Sales of existing homes rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.5 million, an increase of 6.5 percent from December, according to sales data for January from the National Association of Realtors.
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The National Association of Realtors has asked the Missoula District Court to dismiss Realtor and pastor Brandon Huber's suit against the association for alleged religious discrimination. Huber has until Feb. 28 to respond.
Keller Williams, eXp Realty, Opendoor and Zillow all made headlines this week. Test your knowledge of the biggest stories to see if you're up to date on the industry in February.
Although the annual median home price growth slowed from 15.9 percent in Q3 2021 to 14.6 percent in Q4, homebuyers still struggled under the weight of booming sales prices, according to NAR data.
The new ad campaign's video and radio commercials feature Realtors going the extra mile for their clients, putting their expertise to work when a surprise obstacle pops up and staying true to the Realtors' Code of Ethics.
In 2021, the most popular "how to become" search on Google was for "real estate agent," strongly suggesting a tidal wave of new agents may soon be coming to a housing market near you.
Realtor.com is the official listing site of the 1.5 million-member National Association of Realtors. In November 2014, News Corp. acquired its parent company, Move, with NAR's blessing.
With the size of the residential real estate market estimated to exceed $2 trillion in 2021 and the volume of real estate commissions forecast to exceed $100 billion, the White House, Congress, courts and the DOJ are all continuing their scrutiny of the industry.
The discount brokerage is now a member of six multiple listing services, but says it's still avoiding "traditional" agent fees by offering a low cooperating commission when it submits listings.
Real estate trade organization hits back at discount brokerage's claims regarding its own business model and inflated real estate commissions.
"Million Dollar Listing," an infamous crime family and Move Inc. CEO David Doctorow made headlines this week. Test your knowledge of the biggest real estate stories to see if you're up to date on the industry.