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Dec 16, 2024 · Decisions in residential real estate are often based on market data — sometimes conflicting, often confusing. Housing Market Decoded, authored by economists and other market experts, helps put the data in context so you can make sense of the numbers.

Jan 27, 2025 · On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Lesley Muchow, NAR's top lawyer, clears up some of the questions and confusion surrounding NAR's settlement in the commissions cases.. Wondering about appeals? Worried about breaking the rules? Muchow reviews what's happening in the courts and explains what agents and brokers should, and shouldn't, be doing under the new rules.

Jan 31, 2025 · It's a wrap: A Jan. 30 filing in Sitzer/Burnett summarizes the final details of a case that reshaped residential real estate after five years of litigation and a jury verdict that took much of the industry by surprise.. The defendants — The National Association of Realtors, Anywhere, RE/MAX, HomeServices of America and Keller Williams — settled for …

Jan 2, 2025 · Week after week in 2024, the residential brokerage world was flooded with industry-shaking news, making it a challenge for real estate professionals to keep up with the headlines or understand their impact.

Dec 4, 2024 · Forecast season has arrived, but for housing market economists, 2025 may be one of the more challenging years to predict. One reason? It's a transitional year for the country.

Nov 9, 2024 · BOSTON, Mass. — A year ago, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors predicted a rebound in 2024. It never materialized, but he now thinks that after more than two years of sluggish sales, the housing market is (finally) primed for a recovery.

Nov 25, 2024 · Editor's note: Since 2006, the Swanepoel Trends Report has provided in-depth research and analysis to help leaders understand the forces shaping residential real estate.This exclusive series of excerpts highlights each trend featured in the 2025 report, which was released in November 2024. Navigating Consolidation and Competition: Brokerages have been getting bigger, with a small number of ...

The arguments over reverse auction allegations continued this week, with the plaintiffs saying the brokerages shopped around to “settle on the cheap.”

Nov 30, 2024 · Founded and led by owner Renna Shee, the team has closed more than $203 million in sales volume since the beginning of 2023. Shee, who has been an agent for more than 15 years, has individually sold more than 520 homes totaling over $900 million in volume, according to her website.