by | Oct 23, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
A protracted legal battle over whether real estate professionals can create and share floor plans when marketing homes finally ended Monday after the Supreme Court declined to revisit an appellate court’s decision allowing the practice. The high court’s refusal to...
by | Oct 23, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
With the future of Fannie Mae in flux due to President Trump’s stated desire to potentially privatize it, CEO Priscilla Almodovar stepped down as the head of the mortgage giant on Oct. 22, with Peter Akwaboah, Fannie Mae’s current COO, appointed to the...
by | Oct 22, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Affordability continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind, as the U.S. housing market steadies but remains more expensive compared to pre-pandemic conditions. As the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) has fallen from recent highs—clocking in around the low-6%...
by | Oct 22, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Prior to the summer of 2024, home sellers were typically responsible for paying the commission for both their own agent and the buyer’s agent, and both sides of the transaction usually involved a traditional full-service agent. Agent commissions also remained...
by Paige Brown | Oct 22, 2025 | Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Teams |
In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Growth Through Acquisitions: Strategies to Scale Smarter, Faster”—Founder and CEO John Featherston led an engaging discussion with panelists Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner and CEO of Lamacchia Realty and Lamacchia Companies, including...
by | Oct 22, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The dry spell for mortgage applications is showing signs of recovery as consecutive weeks of decreasing activity slows significantly. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that the market composite index—the measure of mortgage loan activity volume—decreased...