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Existing-home sales rose 9.5% amid winter inventory boost

Mar 21, 2024

Existing-home sales were on the upswing in February, according to a National Association of Realtors report published on Thursday. The sale of existing single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops declined 3.3 percent year-over-year from 4.53 million in February 2023 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million. Although sales failed to break out of an annual slump, they rose 9.5 percent from January — marking the most significant monthly gain in a year.

$3M deal goes up in flames after agent open house mishap

Mar 21, 2024

A Sydney listing agent accidentally burned down her client's $3 million home. Five years after the accident, her broker has been ordered to pay $850K in damages.

Online course aims to prep buyer agents for real estate wild west

Mar 21, 2024

Kaplan’s new Buyer Agency Professional course aims to help buyer agents negotiate the ways they are compensated.

We asked ChatGPT about agent value. Its answers may surprise you

Mar 21, 2024

ChatGPT answered questions about the value a real estate agent has and about how real estate commissions work. Do you agree with its answers?

MLS PIN, Nosalek plaintiffs seek to delay DOJ response after NAR deal

Mar 21, 2024

They asked the court for more time to analyze the impact on their proposed settlement of NAR's proposed rule change banning the MLS display of commissions offered to buyer brokers.

Realtor.com announces the ‘Best Day to Sell’ for 2024

Mar 21, 2024

Listing agents have less than a month to prepare homesellers for the spring housing season, according to Realtor.com's annual "Best Day to Sell" analysis, published on Thursday. This year, the portal says the week of April 14 is the best time to close a deal as fluctuating mortgage rates have a dual effect on the market.

Broker Spotlight: Mark McDonough, BHGRE Winans

Mar 21, 2024

Find out how this broker-owner left his role as a marketer for brands like Patron Tequila, the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Athletics to lead — and grow — a real estate company.

5 ways to cultivate success for women real estate leaders

Mar 21, 2024

ERA Real Estate vice president, and new Inman contributor, Lee Ann Roughton shares practical ways to help all women in real estate rise together.

Lesson Learned: Take care of your money, and it’ll take care of you

Mar 21, 2024

Find out how SERHANT. agent Marzena Wawrzaszek built her business from the ground up and how her childhood dreams combined to create a life by design.

EXCLUSIVE: Look inside an $18M mansion from ‘Buying Beverly Hills’

Mar 21, 2024

An eye-popping property owned by celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif will head to auction during Season 2 of the reality TV show. Will it command the desired price?

Fed preparing to slow the pace of ‘quantitative tightening’

Mar 20, 2024

In addition to anticipating three rate cuts this year, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether to taper the pace at which they unwind the central bank's $7 trillion balance sheet.

Local Logic, Property Panorama integration provides market clarity

Mar 20, 2024

Local Logic and Property Panorama are working together to advance the way real estate agents present listings and services to the market.