A down payment on a home is a crucial part of the financial hurdle that homebuyers need to pass before they can think of closing, but in the current market, how long of a wait is that? According to the latest report from Realtor.com®, the current average for saving for a down payment on a…
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Home-price growth remained weak in October, with experts pointing to continued inflation and elevated mortgage rates as the cause, according to the latest data. The October S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index found that home-price growth posted a 1.4% annual gain, slightly up from a 1.3% rise in the previous month. Nicholas Godec, head of…
It’s all smiles because the work is done. You’ve expertly guided a client through the long and winding home-buying process to the point where they’ve found what they want and made an offer that was accepted. They’re happy, the seller’s happy, and you’re happy. All that remains are the usual mundane details. What could go…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Compass accuses NWMLS of dragging its feet in lawsuit discovery On Christmas Eve, Compass’s attorneys were not feeling the giving spirit from lawyers representing NWMLS as the two parties wrangle over discovery in…
Above, Vicki Negron A Brooklyn, New York resident for more than 50 years, Vicki Negron was doing very well selling television advertising for major broadcast companies when she began comparing notes with a neighbor who was selling real estate. “I was working around the clock,” Negron said. “My neighbor was putting in fewer hours and…
Pending home sales are pulling through the end of 2025 with a strong performance, rising both monthly and yearly due to what experts say is some market stabilization, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Pending Home Sales report for November found that sales rose 3.3% month-over-month, up from…
As a new year comes up around the corner, how are consumers feeling about the economy as this year ends? The latest monthly Consumer Confidence Index update, assembled by The Conference Board, found that confidence was down in December. The November Consumer Confidence Index, which was reported at the time as a sharp drop, saw…
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(Photo by Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images) The late Diane Keaton’s Los Angeles, California, house has hit the market for $27 million. The storied superstar actress, who died in October, herself renovated the Sullivan Canyon property (found at 13215 Riviera Ranch Road in LA), and it was far from the only house she made over…
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Compass and Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) are locked in a heated discovery dispute as the real estate giant’s antitrust lawsuit against the regional MLS moves forward, according to recent court filings. The lawsuit, filed by Compass back in the spring, alleges that NWMLS leveraged its rules to undermine Compass’s private listing-focused strategy. NWMLS has…
Above, Tammy Register Tammy Register was a medical billing manager in 2003, when a bilingual colleague of hers began a side job translating for a local real estate firm. Register, a native North Carolinian with a passion for helping people, caught her colleague’s excitement. Intrigued by the possibilities, she became licensed soon afterward and began…
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