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Navigating the New NAR Rules: Best Practices for Helping Consumers

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Fri, 2024-10-11 10:54

Above, Tony Delgado Recent changes in the real estate industry have introduced new ways of doing business for brokers and agents. These changes demand strong leadership, transparency and adaptability to navigate the evolving landscape successfully. A fundamental change in the new NAR rules requires buyers to have a written agreement with a broker or agent…

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Buyer Sentiment Hits 2-Year High, but Affordability Remains a Barrier

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Fri, 2024-10-11 10:46

While a plurality of homebuyers believes that it still isn’t the right time to pull the trigger on homebuying, new data from Fannie Mae shows increasingly positive attitudes towards purchasing a home, primarily due to the recent declines in mortgage rates. The latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) report from Fannie Mae shows purchase sentiment…

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Fannie Mae Tracks Uptick in Buyer Sentiment, but Affordability a Bigger Barrier

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Fri, 2024-10-11 10:46

A plurality of potential homebuyers believes that it still isn’t the right time to pull the trigger on homebuying, according to Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). The data highlights a number of troublesome trends, the most eyebrow-raising of which is that respondents’ perception of home-buying conditions continues to linger near its all-time…

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Mike DelPrete: Is Pacaso duping retail investors?

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Fri, 2024-10-11 09:56
Industry analyst Mike DelPrete writes that manipulating the display of data has the potential to mislead individual retail investors, eroding long-term trust.

DOJ’s 14th redlining settlement is its first with a credit union

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Fri, 2024-10-11 08:30
Citadel Federal Credit Union "respectfully disagrees" with allegations, agrees to invest $6.5 million and open three new branches in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

Local Realtor association won’t enforce NAR Clear Cooperation

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Fri, 2024-10-11 07:52
The Park City Board of Realtors informed the National Association of Realtors it would no longer require agents to comply with the pocket listing rule due to fear of litigation.
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