doesn’t often work in their favor.…
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NAR Announces New Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Suzanne Bouhia has been appointed Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of the National Association of REALTORS®, effective Dec. 11. NAR stated that Bouhia will be leading the Marketing and Communications Group to set its vision, strategy and long-term management approach for communications, branding and marketing. In this role, she joins NAR’s senior vice president team…
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MLS Leaders Seeking Unity, Preparing for Change Post-Burnett
Technically, the MLS industry was not on trial last October, as recent homesellers accused the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and big brokerages of conspiring to inflate commissions, winning a landmark ruling and a $1.8 billion judgment. Effectively, however, the Burnett verdict was always going to have a major impact on how listing services operate.…
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Home Price Growth Continues Slow but Steady Increase in October
U.S. single-family home price growth continued to increase modestly in October, posting a 4.7%-year over-year increase, according to the latest Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for October 2023 released by CoreLogic® Tuesday. According to the report, on a regional level, the Northeast again showed the biggest price rebound. The top five states with…
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Stellar MLS and RentSpree Announce Partnership
RentSpree, a rental management software provider, and Stellar MLS have joined forces in a new partnership. This will provide Stellar’s extensive network of over 84,000 subscribers with direct access to RentSpree’s tools for streamlining rental transactions in one of the nation’s most important housing markets. RentSpree stated their full integration on the Stellar MLS platform…
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Jillian Young to Lead Panel on Lead Gen at RISMedia’s 2024 Rocking in the New Year
RISMedia is excited to announce that Jillian Young, president of Premier Plus Realty in Southwest Florida, will be heading up an industry-leading panel of real estate experts at the company’s 2024 Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year virtual event on Thurs., Jan. 11, 2024. Click here to register! Young’s panel, “Lead Gen: What’s Working,…
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