With fall approaching, home shoppers will see a plethora of options this buying season as housing inventory hits the highest level seen since May 2020, according to Realtor.com® data. Realtor.com®’s August Housing Trends Report found that the number of homes actively for sale grew by 35.8% year-over-year, the 10th straight month of growth and the… The post Housing Inventory Hits Highest Level Since...
10 September 2024
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has been named by Newsweek as one of the World’s Most Trustworthy Companies. The World’s Most Trustworthy Companies list is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., according to a release. Companies on the list were chosen based on evaluations of trust across three main groups: customers, investors, and employees. The list… The post Anywhere Real Estate Named Among...
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has announced that its C5 + CCIM Global Summit–co-hosted with the CCIM Institute–will take place from September 17-19, 2024 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “The 2024 C5 + CCIM Global Summit provides business, learning and networking opportunities for commercial real estate professionals while… The post NAR Announces...
Consumers reported significantly greater optimism about the future direction of mortgage rates, despite showing little change in overall home buying sentiment, according to Fannie Mae data. Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) for August increased 0.6 points to 72.1, up 5.2 points year over year. Fannie Mae added that a high of 39% of… The post Fannie Mae: Most Consumers Remain...
United® Real Estate has announced the company has been ranked in the Inc. 5000 for the eighth year as one the fastest-growing privately held U.S. companies. This year, the firm was named the No. 1 Fastest-Growing National Brokerage by revenue, according to a release by the brokerage. The ranking considers the three-year average growth rates… The post United Real Estate Ranks as the Fastest-Growing...
The maelstrom of change and upheaval sparked by a commission-lawsuit pile-on, subsequent practice changes to compensation structure and a media feeding frenzy may have shifted who real estate brokers trust—and who they are depending on to guide them through a still very uncertain time. In RISMedia’s latest Broker Confidence Index (BCI) survey of the country’s… The post Low Trust in NAR, Media Has...
Above: (left to right) Mike McDonagh, Kendall Bonner, Ed Zorn, Marilyn Wilson WASHINGTON, D.C.—What happens when you get a bunch of lawyers and business operations experts in the room with hundreds of brokerage leaders to talk about one of the most pivotal legal cases the housing industry has seen in decades? Well, let’s just say… The post How Brokerages, Agents Can Avoid ‘Legal Landmines’...