Carving Out New Paths to Growth
Above, from left, Shane McCullar, CEO and Operating Principal of KW Metro Center and Kate Papkin, general manager. Shane McCullar is on a mission. As CEO and operating principal of KW Metro Center in Northern Virginia for nearly two decades, McCullar has grown his brokerage from 35 agents in one office in 2007 to over…
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Bright MLS Reports Mid-Atlantic Sees More Buyers as Mortgage Rates Fall
Conditions are improving for buyers in the Mid-Atlantic, with mortgage rates down and housing inventory up, according to a recent report from Bright MLS. Bright MLS’s Housing Report for September found that there was a total of 19,945 new pending sales in the Mid-Atlantic in September, up 10.3% from last year and the eighth consecutive…
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Consumer Sentiment Shifts From Gains to Slight Decline
A key skill to being a real estate agent is judging a buyer’s mood. So how are consumers feeling on a wide scale? Consumer sentiment dipped slightly in the early days of October 2024, from 70.1 to 68.9, per the latest report for the University of Michigan. This monthly change comes in below expectations; median…
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Navigating the New NAR Rules: Best Practices for Helping Consumers
Above, Tony Delgado Recent changes in the real estate industry have introduced new ways of doing business for brokers and agents. These changes demand strong leadership, transparency and adaptability to navigate the evolving landscape successfully. A fundamental change in the new NAR rules requires buyers to have a written agreement with a broker or agent…
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Buyer Sentiment Hits 2-Year High, but Affordability Remains a Barrier
While a plurality of homebuyers believes that it still isn’t the right time to pull the trigger on homebuying, new data from Fannie Mae shows increasingly positive attitudes towards purchasing a home, primarily due to the recent declines in mortgage rates. The latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) report from Fannie Mae shows purchase sentiment…
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NAHB Reports Remodeling Market Sentiment Dips in Q3
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for Q3, posting a reading of 63, down two points compared to the previous quarter. The NAHB/Westlake Royal RMI survey asks remodelers to rate five components of the remodeling market as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” Each question is measured on…
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Stuck in 2024? How a Simple Reflection Workshop Can Transform Your 2025
As real estate professionals, we often get caught up in the rush of transactions, leads and appointments. Yet, to truly grow in 2025, it’s critical to pause, reflect and analyze how our behaviors and strategies from the past year affected our business. Setting aside time for a structured reflection workshop can reveal the best pathways…
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NAR Files Supreme Court Petition to Block DOJ Investigation
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) today filed its petition to the Supreme Court in a long-running, contentious dispute with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over an ostensibly shuttered investigation into various NAR policies, asking the highest court in the land to step in in and block the inquiry, which currently threatens to force even…
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Move Concierge Announces Partnership with Side
Move Concierge, a service that connects utilities and home services for new homebuyers, has announced a key partnership with Side, a real estate brokerage platform that helps agents create and grow their own boutique companies. Through this partnership, real estate agents who work with Side will have access to Move Concierge services through Side Marketplace,…
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Leaders Offer Solutions for Preventing Agent Attrition in a Post-Settlement Landscape
Above, from left, Jillian Young, Donny Samson, Drayton Saunders, Kate Rossi and Cindy Ariosa As the industry reconciles with new realities in the post-National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)-settlement era, agent attrition has been acknowledged as one of the expected consequences. Some top real estate minds recently gathered to discuss solutions—not only for how to prevent…
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