by | Jan 30, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
After four months of rises, the pending home sales index fell by 5.5% for the month of December, experiencing month-over-month losses in transactions in all four major U.S. regions to cap a year that was marked by volatility. The most significant month-over-month...
by | Jan 30, 2025 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Like most top-producing agents, Suzy Minken, with Compass in Short Hills, New Jersey, has experience on the extreme ends of the home-buying spectrum when it comes to timing. She makes strong recommendations to clients about how to proceed during the process, but...
by | Jan 30, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Weeks after the fires raging across Southern California began, drought conditions and strong winds have, incredibly, kept the two biggest ones, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, still active. At least 29 people have died, as...
by | Jan 29, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Above, Jerome Powell At the Federal Reserve’s first 2025 press conference January 29, following a two-day meeting, Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced that there would not be an immediate rate cut. The action, or inaction, which was unanimously agreed upon by the...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 29, 2025 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage industry experts pointed to a drop in refinance activity as the overall driver of home purchase applications decreasing this week, although it was only slightly and also indicative of persistently elevated mortgage rates hovering near 7%. According to the...
by | Jan 29, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced that charges have been filed against a REALTOR® who allegedly attempted to price gouge a family who was evacuated due to the LA fires. The investigation was a result of complaints received by the California...