by | Sep 26, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, News, Premier |
Consumer sentiment experienced a second consecutive month of decline this month, per the University of Michigan’s closely watched survey of consumers. Consumer sentiment went from 58.2 in August to 55.1 in September, a 5.3% drop. In July, consumer sentiment was...
by | Sep 26, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Inflation remains elevated, but still in line with expectations in August, according to the latest readings of the Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure: the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) The PCE price...
by | Sep 26, 2025 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Above, from left: Donny Samson, Adrian Provost, Melanie Gamble and Renee Gonzales. Photo by AJ Canaria. The real estate industry is coming up on two years post-Burnett trial, and just over one year post practice changes and the conversations around buyer agency...
by Beth McGuire | Sep 25, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The nation’s home buyers continue to benefit from recent historic lows with only a slight uptick in the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage this past week. According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday, the 30-year...
by | Sep 25, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Affordable properties remain elusive, per the most recent findings from ATTOM Data. For the firm’s Q3 2025 U.S. Home Affordability Report, it surveyed 580 U.S. counties (with a population of at least 100,000 and at least 50 home sales during the quarter), comparing...
by | Sep 25, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
One of the major rule changes that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) adopted in August 2024 (following its class-action settlement) was to mandate the use of buyer representation agreements before showing properties. Stated goals include increasing...