The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) continued to decrease this week, from last week's average of 6.89% to an average of 6.77% this week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week's numbers: The 30-year FRM averaged 6.77% as of July 18,...
United Country Real Estate has announced a partnership with Virtual Properties Realty (VPR), one of the largest real estate companies in Georgia in agent count and sales volume, to create United Country Premier Properties. According to a release, this new venture combines the expertise and innovation of United Country ...read more
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S., which provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term, declined by 0.2% in June, following a decline of 0.4% (upwardly revised) in May. Over the...
Citing recent media interviews given by CoStar executives, Move, Inc.—the parent company of Realtor.com®—filed for a preliminary injunction in a California U.S. District Court on Aug. 14, asking a federal judge to “(restrain and enjoin) Defendants CoStar Group, Inc. and (former Realtor.com employee) James Kaminsky from any further unauthorized...
The National Association of REALTORS® has announced the 12 companies participating in the Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit's Pitch Battle competition from August 28–29 in Chicago. NAR's stated that their venture capital arm, Second Century Ventures, is set to present the live event, where each contestant will deliver...
Above: Marki Lemons-Ryhal, Elias Astuto and Christa Ross. With the National Association of REALTORS®' (NAR) post-settlement practice changes taking effect next month, real estate professionals are faced with the reality of having to alter the way they do business. The weight is also being felt among the coaches responsible...
In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Buyer Agency Essentials: Strategies for Success and Compliance in the New Normal”—John Featherston, founder and CEO of RISMedia, welcomed co-moderator Joe Rand, chief creative officer for Howard Hannd | Rand Realty, and panelists Gretchen Pearson, owner and president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties; Kendall...
How many tomes have been written on this subject? Probably millions. Depending which stats one reviews, seems that of all the bestsellers ever written about 15-20% are on leadership. Ranked by sales, authors such as Simon Sinek and Patrick Lencioni are sure to be in the top five in...
Above, Matt Desmond Matt Desmond President and Qualifying Broker Santa Fe Properties – a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Santa Fe, New Mexico https://www.santafeproperties.com Region served: Santa Fe Years in real estate: 19 Number of offices: 2 Number of agents: 75 Favorite part of your...
Motto Mortgage—RE/MAX's mortgage franchise—has opened a new office in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving all markets throughout the state. Motto Mortgage Sail Home is now open, marking the first ever franchise office location in the state for the Motto Mortgage brand. The company stated that the new office will provide ...read more