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Here’s how top real estate pros are thriving post-compensation shift

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Marketing strategist Molly McKinley shares how brokers, team leaders and agents all over are adapting and adjusting to the post-commission settlement changes. Continue reading →

Easing rates expected to boost California home sales 10.5% in 2025

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The California Association of Realtors expects existing single-family home sales to reach more than 300K units by the end of 2025. Active inventory is due for a 10 percent boost as well. Continue reading →

Helene death toll surpasses 100; communities face tough rebuild

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Some of the areas worst hit by the storm were in more remote western North Carolina mountain towns, like Asheville, where more than 40 people died, and where communities were cut off from cell and internet services, as well as water and power. Continue reading →

US housing turnover rate hits 30-year low as lock-in effect lingers

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In the first eight months of 2024, only 25 out of every 1,000 U.S. homes changed ownership, marking the lowest housing turnover rate since 1994, according to an analysis by Redfin released Monday. Continue reading →

Realtor.com’s Danielle Hale talks an ‘even bigger’ 2025 as rates drop

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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 →

New inflation data gives mortgage rates room to keep coming down

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With inflation continuing to inch closer to the Fed’s 2 percent goal in August, bond market investors are getting more confident that the central bank will continue to cut rates aggressively in November. Continue reading →

Inman Power Wheels: The final showdown for best agent auto

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You’ve narrowed down the field from the sweet 16. Now it’s time to decide which vehicle reigns supreme in our agent auto showdown. Continue reading →

More than 1 in 6 houses sold in August were newly built: Economist

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In this exclusive video series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker illuminates the latest stats, reports and numbers you should know. This week: Newly built single-family homes. Continue reading →

Don’t facilitate source of income discrimination by sellers

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Don’t discourage your sellers from talking to FHA, VA, USDA or DPA buyers, fair housing advocate Dr. Lee Davenport writes. Help facilitate both a timely sale and greater affordability. Continue reading →

Pending home sales rise modestly in August as mortgage rates dip

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Pending home sales edged up 0.6 percent in August, as declining mortgage rates made home purchases more affordable, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →