Voters are set to decide on March 19 whether they want to quadruple the tax buyers pay on real estate purchases above $1.5M. Realtors say it amounts to a secret tax and rent hike
Mar 6
The New York City-based real estate news site, a resource for buyers, sellers and renters, briefly ceased publication last week before announcing Monday it had been acquired
Mar 5
Rent is now 0.7% lower for one-bedroom rentals nationwide than it was a year ago, but some markets are still seeing significant increases, new report shows
Feb 27
Advocates had hoped to quadruple the tax buyers pay on residential and commercial real estate purchases if voters approved the measure next month
Feb 23
RE/MAX announced it was making changes to its executive team after revenue fell for a sixth consecutive quarter to end 2023. Amy Lessinger will succeed Bailey as president
Feb 22
The company said it expects to grow total revenue 19% to 22% this year as it continues its expansion as an industry leader
Feb 20
The Department of Justice said a proposed settlement in the major antitrust lawsuit might itself violate federal law and said buyers should negotiate their broker's commission directly
Feb 16
Bekki Shae Smith is a regional director for the Georgia Association of Realtors and past president of the Cherokee Association of Realtors
Feb 15
DeLeon Realty in Silicon Valley began advertising commissions of 3.5% or less for homesellers who choose to work with the firm. The marketing push appeared in the mail and social media this week
Feb 15
The company earned $9.9B in total revenue for the year; nearly half was profit. That's more than double the total revenue the company earned in 2019, before the pandemic upended travel
Feb 13
The complaint — one of nearly two dozen targeting real estate's commission-sharing structure — alleges 'most' buyer agents will steer clients away from listings that offer lower commission
Feb 12
As the Belisario Cruz Reyn Team, the group was 4th overall on the list of New York’s real estate teams with over 20 agents, with $155M in sales volume
Feb 9
The site started as an objective resource for renters and buyers moving to or living in New York City. Staff holds out hope for a sale this month
Feb 8
US home prices shot up in 86% of the 221 metropolitan areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors and rose 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to data released Thursday by NAR
Feb 8
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun warned of 'further declines in membership over the next 24 months' said after NAR posted a 2.1% annual membership decline last month
Feb 6
Chicago voters are set to decide whether to quadruple the tax buyers pay on residential and commercial properties in the city. Illinois Realtors plans to lead the fight
Jan 31
Sarah Friar, speaking at ICNY 2024, shares her take on how agents can use the neighborhood-level social media platform to excel in business and community
Jan 25
Wednesday's panel at ICNY 2024 says a high interest rate environment will continue driving innovation in the mortgage and finance sector
Jan 24
'Every challenge presents a silver lining. You just have to be willing to look at it right,' ERA President Alex Vidal said on stage at ICNY on Tuesday
Jan 23
'Great leaders aren’t hired; they're developed,' the real estate coach said at ICNY 2024, adding that brokerages who don't nurture great agents will lose them
Jan 23