by Beth McGuire | Jun 19, 2015 | Consumer, News |
Beginning his career in El Paso, Texas, in 2003, Broker Associate David Acosta developed big plans for the expansion of his Keller Williams firm, the David Acosta Real Estate Group. “We wanted to grow, and every time I went to a convention in California, people would...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 17, 2015 | Consumer, News |
Data through May 2015, released recently by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, continued its downward trend in default rates. Historical lows are reported for four of the five national indices. The...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 3, 2015 | Agent, Best Practices, Broker, Consumer, News |
The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) announced Wednesday that the Massachusetts State Supreme Court (SJC) decision in Monell vs. Boston Pads LLC is a win for consumers and the entire real estate industry. The ability for real estate agents to choose to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jun 1, 2015 | Consumer, For Your Clients, News |
Encouraged by strong price increases and hot sales this spring, increasing numbers of owners are listing their homes for sale. But chances are good that millions of owners are making wrong assumptions about the value of their homes, according to two new studies. Wrong...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 19, 2015 | Consumer, News |
Enforcement of the Truth in Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures—or TRID—should be delayed to provide for a transition period and minimize negative consequences for consumers, according to testimony from the American Bankers...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 12, 2015 | Consumer, News |
REALTOR® leaders from across the country will converge on the nation’s capital this week to advance key real estate issues with regulators and members of Congress during the REALTOR® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, here through May 16. Nearly 8,500...