by | Dec 23, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
2024 is closing out with a dip in consumer confidence, according to the latest monthly report from the Conference Board. In particular, the report’s Expectations Index (tracking consumers’ short-term outlook on income, business and the labor market) dropped by 12.6...
by | Dec 23, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The latest quarterly U.S. Home Affordability Report from ATTOM Data found that affordability continued to worsen across the U.S. in Q4 2024—median-sized homes are now less affordable than the historical average in 98% of the report’s surveyed counties. The report...
by | Dec 23, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
These are super-exciting times for Suzy Minken, a REALTOR® with Compass based in Short Hills, New Jersey. Not only is she psyched about residential real estate prospects going forward post-Burnett, but her company recently stunned the industry with its purchase of...
by Beth McGuire | Dec 22, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Renting has traditionally been thought of as an intermediate stage to homeowning, where a renter saves up before they’re ready to commit to buying a permanent (and more expensive) house. However, the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University’s...
by | Dec 20, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday. -The Senate last week passed a bill that would ban so-called “trigger leads” in the mortgage industry, with...
by | Dec 20, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index improved for the fifth consecutive month in December, rising about 3% to its highest reading in seven months. A surge in buying conditions for durables led Current Economic Conditions to soar more than 20%. Rather...