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New mortgage fee won’t debut until after spring homebuying season

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Industry groups continue to object to a new Fannie and Freddie fee aimed at some riskier borrowers as a burden on lenders and consumers. Continue reading →

DOJ: Tossing pocket listing suit prevents competition with MLSs

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In an amicus brief filed Monday the antitrust enforcer argues that a lower court incorrectly tossed a case filed by Top Agent Network over the National Association of Realtors’ pocket listing policy. Continue reading →

NAR appoints top-producing agent Jennifer Wauhob to leadership team

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Jennifer Wauhob, who leads a 7-agent team for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene in Houston, will take up the role of VP of association affairs following the death of Margo Wheeler earlier this year. Continue reading →

Rise in Black homeownership over past decade negligible, data shows

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The National Association of Realtors said increasing the nation’s inventory is one solution to address homeownership gap. The trade group is eying 3 million net new Black homeowners by 2030. Continue reading →

Pending home sales rose in January — but those gains are unlikely to last

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The Pending Home Sales Index jumped 8.1 percent to a reading of 82.5 in January, before mortgage rates began another climb, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

NAR rolls out 5th ‘That’s Who We R’ ad campaign after fee hike

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The campaign’s core message this year is “here for it all” with the aim of showing how the nation’s more than 1.5 million Realtors work to make the dream of property ownership a reality. Continue reading →

CoStar will not acquire portal Realtor.com after all

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Buying Realtor.com was viewed as a potential way for CoStar to take on Zillow. But CoStar CEO Andy Florance said Tuesday that his company would instead focus on its Homes.com business. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales fell every single month in 2022, new NAR data shows

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Total existing-home sales slid 0.7 percent between December and January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million, according to new data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

Nearly two-thirds of brokerage sites aren’t displaying commissions

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Consumer Federation of America: Despite an NAR rule change, only Redfin displays buyer-agent compensation in virtually all of the major cities examined. Continue reading →

National Association of Realtors’ Canadian twin is betting big on tech

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The Canadian Real Estate Association, which owns and controls Canada’s most popular listing site, is spinning off into a tech company. Ex-CREA Chair Cliff Stevenson shared what’s in store. Continue reading →