Good Buyers Look Beyond Home Staging
House hunters who visit homes that look like they belong in Architectural Digest need to take a closer look. Those places have been staged to hide their flaws.
NAR Keeps Pocket Listing Policy, Adds New Wrinkle
The National Association of Realtors’ anti-pocket listing policy is here to stay, the trade group announced Tuesday morning. But it’s got new options.
Three Months in, NAR Settlement’s Opportunities Come into Focus
After the commission settlements landed, some thought the buyer’s agent was an endangered species. But while they must change, experts say, it’s not the whole story.
NAR Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers Illustrates Affordability Issues
The number of first-time homebuyers dropped to the lowest historical share since NAR data collection began in 1981.
Seller Deed Fraud Seems Hard to Stop
Scammers succeeded in stealing one Massachusetts property and almost got their hands on another this summer using a type of fraud called “seller impersonation.”
Trade Groups Welcome Fed’s Lower Big-Bank Capital Rules
The trade group for the nation’s largest banks say the Federal Reserve’s revised “Basel III” proposal for large-bank capitalization rates is a step in the right direction.
New Agent Commission Rules Could Spark Confusion
Industry leaders are hoping for the best but bracing for the worst, and say it could take years to sort out real estate agent compensation issues as new rules take effect this week.
Leader Bank Will Finance Buyer Agent Commissions in Wake of NAR Settlement
Starting Saturday, buyers in some home-sales could have to come up with over $10,000 on top of the thousands they’ve saved for a down payment,
US Homes Find Fewer Foreign Buyers Thanks to Strong Dollar
Sales of U.S. homes to Chinese, Canadian and other foreign buyers have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong dollar and more hurdles that have kept the housing market in a deep sales slump for over two years.
How Buyer’s Agents Can Cut Through the Confusion on Commission Rules
Are you struggling with exactly how to answer your homebuyer clients’ commission questions? The trick is: Keep it simple and explain your value.
March Inflation Reading Means ‘Bad News’ for Mortgage Rates
Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it weighs when and by how much to cut interest rates this year
Millennials Back to Being Nation’s Largest Group of Buyers
Millennials have surged ahead to become the largest group of homebuyers, marking a significant shift in the housing market’s demographic landscape, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors.
Setting the Record Straight on the NAR Settlement
The reporting on the recent $418 million settlement with the National Association of Realtors and several large national brokerage companies has been so atrocious that I must jump in.
Compass Pays $57.5M to Join Commission Suit Settlement
Real estate brokerage company Compass Inc. will pay $57.5 million as part of a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over real estate commissions, the company said in a regulatory filing Friday.
How Mass. Brokerages Are Adapting to NAR Settlement
Many real estate agents across the state are already altering how they interact with home buyers and sellers in the wake of the surprise decision by the National Association of Realtors to settle pending lawsuits over agent commissions.
NAR Settles Commission Lawsuits
The National Association of Realtors abruptly reversed course Friday morning, announcing it was settling all lawsuits against it over real estate commissions for a substantially smaller sum than it would have paid under a preliminary verdict announced last year.
NAR Prez in Boston: Agents Must ‘Adapt’ on Commissions
Speaking at a Lamacchia Realty conference in Boston Feb. 1, the new president of the National Association of Realtors declared that the traditional rules of agent commissions are “going to change” in the wake of a $1.78 billion lawsuit.
Realtors Say They’ll Stick With NAR Despite Storms
Massachusetts real estate leaders are standing by the beleaguered National Association of Realtors, saying its long-term benefits far outweigh the short-term turmoil now engulfing the 1.5 million-member organization.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: NAR Merry-Go-Round
Step right up, folks! Ride the fastest ride in real estate: The National Association of Realtors President merry-go-round.
Springfield Broker Takes Reins at NAR After Blackmail Attempt
The 2024 president of the National Association of Realtors, Idaho Realtor Tracy Kasper, suddenly resigned Monday afternoon after being subject to an alleged blackmail attempt.
