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Homebuyer interest surges on slight pullback in mortgage rates

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Applications for purchase loans jumped 12 percent week over week and 52 percent from a year ago, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →

As NAR settlement wins approval, Batton II commission lawsuit grows

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Twenty-two homebuyers across 19 states were added to the list of plaintiffs in the Batton case Tuesday while eXp continued to push for a delay in a separate commission case known as Gibson. Continue reading →

RE/MAX scores recruiting victories in Arizona, Indiana

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A team in Tuscon will now become a franchise known as RE/MAX Horizon, while an ERA franchise in Indiana is rebranding to RE/MAX First Integrity. Continue reading →

What real estate agents can learn from the sale of a $6.2M banana

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Value is not in the object itself, it’s in the perception, author and coach Darryl Davis writes. Your worth as an agent is defined by how you position yourself and your services (and it’s priceless). Continue reading →

Pending home sales rise for 3rd month, driven by higher inventory

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Driven by an improved housing inventory, pending home sales rose modestly in October, marking its third-consecutive monthly increase, according to data released on Wednesday by NAR. Continue reading →

RentSpree releases ‘Homebuyer Insights’ tool for Florida Realtors

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Designed to help agents unearth buyer leads from renter databases, RentSpree’s new tool will now be available to the 6,000 members of Central Florida’s Space Coast Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

No Debbie Downers here. 6 upbeat Thanksgiving ice-breakers

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In the interest of keeping it light this Thanksgiving, trainer Rachael Hite came up with these six talkable topics for Turkey Day and three you might want to avoid. Womp! Womp! Continue reading →

NAR’s commission settlement has been approved. But is it really over?

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Not even a last-minute twist could stop this train, writes University at Buffalo law professor Tanya Monestier, who envisions a long road before the courts truly wash their hands of commissions. Continue reading →