by | Sep 15, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
There’s no market without buyers, but that doesn’t mean that buying a home is easy for them. Two new surveys from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) aim to identify the main barriers homebuyers face in becoming homeowners: 2023 Experiences & Barriers of...
by | Sep 15, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. After a brief dip last week, mortgage rates rose again this week, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage...
by Beth McGuire | Sep 14, 2023 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.18% this week, back to where it was two weeks ago after a dip to 7.12% last week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. This week’s numbers: 30-year...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Above: Bright MLS Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant. Photo by AJ Canaria. In 1992, pundit James Carville coined the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid!” As a soundbite, it was meant to illustrate that in politics, a good (or bad) economy is all that matters, urging...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is an RISMedia biweekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they not only survive but thrive in these challenging times. Industry professionals explain the strategies they’re employing and unique ideas they’ve...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Love at first sight is all well and good in a movie, but when it comes to buying a house there’s no such thing. Or shouldn’t be, anyway. And it’s the REALTORS® job to make sure a client knows everything possible about a house—good and bad. Yes, your client will have...