Promising signs abound for 2024 housing market
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Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and December is well under way, we can start looking ahead to the 2024 housing market.New listings...
Pending-home sales rise to highest level in a year in October: Redfin
U.S. pending-home sales rose 1% month over month in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 401,000, the highest level in a...
Banks report tighter lending standards for mortgages, HELOCs in Q3
Banks have tightened lending standards for most categories of residential real estate (RRE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) over the...
Engel & Völkers expands its New England presence
Engel & Völkers is expanding its New England footprint with the addition of one new shop in the Greater Newburyport area, the company...
Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury
The second day of the trial for the Sitzer/Burnett bombshell class action buyer broker commission lawsuit included plenty of insights into how the...
Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers
The guilty verdict of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit case sent shockwaves across the real estate industry. In the aftermath, one of the...
New York regulator encourages property insurers to offer free loss mitigation
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced on Thursday the publication of a policy recommendation that encourages property insurers to offer...
The Fed was wrong about jobs and inflation
After today’s jobs report, which showed unemployment at 3.7%, it’s now clear that the Federal Reserve does not need to create a job-loss...
Commission lawsuits: The actions to take right now from brokers who are doing it
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Ahead of trial date in HMDA case, Freedom Mortgage and CFPB face hurdles
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Freedom Mortgage were handed minor setbacks by the presiding and magistrate judges, respectively, in a case...
