In ‘shocker’ of a vote, Chicago transfer tax hike headed for defeat

By Taylor Anderson | March 20, 2024 - 7:06 pm |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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The key policy item for first-term Mayor Brandon Johnson would have raised an estimated $100 million through a tax hike on real estate sales. Continue reading →

Rising mortgage rates threaten to curtail spring homebuying

By Matt Carter | March 20, 2024 - 6:51 pm |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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After two consecutive weeks of rising demand, applications for purchase mortgages dropped by a seasonally adjusted 1 percent last week compared to the week before, and 14 percent from a year ago. Continue reading →

RESAAS ‘coming soon’ listings can now be found on Zillow

By Craig C. Rowe | March 20, 2024 - 4:53 pm |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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Customers of real estate software company RESAAS can now opt in to having listings published as “coming soon” on industry-leading search portal Zillow. Continue reading →

After the NAR settlement, 5 keys to buyer relationship marketing

By Carl Medford | March 20, 2024 - 3:55 pm |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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Agents who see the changes coming and adapt to the new reality by cementing their relationships will be in a position to seize the day as market winds shift, mega-team leader Carl Medford writes. Continue reading →

Bess Freedman says Trump is too late to sell Mar-a-Lago for bond

By Lillian Dickerson | March 20, 2024 - 3:39 pm |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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Mar-a-Lago may be worth hundreds of millions, the Brown Harris Stevens CEO said, but there’s certainly not “enough time” to offload it by Monday when Trump’s $454 million bond is due. Continue reading →

Challenge to New York property tax system moves forward

By Ben Verde | March 20, 2024 - 3:24 pm |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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An appeals court issued a ruling on Tuesday stating that a lawsuit challenging New York’s property tax system was mistakenly dismissed Continue reading →

Before NAR settlement, headcount hopes were losing steam: Intel

By Daniel Houston | March 20, 2024 - 9:00 am |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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Most brokerage leaders in February still expected to be better-staffed this time next year, the Intel Index found. But that optimism was weakening even before NAR’s $418M settlement Friday. Continue reading →

How commission chaos divided the real estate industry into 4 factions

By Taylor Anderson | March 20, 2024 - 9:00 am |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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The verdict in the monumental Sitzer | Burnett commission case in Missouri — plus oversight by federal regulators — has splintered the industry as it scrambles to figure out how to move forward. Continue reading →

Take the Inman Intel Index survey for March

By Chris LeBarton | March 20, 2024 - 9:00 am |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry’s most engaged community. Add your voice to the industry’s most ambitious monthly survey today. Continue reading →

What’s the biggest challenge with NAR’s proposed settlement? Pulse

By Inman | March 20, 2024 - 8:08 am |March 20, 2024 Uncategorized

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What’s causing you the most stress when it comes to NAR’s $418 million settlement of the real estate commission lawsuits? Continue reading →