by | May 17, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
A total of 31,649 properties had foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions—in April 2024, according to the latest data from ATTOM. ATTOM’s Foreclosure Market Report for April 2024 found that foreclosure filings were down 4% from a...
by | May 17, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. decreased 0.6% in April to 101.8, after decreasing 0.3% in March. Over the six-month period between October 2023 and April 2024, the LEI contracted 1.9%—a smaller decrease than its 3.5% decline over the...
by | May 17, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Overlooked in the national scramble to address the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) settlement, and comprehend (or decry) all the changes that are coming to the industry, is the foundational truism that applies to every facet of real estate: that it is local....
by | May 17, 2024 | Agents, Broker, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Above, from left, Elias Astuto, Riezl Baker, Keith Robinson and Maureen Sullivan In the wake of the National Association of REALTORS®’ decision to settle commission lawsuits, the real estate industry is bracing for a new reality. Rather than clinging to how things...
by | May 16, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
You don’t have to like it. But you can only hate it for so long. More than two months after the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced it was paying $418 million and making long-resisted changes to MLS policy and compensation, brokers and MLS leaders are...
by | May 16, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Consumer, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Escrow holdbacks and repair escrows are common tools in real estate transactions, used to facilitate smooth property transfers under certain conditions. These financial arrangements help manage and mitigate risks associated with property conditions at closing. I will...