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Big changes are coming to Fannie and Freddie … beware

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Last weekend the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the first in a likely series of changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Continue reading →

5 bad behaviors that will land you in Realtor court

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Bad behavior and violations of any of the 17 articles in NAR’s Code of Ethics can result in an ethics complaint, where a Realtor may have to appear before their peers at a professional standards hearing. Here are five examples of unethical behavior tha… Continue reading →

Salesforce nixes gun stores: Should real estate care?

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Salesforce is a large business technology company, and its CRM is very popular among real estate agents. The company has decided to stop selling its e-commerce software to retail gun stores. How will real estate respond? Continue reading →

Outlook for US mortgage rates remains stable, housing crunch continues

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Mortgage rates will remain stable for the next two and a half years, predicts an economist from the Mortgage Bankers Association. But the national housing shortfall continues to be a problem primarily because of the lack of building sites, according to… Continue reading →

Same-sex couples face discriminatory lending practices: Study

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Same-sex couples were 73 percent more likely to be rejected for mortgages than heterosexual couples, according to an Iowa State University Ivy College of Business analysis. The study looked at home loans granted over a quarter of a century between 1990… Continue reading →

Should your brokerage open a property management division?

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Property management can be labor intensive, a legal minefield and seem like more trouble than it is worth. But with proper staffing and systems in place, property management can add another stream of income to your business — and set you apart from you… Continue reading →

The platform wars: Why real estate is becoming like TV

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A little late to the party, big real estate companies like Keller Williams are building platforms to stay relevant in the disruption age. Continue reading →