Preliminary results from February’s Intel Index survey show agents pulling back slightly from the confidence they had in recent months about buyer and seller client pipelines improving in the next year. Continue reading
Overall buyer’s agent commissions average 2.37 percent, essentially unchanged since August. Commissions rose for homes below $500,000, according to the new report. Continue reading
Cheap rates on existing loans are holding well-off homeowners in place. But others insist they’re unable to buy at today’s high prices — whether rates come down or not, Intel survey data suggests. Continue reading
What are the root causes of the ongoing listing lock-in effect? Team leader Carl Medford looks at seller attitudes and how to tap into the percentage of homeowners who are willing to move. Continue reading
The National Association of Realtors hosted its latest Real Estate Forecast Summit on Thursday, where five of the industry’s top economists shared their predictions for mortgage rates, consumer activity, government spending and macroeconomic trends. Continue reading
Building lasting relationships and providing exceptional guidance, coach Darryl Davis writes, means communicating with transparency and empathy. Continue reading
Ahead of Inman Connect Austin, Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale talks mortgage rates, affordability, and when agents and consumers might reach the light at the end of the tunnel. Continue reading
Business has largely continued as usual with 63 percent of agents reporting that sellers are “frequently” covering buyer-broker commissions, according to a new Real Brokerage survey of 300 agents. Continue reading
The easiest way to stay on the right side of the current legal and regulatory changes is to subscribe to them in both letter and spirit, team leader Carl Medford writes. Continue reading
How low do rates need to go to reinvigorate the housing market? Buyer and seller responses vary in the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey, suggesting its contours are still being shaped. Continue reading