Real Estate News

Staying Ahead of the Market

Above, Eileen Doherty Eileen Doherty Sales Associate Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Woburn, Massachusetts https://eileendoherty.lamacchiarealty.com Region served: Middlesex County Years in real estate: 40 Favorite part of your job: Making the deal and seeing my seller happy. Motto/work philosophy that you live by: Treat others the way you want to be ...read more

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Motto Mortgage Expands to Florida

Motto Mortgage has announced the company has established a new office in Tampa, Florida. Motto Mortgage Mountaintop Partners is now open and serving all markets throughout the Sunshine State, a released stated. “Motto Mortgage Mountaintop Partners offers an advantageous alternative to the traditional mortgage...

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Legislative Round-Up: Two Bills Currently Under Consideration Aim to Protect the Independent Contractor Status, Access to Affordable Housing

Editor's Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. H.R. 5419: Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act Introduced to the U.S. Congress in September 2023, the bill if passed would...

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Defining the Path to Success

RE/MAX Co-Founder Dave Liniger. Photography by Michael Weschler. Bold. Wise. Wildly successful—all apt ways to describe real estate icon Dave Liniger. In his latest book—”The Perfect 10: 10 Leadership Principles to Achieve True Independence, Extreme Wealth, and Huge Success”—the RE/MAX co-founder recounts many pivotal...

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ERA Announces 2023 Circle of Success Winners

ERA Real Estate announced its 2023 Circle of Success Award recipients, recognizing affiliated brokerages and agents for their outstanding accomplishments, commitment to service and professional triumphs. The announcement came during ERA Real Estate's annual all-network conference—Fuel 2024—held in Nashville, Tennessee. “We are extremely proud of our ERA affiliated companies ...read more

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Mortgage Rates Near 7%

Nearing a return to 7% territory, the 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage continued its ascent this week, up to 6.9% from last week's average of 6.77%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week's numbers: The 30-year FRM averaged 6.90% as of February 22, ...read more

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Matterport Launches Property Intelligence

Matterport, Inc. has launched Property Intelligence, a collection of AI-powered features that provides customers with access to automated measurements, layouts, editing, and reporting capabilities generated from a Matterport digital twin of their property. These new features bolster the company's property marketing, design and construction,...

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The Role of Location on Property Valuation

The adage “location, location, location” continues regarding real estate. The location remains paramount despite the myriad factors contributing to a property's market value—including size, condition and features. We will examine how the geographical positioning of a property significantly influences its desirability and, consequently, its...

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Nykia Wright Speaks Out

While her career path and accomplishments are impressive by any measure, perhaps the most important thing to know about National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) interim CEO Nykia Wright—right now, in this moment—is that she is no stranger to handling adversity. Having served as a...

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Curbio Partners with HomeSmart

Curbio announced the addition of HomeSmart to its brokerage partnerships program. Through this partnership, Curbio has become the pre-listing home improvement service for HomeSmart, providing their agents with access to a completely turnkey concierge solution with pay-at-closing terms for their clients. In an industry where demand for fix now, ...read more

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Mortgage Rates Inch Up Slightly

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) increased slightly this week, from last week's average of 6.6% to an average of 6.69% 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 6.69%,...

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