Team Tactics: 4 Ways to Make the Most of Driving as a REALTOR®
October, 21 2024
Unless you and your team don’t have an office carpool, odds are that you’re all spending a lot of time driving yourselves from the office, to open houses, etc. What are the best ways to ensure the time you spend in the car doesn’t feel like gaps in the workday, but full parts of it?…
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Coldwell Banker Texas Team Is All About the Client
October, 21 2024
Dee Evans worked for a Texas mortgage company to help put her husband through dental school. By the time he was in practice, she had decided to take the leap into sales. She was licensed as a REALTOR® in 2003. By 2005, she was a top producer for Ebby Halliday in Rockwall, Texas, and four…
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Future-Focused Economic Index Continues Monthly Fall Despite Recent Positives
October, 21 2024
Despite some better economic signs—such as the latest Consumer Price Index seeing the smallest annual increase since February 2021—non-profit research firm The Conference Board’s forward-looking measure of the economy, Leading Economic Index (LEI), has continued to decline for the seventh straight month. The LEI fell 0.5% in September to 99.7, following a 0.3% decline in…
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Court Report: DOJ Cracks Down on Redlining; Further Class-Action Settlements Proceed
October, 21 2024
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Fairway Independent Mortgage fined $10 million for alleged redlining Wisconsin-based Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation has been under investigation since 2021 due to accusations of redlining (or not lending to residents in communities of color) throughout…
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Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate Launches “We Know” Campaign
October, 21 2024
Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate has announced the launch of a new brand campaign and tagline, emphasizing their 99% client satisfaction rating and deep understanding of homes. This campaign further connects the trusted reputation and quality synonymous with the iconic Better Homes & Gardens media brand, which engages more than 42 million print and…
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HomeServices Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Homie Antitrust Lawsuit
October, 21 2024
The legal drama in the real estate arena continues to unfold. This time, it’s HomeServices of America asking for a federal court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by Homie Technologies, according to a new motion for dismissal filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Utah. HomeServices of America requested…
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Hundreds of REALTOR® Associations Tap NAR Program to Move Needle in Local Elections
October, 21 2024
When a campaign finance report showed nearly $56,000 was spent to support four City Council candidates in Portland, Maine, nothing seemed out of the ordinary until a local newspaper noted who filed the report: the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The expenditure raised some eyebrows in Portland as to why a national political action committee…
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Values Brought to Life: Anywhere Hosts First-Ever Values Day Celebration
October, 18 2024
Anywhere Real Estate has announced the debut of its Values Day event this week. In correlation with World Values Day, Anywhere invited employees to celebrate its recently launched values both in person and virtually. In July, Anywhere unveiled an updated purpose story that includes new enterprise values and an expanded purpose statement. Called “The Anywhere…
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NAR Comments on Treasury's Proposed Regulation
September, 5 2024
The Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS’s) proposed rule would modify the definition of military installation and the list of military installations in the regulations pertaining to certain transactions by foreign persons involving real estate in the United States.
FinCEN Issues New Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Real Estate
September, 4 2024
The final rule requires certain real estate professionals to report information for non-financed residential real estate transactions, and transfers of real estate to trusts or legal entities.
NAR Submits Comments on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Duty to Serve Plans
August, 29 2024
The proposed plans align closely with NAR policy, and we thank the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) for continuing to explore and execute plans to help underserved markets.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
August, 13 2024
Today’s actions included an additional $100 million in grant funding to assist state and local governments with identifying and overcoming barriers to housing development.
CFPB Weighs in on Contract-For-Deed Arrangements
August, 13 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion and research on contract-for-deed financing arrangements. Learn more.
NAR Comments on The Appraisal Foundation Education Concept Paper
July, 31 2024
NAR suggests using existing data on appraisers with and without college degrees to quantify whether a college education is a meaningful requirement.
HUD Ends Investigation of the Appraisal Foundation With Agreement
July, 25 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a Conciliation Agreement with The Appraisal Foundation (TAF). TAF is the private organization that sets qualifications and standards for the appraisal profession.
NAR Opposes Rent Cap Proposal
July, 23 2024
The administration's proposal—which requires congressional action—would take away the accelerated depreciation tax provision from housing providers with 50 or more units who raise rents by more than 5% per year.
