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Rising mortgage rates taking a big bite out of homebuyer demand

Feb 21, 2024

Applications for purchase loans plummeted by a seasonally adjusted 10 percent last week, according to a survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Zonda beefs up portal presence with NewHomeSource acquisition

Feb 21, 2024

The homebuilding data provider acquired the company behind NewHomeSource.com and the home-design platform Envision.

Arrest warrant issued for Real agent accused of romance fraud

Feb 21, 2024

Police are seeking to arrest Rob Harris for allegedly swindling his ex-girlfriend out of $70,000 through theft and credit card fraud.

Objection-handling scripts for the Buyer Representation Agreement 

Feb 21, 2024

If you're rethinking your buyer consultation process and implementing a buyer representation agreement, team leader Carl Medford shares what you need to know to explain the change to your clients.

Mobile app builder HomeStack partners with MoxiCloud

Feb 21, 2024

MoxiCloud was formed to officially recommend unique technologies that can better a user’s use of the many business solutions MoxiWorks offers.

HomeServices dropped from long-running buyer commission lawsuit

Feb 21, 2024

The court dismissed a federal antitrust claim in the case known as Batton 1, but allowed state-law claims to proceed, partially due to the argument that commissions are baked into home prices.

Tomorrow’s problem? Not for these Sitzer-spooked brokerages: Triple-I

Feb 21, 2024

More than 1 in 4 agents say their brokerage has changed its policy on buyer agency agreements, and fallout from commission suits has already taken a toll, according to Inman Intel Index results.

Here’s how to avoid the most-dreaded new agent question

Feb 21, 2024

How long have you been an agent? Follow these simple steps on listing appointments to answer the question and turn seller leads into signed listings, writes author and trainer Bernice Ross.

What’s the hardest lesson you learned as a new agent? Pulse

Feb 21, 2024

As a newbie, did you find managing clients hard or chasing down leads? What was your hardest lesson when you started out in real estate? We want to know.

Jungo and Homebot team up to cultivate mortgage prospects

Feb 20, 2024

Integration of Jungo's CRM solution with Homebot lets mortgage loan officers share real-time data and insights into market trends, interest rates and property values with prospective clients.

Alex Vidal is moving ERA Real Estate out of the shadows

Feb 20, 2024

Ahead of his first Fuel conference as president, Alex Vidal shares what makes ERA special, the inspiration behind his coaching sessions and how the brand plans to be "louder" in 2024.

Matterport pulled in $158M last year, up 16% despite $65.8M loss

Feb 20, 2024

The company said it expects to grow total revenue 19 percent to 22 percent this year as it continues its expansion as an industry leader.