Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Kamala Harris centers down payment assistance as headline housing policy The Democratic National Convention (DNC) wrapped up this past week, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election…

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California Regional MLS (CRMLS) is powering a new real estate industry summit to take place this Sept. 16-17 in Los Angeles: Thrive Broker Summit. This summit aims to gather California’s real estate luminaries to discuss how to adapt to a changing industry so every business and broker can thrive.  The real estate industry is in…

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U.S. Treasury announces final anti-money laundering rules for real estate agents  HousingWire

Best Commercial Real Estate Stocks for 2024  The Motley Fool

5 Arizona cities among 50 most affordable suburbs in U.S.  Arizona Big Media

Victims have been cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars overnight, with imposters also gaining access to borrowers' sensitive personal information.

Lead generation is often hailed as the lifeblood of success in our ever-changing industry. Agents are bombarded with promises of quick and easy ways to generate leads through various platforms, tools and strategies. But here’s the harsh truth, most of these lead gen strategies are setting you up for failure. The numbers game: Quantity over…

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Home buyers today browse listings on Zillow, Google search neighborhoods, and scroll through photos of homes on TikTok and Instagram. The industry is changing rapidly, and marketing strategies need to evolve, too.  Keeping up with the marketing demands of today means pushing out a consistent stream of engaging and personalized content. It can feel like…

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The case is part of a long-running legal battle between Davis, an ex-CEO of Keller Williams, and his former employer. An earlier case Davis filed against KW was also ordered into arbitration.

The recent legal settlements involving the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several major real estate brokerages have sent ripples through the industry, prompting many real estate professionals to reevaluate their practices. Central to these legal challenges is the issue of transparency, particularly in how commissions and other transaction details are disclosed to buyers and…

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HomeStack—a premier developer of white-labeled mobile apps for the real estate industry—is thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership with API Nation—a leading provider of seamless cloud based integration solutions. This collaboration aims to revolutionize the way real estate professionals manage their business and engage with clients by leveraging the robust integration capabilities of API…

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According to Redfin, the typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment hit the highest level in over a decade, at 18.6 percent of the purchase price in June, up from 15 percent the previous year.

How Americans Are Bailing Out London’s High-End Property Market  Bloomberg

Real estate market report – Chester County  WNWS Radio

Herman was one of the first agents to follow Ryan Serhant to his eponymous firm from Nest Seekers International, where she had been a member of his team for more than 5 years.

Mortgage applications increased 0.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending August 16, 2024. This is a slight reverse from last week’s 10.1% drop, as experts feel homeowners remain on the fence waiting for more mortgage rate changes. This week’s data: The…

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The real estate industry’s litigation list is down by one as the courtroom squabbles between Keller Williams and former CEO John Davis are slated to reach an arguably anticlimactic resolution outside the courtroom. Given a choice between a pair of motions filed by Keller Williams that would decide the fate of the acrimonious legal saga,…

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LaSalle acquires hotel in London  Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

It’s coming. The Fed has strongly intimated that an interest rate is coming, most likely at its next meeting Sept. 18, and most everyone connected to real estate sales awaits with great hope. But will it really make a difference? Will one single rate cut of perhaps as much as half a percentage point really…

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London’s low carbon future needs overseas investment, says Opportunity London Boss  Property Week