by | Jun 15, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Through the early months of this year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and a broad swath of economists insisted that inflation had plateaued—or soon would—offering hope that a steady increase in interest rates this year could guide the...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 3, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Residential real estate brokers are feeling better about the state of their industry, albeit only a little bit. This was the key takeaway from RISMedia’s Broker Confidence Index (BCI) survey in May. The monthly survey polls more than 3,000 of the nation’s top brokers...
by Jesse Williams | Jun 3, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Adding a better-than-expected 390,000 jobs in May, the U.S. labor economy continues a blazing stretch of pandemic-recovery growth with overall unemployment holding at 3.6%, as most observers remain laser-focused on the Fed and a path toward balanced inflation and...
by Jesse Williams | May 25, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
As affordability challenges continue to strain the pool of prospective buyers, new data from realtor.com® indicates that relocating is growing in popularity among house hunters looking to move out and up. While inventory constraints continue to weigh on the spring...
by Jesse Williams | May 9, 2022 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
New data collected from LendingTree users puts a dollar amount on how rising rates can affect the cost of a mortgage. Specifically, the firm calculated the difference between average monthly mortgage payments on 30-year, fixed-rate loans in each state based on average...