by | Dec 12, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
When it comes to pets, there’s pleasure and then there’s business. The pleasure is 24/7…until you as an agent either represent a seller with pets or a buyer who’d prefer not to see, smell or hear them in a house they’re considering. “I’m an animal lover, and...
by | Dec 12, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
A recent Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) analysis found that insurance costs are heavily weighing on housing affordability, having risen 74% since the Great Recession, with more homeowners forced to buy government-backed plans. As a result of market...
by | Dec 11, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Amid the growing landscape of litigation in the industry, a real estate broker is claiming his livelihood has been put at risk, alleging that he is being retaliated against for suing the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). In his latest legal volley against the...
by | Dec 11, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Realty ONE Group International has announced it is creating a program for real estate professionals in Phoenix who do not want to be affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). In a recent press release, the brokerage stated it has established a new...
by | Dec 11, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
With mortgage rates hitting six-week lows this past week, home-purchase applications saw their fifth-straight week of increases, driven primarily by a surge in refinance activity by borrowers with the higher rates of this time last year. Veterans Affairs loans in...
by | Dec 11, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
After a year of inflation coming down, the last stretch of 2024 has seen a reverse course, per the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI, updated every month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures changes to the costs consumers are facing and gauges...