by | Nov 27, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Homebuyers just got an extra boost in borrowing power after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) increased conforming loan limits to $806,500 for single-unit properties, the federal regulator said Tuesday. The FHFA said the new conforming loan limits for...
by Beth McGuire | Nov 26, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
KANSAS CITY, MO—Last-minute drama sparked by an 11th-hour intervention from the Department of Justice (DOJ) was not enough to derail final court approval of the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) landmark class-action antitrust settlement—though a DOJ lawyer at...
by | Nov 26, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
New home sales declined sharply last month, dropping a significant 17.3% in October, from a September increase of 4.1%, likely due, analysts say, to a rebound in mortgage rates and increased competition from the existing home market. The latest numbers released...
by | Nov 26, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
While home prices have been steadily increasing for more than a year, the November S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home-price index (HPI) showed that price gains are not stopping—but they are slowing. The latest HPI data released Tuesday tracks prices for the...
by Beth McGuire | Nov 25, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Class-action plaintiffs in the $418 million landmark settlement with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) over real estate commissions finally spelled out specific prohibited real estate practices after a law professor’s latest objection to the settlement...
by | Nov 25, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has published a brand-new report tracking interstate migration of homebuyers during the year. The “2024 Migration Report” marks the first time that NAR has conducted the survey. Drawing on data from the U.S. Census Bureau,...