by | Feb 13, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
January saw 30,816 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings—which include default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions—an increase of 8% month-over-month, but a 7% decline year-over-year. A little under 3,000 (2,973) properties were repossessed via...
by | Feb 12, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Buying a home is one of the most significant financial decisions most people will make in their lifetime. Yet, many buyers find themselves becoming “house poor” after achieving this “American Dream.” Nearly three in 10, or 27.4%, U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 12, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
With mortgage rates still hovering at recent lows, this week saw another increase in mortgage applications, increasing 2.3% from last week’s increase of 2.2%, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) for...
by | Feb 12, 2025 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
While smiles, courtesy and friendliness are an agent’s calling cards with everyone, let’s be real about the residential real estate business. While it may not be purely a cutthroat calling, there are no nice tries for buyers. Your client either captures the flag with...
by | Feb 12, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In a fourth quarter and full-year 2024 earnings call February 11, Zillow Group CEO Jeremy Wacksman and CFO Jeremy Hofmann touted the company’s strong performance, highlighting a 17% year-over-year revenue increase to $554 million in Q4 and a 15% increase to $2.2...
by | Feb 12, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Inflation continues to rise for the fourth consecutive month, continuing a reversal from its decline throughout most of 2024. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)—one of the main measures of inflation—rose 0.5% in January, according to the latest data from the Bureau of...