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New Data on Showing Activity Reflects a Slight Softening of Competition

June 1st, 2022
Buyer competition for listings was slightly subdued in April as 103 markets across the country recorded double-digit showings per listing compared to 146 in April 2021 and 121 in March of 2022, according to the latest data from ShowingTime. Year-over-year...

Mortgage Rates Stay Relatively Flat

June 2nd, 2022
Mortgage rates essentially remained unchanged from the previous week with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaging 5.09%, inching down from 5.10% last week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released by Freddie Mac Thursday. Key findings: 30-year...

How to Ease Your Client’s Concerns About Stalled Construction Projects

June 6th, 2022
The increase in housing demand has created numerous opportunities for homebuilders, but at the same time, the labor shortage and global supply chain shutdowns due to the pandemic have made these opportunities hard to come by. However, it’s essential to...

BHHS California Properties and Its IMPACT Council Sponsor AREAA’s First-Time Homebuyer Fair

June 7th, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties and its diversity-driven IMPACT Council were title sponsors of this year’s second annual Homeownership Fair and Taste of AREAA, held May 22, the company has announced. As title sponsors of the Asian Real Estate Association...

Guaranteed Rate Members Listed on NAHREP’s Top Latino Mortgage Originators Report

June 9th, 2022
Guaranteed Rate Inc. has announced that 21 of its loan originators have been featured on The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ (NAHREP®) eighth annual Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Report. The prestigious list recognizes the top-producing Latino mortgage...

Recruiting and Retention in the Face of the Great Resignation

June 10th, 2022
In an industry where the options are endless as far as where an agent can choose to hang their license, having a strong recruiting and retention strategy in place is mission critical. Bringing new or experienced agents into the fold—and...

Amid Rising Rates, Mortgage Applications Resumed Uptick This Week

June 15th, 2022
Mortgage applications increased 6.6% from one week earlier, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) for the week ending June 10, 2022. Last week’s results are compared to the prior week, which included...

Leading Brokers Examine Today’s State of Brokerage Valuation and the M&A Landscape

June 18th, 2022
WHAT: Rising valuations, especially in this highly competitive real estate landscape, are top of mind for those exploring M&As. Though there is a lot of confidence in this market, real estate professionals need to expand their skills and evolve to...

Housing Affordability Drops to 15-Year Low Under Prices and Mortgage Rates Surge

June 21st, 2022
If real estate professionals are starting to see more apprehension among buyers in their respective markets, it’s not without reason. According to recent data released by Zillow, buyer demand has retracted in recent months in response to the record-low affordability...

Delivering Value Throughout Every Phase of the Homeownership Journey

June 23rd, 2022
While the U.S. housing market has boomed over the past two years, client retention hasn’t, with just 12% of homeowners using the same agent again. The way people research, buy and sell homes has also changed—with many millennials buying their...
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