by | Jun 13, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Douglas Elliman is the latest big brokerage, joining Howard Hanna and HomeServices of America, in being voluntarily dismissed without prejudice from the Illinois-based Batton homebuyer commission lawsuits. Homebuyers claimed to have suffered antitrust injury due to a...
by | Jun 13, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
On the heels of the Fed standing firm on keeping its benchmark rate unchanged, mortgage rates trickled down again this week, with the 30-year-fixed rate mortgage averaging 6.95%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released...
by | Jun 13, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Most have heard the adage that “time is money,” but how often are agents asked how much their time is worth? That may be a question that buyer agents are forced to ponder and answer in real time, given the scrutiny that the value of buyer agency has been under in...
by | Jun 12, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
In a move designed to help military service members, veterans and eligible spouses stay competitive in the current housing market, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Tuesday that it will temporarily allow VA borrowers to pay their own buyer agent fees...
by | Jun 12, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Christina Bennett loved the mortgage industry, but after undergoing multiple layoffs, she says the feeling wasn’t mutual. Bennett spent years in and out of mortgage roles in various underwriting posts, rising to the management ranks in her last company, Caliber Home...
by | Jun 12, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage applications shifted course and increased 15.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending June 7, 2024. This week’s data: The Market Composite Index, a measure of...