by | Nov 15, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As 2023 draws to a close, the residential real estate industry is facing challenges like never before. Elevated mortgage rates, low inventory and stubbornly high home prices in many places within the U.S. are, ironically, lower on the list in some regards, as...
by | Nov 14, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, News, Premier |
At an International Monetary Fund research conference held Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that while progress was being made to curb inflation, there was a possibility that more rate hikes could be in the offing—which, of...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Above, Maria Quattrone, center, front, and her team of associates. A Philadelphia native, Maria Quattrone embarked on an 11-year career in advertising sales after graduating from Temple University. In 2005, drawn by the lure of controlling her own livelihood, she...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
It appears to have become open season on buyer-broker commissions following the Burnett vs. NAR class action lawsuit in which the defendants were found to have conspired to inflate commissions in violation of federal law, with an award of $1.78 billion to the...
by | Nov 10, 2023 | Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Above, Paul D. Clement In the wake of the landmark Burnett verdict where the National Association of REALTORS® and big real estate companies were found to have violated antitrust laws, one defendant brokerage has decided to significantly bolster its legal team. Keller...
by | Nov 10, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The challenge of housing affordability continues to grow to historic levels, according to the latest analysis by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), even as preliminary data from September showed a significant drop in prices, with a median single-family home...