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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.

6 days ago · An analysis of more than 224,000 transactions found that five months after the rule-change deadline, both buyer and seller agent commissions are about the same as they were a year ago. A separate report looked only at buy-side commissions and found small declines overall, but more variance at ...

4 days ago · In the months since the NAR settlement went into effect, a number of other contentious issues have risen to the surface, with industry leaders and real estate professionals debating topics including association membership requirements, the value of MLSs, and the merits of the Clear Cooperation Policy versus private listing networks.. The CCP has been …

Jul 17, 2024 · Since 2021, we have been in an extended period when both mortgage rates and home prices (generally) have been rising. With housing affordability worse than it has been in 40 years, expectations were that high home prices and elevated mortgage rates would eventually lead to slower home price appreciation, or even price drops. But, so far, that has not happened …

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.

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.

Oct 24, 2024 · Key points: New home sales were up 6.3% compared to a year ago, a stark contrast to existing home sales, which have stalled out this fall. Mortgage rates are continuing to climb, however, which could slow momentum across the board.

Sales were up at the end of 2024, and for the full year, increased by 2.5% over 2023 — in contrast to existing home sales, which fell short of 2023 numbers.

Apr 13, 2024 · Bright MLS legal counsel Brian Schneider explained the ins and outs of the NAR settlement rule changes. Here’s what real estate professionals need to know.