by | Dec 15, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
When an 18% decline in home sales in 2022 is followed by what looks like another 18% drop this year, it’s hard to put a positive spin on the residential real estate market going forward, but Dr. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®...
by | Dec 14, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Despite broker sentiment hitting a yearly low in November—at exactly the same time as it did last year—there are larger signs of positive changes in the housing market, according to RISMedia’s latest Broker Confidence Index (BCI) survey of real estate business...
by | Dec 13, 2023 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Interest rates will remain unchanged for the second month in a row, according to the latest press conference from the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Following no change in rates in November, the Fed found that recent economic signs—such as a...
by | Dec 13, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Above: Brian Buffini, left and Dr. Lawrence Yun December industry predictions for the upcoming year can be fairly same-old, same-old. Forecasters will have mortgage rates rising or falling, while guesstimating sales and inventory to be strong or weak. Of course no...
by | Dec 12, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
With the number of distinct commission-focused class action lawsuits quickly climbing in the wake of the landmark Burnett verdict, the allegations have not changed. Plaintiffs—largely recent homesellers—continue to echo the Burnett claims that they were forced to pay...