There's one less defendant in an Illinois-based commission suit known as Batton, filed this past November by homebuyers claiming to have suffered antitrust injury due to a conspiracy between the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and big brokerages. The seven plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims against Howard Hanna without...
Mortgage applications increased 9.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Mar. 1, 2024. This week's numbers: The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 9.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis...
Four women who are suing eXp, along with former and current influencers at the company, recently amended their lawsuit with more details about several sexual assaults allegedly carried out by influencers at eXp events, along with reiterating arguments that the company is culpable for the behavior—and misconduct—of agents who...
Century 21 has unveiled the “Number Ones” for 2023 at its recent One21 Experience Global Conference. The brand stated they honored top-performing affiliated entrepreneurs, companies and relentless sales professionals who continue to deliver 121% for homebuyers, homesellers and property investors around the world with a focus on quality client ...read more
United Real Estate has announced that Premiere Plus Realty (PPR), the Naples-based, No. 2 market share leader in Southwest Florida, has joined its family of companies. Premiere Plus Realty and its 1,500 agents will continue operations under the same name and leadership. With this affiliation, PPR greatly expands its...
The amount of new homes for sale has been slowly recovering from historically low, COVID impacted numbers, as the total number of home completions and the rate of multifamily home completions were at the highest levels since 2007 and 1987, respectively. However, a realtor.com report recently unveiled that the...
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. has been recognized for the 13th year in a row as one of the 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies. The list is presented by Ethisphere, a company designed to set standards for ethical business practices. The list, which Ethisphere stated was compiled via data from...
Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of REALTORS®, has opened applications for the 2024 REACH Commercial technology growth program. The REACH program operates across North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia-Pacific. Led by managing partner Bob Gillespie, the REACH Commercial program is in...
Homesellers proved highly active this past month, as compared to a year ago, newly listed homes on the market were up 11.3%, and 14.8% more homes were actively listed for sale on a typical day in February, according to Realtor.com's February Housing Report. This marks the fourth straight month ...read more
It was after a distressing discovery that REALTORⓇ Jeffrey Decatur, a longtime broker associate with RE/MAX Capital, in Latham, New York, decided less is definitely more when it comes to open house food and drink offerings. “I am no longer a fan of food at open houses,” he asserts. ...read more