For agents still looking for a boom in their business in 2024, fear not! This year’s best time to buy looks to be the first week of October, according to a new report from Realtor.com®. Realtor.com’s 6th annual Best Time to Buy report predicts that Sept. 29 – Oct. 5 is going to be 2024’s… The post 2024’s Best Time to Buy Fast Approaches, Realtor.com® Reports appeared first on...
13 September 2024
In this month’s podcast episode of “Estate of Mind,” hosts Tami Simms and Jack Miller welcomed special guest Will Hayes, the Senior Growth Strategist and Head of Paid Media at the Toby Agency, the Institute’s go-to expert on digital marketing, to discuss strategic marketing. We delve into the intricacies and practical aspects of strategic digital… The post Strategic Marketing for Real Estate...
Conventional wisdom has held that the housing market slows in the months leading up to a presidential election. However, data over the past three decades show that there’s no notable impact on the housing market in election years. Could this year be different? So far, the 2024 presidential election cycle has been unusual by many… The post Do Presidential Elections Impact the Housing Market? appeared...
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. While mortgage rates reached a 19-month low this week, industry experts cautioned it still isn’t enough to significantly alter a hindered housing market for buyers and sellers, who are still facing over-inflated home prices and… The post Mortgage Mix:...
Jason Mitchell Group has announced that the Williams Mitchell Group, led by real estate veterans Bryan Mitchell and Shad Williams, have joined the brokerage. With a combined 35 years of experience in the real estate industry, the Williams Mitchell Group stated they will strengthen their operations in Las Vegas and expand into new markets through… The post Williams Mitchell Group Joins Jason Mitchell...
Curbio, the Maryland-based pre-listing renovation company that offers pay-later services for home sellers upgrading or repairing their homes, is settling a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General of the District of Columbia that accused the company of violating consumer protection laws through “systematically” deceiving homeowners with its practices and marketing. According to a release from… The post...
Both real estate practitioners and lawmakers have been stressing inventory as one of the housing market’s major challenges. What changes has 2024 brought? Has supply caught up to demand? The latest Home Building Geography Index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) tracks building rates across the U.S. during Q2 2024. Said rates show… The post New-Home Construction Highly Concentrated...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Katie Johnson has undoubtedly had one of the toughest jobs in real estate over the past year. As chief legal counsel and chief member experience officer for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Johnson has sat in countless court hearings defending the trade group and its 1.5 million members against allegations of collusion and… The post NAR’s Chief Legal Counsel Reveals Path...