Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. Thanksgiving has come once again, and it’s time to get those holiday themed social strategies rolling. Beyond the regular themed posts of decorating and so on, spice up…
Recently rising mortgage rates have once again put pressure on housing construction, with housing starts falling month-over-month and year-over-year, according to the latest report. Housing starts decreased 3.1% from September to October to a rate of 1,311,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census…
BOSTON, MA—There are a few questions present at the forefront of REALTORS®’ minds as of late—Clear Cooperation, compensation, the DOJ investigation into NAR—but none as pressing as how to succeed in the new normal. Anthony Lamacchia—broker/owner and CEO of Lamacchia Realty—and eXp CEO Leo Pareja answered these burning questions during their “Crush It In Real…
Above (from left to right): Anthony Lamacchia, Wendy Forsythe, Al Becker, Dava Davin, Dan Duffy and John Featherston Boston, MA—After a tumultuous 2024—with the industry facing lawsuits, settlements and large practice changes—many agents, brokers and the like are looking ahead to 2025 with a bit of worry and unease. Industry leaders, however, took to the…
Above, Amy Arnone Amy Arnone National VP of the East Coast Jason Mitchell Group Staten Island, New York https://thejasonmitchellgroup.com Region served: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia Years in real estate: 25 Number of offices: 4 Number of agents: 160 Favorite part of your job: Giving agents the knowledge and know-how they need to…
As the mortgage industry continues to see some mixed signs—rates rising and falling, applications decreasing and so on—Rocket Companies continues to find success, as reported in their Q3 2024 earnings report and call. Rocket reported a total revenue of $647 million and an adjusted revenue of $1.323 billion for Q3, which the company said exceeded…
Above, Shauna Fanning Shauna Fanning REALTOR® Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Braintree, Massachusetts https://shaunafanning.lamacchiarealty.com Region served: Boston’s South Shore area Years in real estate: 8 Favorite part of your job: The stories, and working with clients who are full of gratitude when they achieve their real estate dreams. What is the most significant trend affecting your business…
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Rocket Mortgage and two separate appraisal firms in the U.S. District Court in Colorado, alleging that the firms participated in discriminatory practices that violate…
Compass Founder and CEO Robert Reffkin continues to hold his stance against NAR’s Clear Cooperation policy, and reported that the company has seen no “meaningful change” in business since NAR’s practice changes went into place. In the company’s recent earnings call for Q3 2024, Reffkin stated that the company had trained over 90% of its…
Pending home sales have grown for the second consecutive month—leaping 7.4% and reaching the highest level seen since March—due to lower mortgage rates and rising inventory. The rise, however, may be short lived, according to some economists. NAR’s September Pending Home Sales Index jumped to 75.8, following August’s minor rise of 0.6% and nearing March’s…
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