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Mark 2024 down in the books as the year WomanUP! roared

Jun 21, 2024

WomanUP!, a women's leadership initiative of the California Association of Realtors, was on a whole other level this year, writes speaker and attendee Bernice Ross. Here's why.

Former NAR employee seeks $1M in new lawsuit alleging retaliation

Jun 20, 2024

Roshani Sheth, a former product manager for the Realtors Information Network, filed suit after an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission probe into her racial and sexual harassment claims.

Homebuyers jump at lower mortgage rates, but will they last?

Jun 20, 2024

Purchase loan applications have surged for two weeks in a row, but rates for conforming mortgages are inching back up toward 7 percent this week as investors weigh the odds of Fed rate cuts.

Housing starts plunge 19% in May as homebuilders act with caution

Jun 20, 2024

Construction starts on new housing units dropped 5.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,277,000 —  19.3 percent lower than levels in May 2023, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday.

CoStar Group taps Christian Lown of Freddie Mac as new finance chief

Jun 20, 2024

Freddie Mac Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christian Lown will be taking his talents to CoStar Group in July, executives announced. Lown departs Freddie Mac on June 28.

Eklund | Gomes brings homebuyer in priciest NYC deal since 2022

Jun 20, 2024

A penthouse at Central Park Tower on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row has sold to an unidentified international buyer for $115 million, making it the first residential sale in New York City over $100 million since 2022.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sells Silicon Valley home at $22.5M

Jun 20, 2024

Schmidt and his wife, Wendy Schmidt, bought the home in 1990 for $2 million and gradually expanded the estate over about 20 years, adding neighboring parcels, a guest house and a green house.

Cassie Walker Johnson preaches the buyer agreement gospel

Jun 20, 2024

At Inman Connect Las Vegas in July, Windermere broker Cassie Walker Johnson will reveal her eight-step system for creating buyer agreements. She gave Inman a sneak peak ahead of the event.

Knock integrating bridge loans into partners’ prequal processes

Jun 20, 2024

NFM Lending is the first to take advantage of Knock API integrations, which let loan officers know if homebuyers can tap the equity in their existing home and buy before they sell.

Housing starts plunge 5.5% in May as homebuilders act with caution

Jun 20, 2024

Construction starts on new housing units dropped 5.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,277,000 —  19.3 percent lower than levels in May 2023, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday.

Inside Real Estate folds kvCORE as part of major rebrand as BoldTrail

Jun 20, 2024

Parent company Inside Real Estate will carry the BoldTrail name in a range of iterations as they roll out this summer. The new moniker is meant in impart that real estate isn't for the faint of heart.

Want to add value? Embrace the mobile experience

Jun 20, 2024

The mobile experience is everything, especially when it comes to adding value in a consumer-first era and in the wake of consumer lawsuits.