The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) recently announced the five winners of the 2025 Good Neighbor Awards. Celebrating its 26th year, these awards spotlight NAR members who make extraordinary differences in their communities through volunteer work by giving time, money, energy and expertise to uplift people, according to a release. 2025 Good Neighbor Awards winners…
Applications for home purchases hit their fastest pace since September this week, despite a recent uptick in mortgage rates. Borrowers continue to shop for homes especially in markets where inventory has increased and price growth slowed, mortgage data watchers said. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that the market composite index—the measure of mortgage loan…
Renowned, a company that offers a suite of integrated Local Expert Marketing (LEM) solutions, has announced that RateMyAgent and Curated Social have been united into one solution under its umbrella. Together, Renowned now offers a suite of solutions designed to power LEM, a category that defines how real estate agents can win more deals by…
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has faced significant criticism following the events of the Burnett trial and settlement, leaving many still dissatisfied with how the organization has responded to issues the association, and the real estate industry at large, continue to face. In response to ongoing concerns involving NAR, a group of 15 industry…
In a Q3 earnings call Nov. 11, Fathom Holdings, which includes Fathom Realty, the tech-focused, full-service brokerage under its corporate umbrella, reported 38% year-over-year revenue growth, a 24% increase in agent count and 23% transaction growth. “In the third quarter, we continued to build on the momentum achieved in the first half of the year,”…
Baby Boomer empty nesters own twice as many three-bedroom or larger homes as millennials with children. Some are looking to downsize but struggling to find suitable housing at comparable price points, leading many to stay in their current homes longer. These shifts in the market present challenges and opportunities for agents. Here are four key…
Above, from left, Lisa O’Brien and Carrie Mellon Arizona real estate agents Lisa O’Brien and Carrie Mellon had never met before that fateful time in 2019, when O’Brien had a seller, Mellon had a cash buyer, and they closed the deal in a record six days. “It was amazing from the beginning how much we…
Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Fannie Mae employs an automated Desktop Underwriter (DU) system. Now, with a recent change in policy, lenders will face one less hurdle in giving loans out processed through the system. Previously, the DU system required that a borrower have a minimum credit score of 620 (or a cumulative minimum of 620 for…
Agents have long been told they cannot call FSBOs whose numbers appear on the National Do-Not-Call Registry (DNC). The assumption is that any call is a violation, which is misleading. After reviewing FTC and FCC clarifications, here’s the truth: calling FSBOs on the DNC list is permissible—when done correctly. The DNC rules, under the Telemarketing…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Zillow calls out CoStar media, litigation strategies in lawsuit response In its first substantive arguments in a high-profile lawsuit with CoStar, Zillow again accused its rival of essentially using legal action to advance…
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