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Posted Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
Florida Agency Network and Closingsuite.com CEO Aaron Davis and Chief Operations Officer Mike LaRosa, as well as The Duncan Duo Team at LPT Realty CEO Andrew Duncan, will share their insights Day One at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in Naples, Fla., on when an affiliated business arrangement (AfBA) may be the next right step for title or real estate agents, how to build the operation, and what pitfalls to avoid in today’s environment.
NS3 is being held May 21-23, at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Fla. “Building a Lucrative AfBA” will take place on Tuesday, May 21.
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Posted Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
In its commentary for April, Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group stated the interest rate environment appears to be in a “higher for longer” period and revised its forecast on the number of interest rate cuts for 2024.
The group also gave its forecast for home sales.
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Posted Date: Monday, April 22, 2024
The National Fair Housing Alliance and almost 300 housing, civil rights, and other interested organizations sent a letter requesting the Biden-Harris administration “immediately release” the affirmatively furthering fair housing rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The rule was released for comment in February 2023, with the public comment period ending April 24, 2023, after receiving one extension. The final rule has yet to be released, according to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ website.
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Posted Date: Monday, April 22, 2024
Existing home sales saw slight contraction month-over-month as well as year-over-year last month.
The National Association of Realtors’ chief economist said home sales have stalled because interest rates have not made “any major moves.”
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Posted Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Amidst allegations of sexual harassment, attempts at blackmail, and a jury finding of antitrust violations levied against the National Association of Realtors over the last year, two real estate professionals have started to offer an alternative trade group for real estate agents.
Mauricio Umansky and Jason Haber founded the American Real Estate Association with the goal to provide “unflinching advocacy and unrelating organizing on behalf” of its members.
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Posted Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Over a quarter of recent homebuyers had no idea how much their real estate agent was paid, with some respondents also stating they had no idea how the amount was determined or who paid the agent, according to a report published by Redfin.
“Home sellers often have a candid conversation about fees with their agent before signing an agreement to work together. Buyers would benefit from doing the same,” Redfin’s chief economist said.
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Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024
Florida Agency Network Operations Manager Andrea Somers and Chief Administrative Officer/President Amy Gregory shared with RESPRO 31 – One Stop’s audience how to build an affiliated title operation, one step at a time.
RESPA News took a front seat for a discussion on staffing, vendor relationships, centralization, and technology considerations that can make or break a joint venture.
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Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024
Consumers reported being more optimistic for both homebuying and home selling, despite indicating a more negative outlook on whether mortgage rates will decrease over the next 12 months.
“With the historically low rates of the pandemic era now firmly behind us, some households appear to be moving past the hurdle of last year’s sharp jump in rates, an adjustment that we think could help further thaw the housing market,” Fannie Mae’s chief economist said about the results of March’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index.
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Posted Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
The real estate industry is set for a lot of switch ups this year, with real estate agent commissions under scrutiny and regulators testing out title insurance alternatives.
RESPA News listened in at RESPRO 31 – One Stop in Houston while Arthur Sterbcow of the Sterbcow Law Group, Pam O’Connor, formerly of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and Craig Cheatham of The Realty Alliance, shared their perspectives on what’s ahead.
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Posted Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
A survey of over 2,000 consumers revealed that when borrowers were buying or selling their homes, those who knew their real estate agent commissions were negotiable and asked for a reduction had more than a 50 percent success rate.
“Like most things in life, you won’t know if your real estate agent will be willing to lower their commission fee until you ask,” LendingTree senior economist Jacob Channel said. “It can quite literally pay off.”
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