by | Oct 10, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, Premier |
Brokers across the country are seeing their confidence wane, as what many hoped would be a temporary spike in mortgage rates has dragged on through most of the year with a dearth of listings continuing to weigh on markets. RISMedia’s Broker Confidence Index (BCI) fell...
by | Oct 9, 2023 | Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Above: Paul and Ana Fonseca (together) surrounded by team members For long-time Florida team leaders Paul and Ana Fonseca, it will clearly take more than a Category 4 storm to put them off their game. The couple lost their Fort Myers home and everything in it when...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 9, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Luxury, National, News, Premier |
In the dynamic world of real estate, the increase of “secret listings” has raised eyebrows recently. Known by various names such as “pocket listings,” “SBI” or “internal office listings,” these practices have ignited a debate within the real...
by | Oct 9, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Last Friday, RE/MAX unveiled the terms of its settlement of two major class action lawsuits targeting agent commission that will resolve all claims against the company (and its agents and franchises). The agreement, unsurprisingly, mirrors the terms that Anywhere Real...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 6, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Last month, Anywhere rocked the real estate world by becoming the first company to announce that it would be settling two major class action lawsuits that have targeted commission structures. Along with paying a total of $83 million, the company agreed to change...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 6, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In a surprising and upbeat report today from the U.S. Department of Labor, payrolls grew by 336,000 in September on a seasonally adjusted basis. The increase was almost double what most economists had expected, and showed the labor market’s strength, with the national...