2024

Despite ongoing legal woes and a drop in agents, virtual national brokerage eXp reported year-over-year revenue and profit growth in its Q1 2024 earnings call on Wednesday. Transactions also increased 8% to 110,976 year-over-year, the company reported. “During the first quarter, our agents closed over $37 billion of transactions, a 12% year-over-year increase, underscoring eXp’s… The post eXp World...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.22% this week, rising for the fifth-consecutive week and up from last week’s 7.17%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac, released Thursday.  This week’s numbers:  The 30-year FRM averaged 7.22% as of May 2, 2024, up from last week when it averaged 7.17%.… The post Mortgage Rates Increase for...

Charitable giving continues to rise among REALTORS® and REALTOR® associations, according to a new report from the National Association of REALTORS®. The 2024 Community Aid and Real Estate Report (CARE Report) provides insight into the monetary and volunteer contributions of NAR members, broker-owners and AEs or MLS staff. Monthly volunteering and annual monetary donations by… The post REALTORS®’...

The Center for REALTOR® Development announced a strategic partnership with Shaping Wealth to offer training programs crafted to equip agents with the human-centric skills needed to thrive in today’s real estate environment. The partnership provides NAR members exclusive access and discounted pricing on three upcoming virtual workshops. “At the Center for REALTOR® Development, we are… The post CRD...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate on Wednesday following hotter-than-expected inflation and employment cost data. In its familiar refrain, the central bank left the federal funds target range untouched at 5.25% to 5.5% after its monthly meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Most investors and analysts expected… The post Fed Holds the Line,...

The Corcoran Group has announced three new agents will be joining the brokerage–recruited not from within the real estate industry, but from the National Football League (NFL). Andy Levitre and Marc Mariani will be joining Corcoran Reverie in Nashville, Tennessee. Gregory Senat will be joining Corcoran Infinity Properties’ The Klipper Group in New Jersey. Levitre… The post Corcoran Affiliates Recruit...

HomeServices of America, after paying $250 million to settle seller suits and being dropped from the largest buyer suit, for a few short days was maybe the only large real estate company not directly facing commission litigation. That changed Monday, when lawyers behind the largest buyer suit (known as Batton) re-filed their accusations in a… The post HomeServices Hit by New Buyer Suit Days After Seller...

Cloze—a software company that delivers AI-powered real estate solutions—announced today that Parks | Pilkerton—Tennessee’s largest residential real estate company—has selected their platform for lead management, multi-channel marketing automation, and customer relationship management (CRM). Cloze’s robust AI capabilities will help Parks | Pilkerton agents and leadership increase productivity...

The January issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at RE/MAX and how they continue to attract new agents and affiliates, and expand their network for peak success in the industry. We also take a look at Reliance’s AI solutions,… The post The June Issue of Real Estate Magazine Is Now Live appeared first...

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