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RE/MAX’s Motto Mortgage office count is shrinking for first time

Aug 12, 2024

Franchise sales have slowed and some existing franchisees have canceled their agreements, but Motto Franchising President Ward Morrison expects growth to resume when lending picks up.

Cooling rental market means more concessions for renters: Zillow

Aug 12, 2024

A 50-year high in multifamily building starts and completions has led to cooling rent growth and better leases for renters. In July, 33.2 percent of rentals on Zillow included concessions — a 23 percent increase from 2023.

World’s most expensive, futuristic motorhome priced at $2.5M

Aug 12, 2024

According to Van Conover, the Prevost motorhomes typically belong to "A-list artists, top of the top in the music industry, F1 racers and high-level entrepreneurs" who can customize the motorhome however they see fit from the floors, the color of the leather to the entire buildout."

Miami investors lose another hotel to foreclosure auction

Aug 12, 2024

In the same week that the investment firm lost the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., to a foreclosure auction, CGI Merchant also had to let go of the Gabriel Miami Downtown in a foreclosure auction to an affiliate of Madison Realty Capital.

Realty One Group scoops up Florida indie MVP Realty

Aug 12, 2024

MVP Realty CEO Derek Carlson said moving to Realty One Group will bring agents a variety of upgrades while leaving his company's core values intact.

The market is harder for millennials than it was for boomers: Report

Aug 12, 2024

A new report in "The Wall Street Journal" found that baby boomers had an easier time navigating real estate market challenges in the 1980s than millennials do today.

NAR membership rebounds ahead of Aug. 17 settlement deadline

Aug 12, 2024

More agents are joining the National Association of Realtors ahead of the approaching Aug. 17 deadline for Realtors and MLSs to implement policy changes.

From fringe to forefront? What agent ‘steering’ will look like now

Aug 12, 2024

A survey of hundreds of real estate agents suggests that "steering" based on commissions used to be rare. After the Aug. 17 deadline, it may become ubiquitous — but with buyers in the driver's seat.

Financing a second home may be easier than your clients think

Aug 12, 2024

How you can effectively guide your clients to the right financing options for their dream vacation home.

Can you survive the squeeze from 2% commissions? The Download

Aug 10, 2024

The Consumer Federation of America raised eyebrows and hackles with its advice to pay only the equivalent of a 2 percent commission for both real estate purchases and sales.

Why you probably shouldn’t open a real estate brokerage

Aug 10, 2024

The wisest thing you can do is learn from the mistakes of others, especially when it comes to long-term career decisions that are hard to reverse, Mainframe founder and CEO Sean Frank writes.

Investors bullish on Blend on Q2 earnings and revenue beat

Aug 9, 2024

Cloud banking software provider maintains steady growth in consumer banking revenue, while reversing the decline in its main line of business of providing services to mortgage lenders.