Mortgage applications decreased 5.7% from an increase of 6.3% one week earlier, according to the latest Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly for the week ending May 12, 2023. This week's numbers: The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 5.7% ...read more
NAR PULSE—NAR powers innovation in real estate. Through NAR's Strategic Business, Innovation & Technology (SBIT) group, including its strategic venture arm, Second Century Ventures, we research it, we champion it, we advance it. We support those who are going to change the future of real estate, the way we...
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) has announced it has added Chime, an award-winning real estate technology innovator, to its Solutions Group program of preferred business resources for its global network of 550 market-leading real estate firms. “We are thrilled to align with Chime for the Solutions...
Ryan Weyandt is CEO of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, a nonprofit which lobbies on issues affecting the LGBTQ community in real estate and connects consumers with housing resources. As he has lobbied against recent state-level legislation that broadly encroaches on the rights of LGBTQ people, he says it...
Builder confidence rose in May due to limited inventory creating a stronger need for new construction, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This is the fifth straight month of increases. “New home construction is taking on an increased role in...
Realty ONE Group celebrated its 18th anniversary on May 1 the way it always does, with a network-wide day of giving back, they announced. On that Monday alone, Realty ONE Group professionals logged over 10,000 volunteer hours and contributed an estimated $300,000 to charitable organizations around the world, the...
Atlanta luxury firm Harry Norman, REALTORS® has announced 38 of the total nominees in the Interiors Atlanta 2023 Real Estate Awards are affiliated with the firm. The awards are conducted by magazine Modern Luxury Interiors; Harry Norman nominees span 22 of the 35 categories. “We are extremely grateful to...
Above, top left, team leader Andretta Robinson, with team members, top right Aaqila Harvey, bottom left, Lillie Hagan and bottom right, Bryant Triplett. As if the residential real estate profession wasn't competitive enough, Andretta Robinson has had to accept that as a Black woman there were going to be ...read more
Nothing is worse than stale marketing, especially when the entire real estate industry is looking for new ways to capture consumers' attention. In this competitive environment, standing out is paramount to reeling in more business. And, while agents should be marketing individually, building and updating your marketing presence as...
Growing deep roots in our community keeps us as part of the cloth we serve. Just as we work every day to cultivate deep bonds with customers, going deep rather than wide in your community has the most potential for long-term success. What does it mean to go deep?...