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HAR partnership caps RentSpree’s busy spring

May 23, 2024

RentSpree distributes its product to empower residential agents in their work with clients who may not yet be ready to buy, and to provide them software advantages to offer investor clients or to use in their own rental portfolios.

Cap on servicer fees for FHA loan assumptions doubled to $1,800

May 22, 2024

While lenders welcomed the increase, it might benefit homebuyers as well, by giving loan servicers more incentive to process FHA loan assumptions quickly.

Mortgage rates staying below 2024 highs, but buyers indifferent

May 22, 2024

Bond market investors who fund most mortgages shrugged off hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller that he wants to see "several more months of good inflation data" before cutting rates.

Even tech workers struggle to afford sky-high NYC rents

May 22, 2024

New York City tech workers could only afford about 35 percent of rental apartments available on the market last year, according to a new report.

Veterans Affairs will suspend rule blocking vets from paying agents

May 22, 2024

Deputy Director of Policy Michelle Corridon said Tuesday the agency would lift rules preventing vets from using low-cost VA loans to pay agents until it engages in a formal rule-making process.

Jonathan Adler talks ‘modern American glamour’ on Miami stage

May 22, 2024

World-renowned designer Jonathan Adler sat with real estate icon Sherry Chris to talk about style, authenticity, love and needlepoint.

Morgan Stanley exec: Prepare now for the new wave of wealth

May 22, 2024

Ileana Musa of Morgan Stanley told Inman Connect Miami attendees that as younger generations, women and Latinos shift into wealth in upcoming years, now is the time to create relationships with them.

DOJ sends signal to industry in first commission comment since March

May 22, 2024

Statements made by a DOJ attorney during a May 21 status hearing in the Nosalek commission case offer new insights into the Justice Department's impression of the proposed NAR settlement.

Zillow launches AI tool to stop fair housing discrimination

May 22, 2024

The Fair Housing Classifier is an open-source tool aimed at helping real estate, technology and civil rights organizations create smarter, fair-housing compliant chatbot and search functions for their websites. The code is available on GitHub.

With growing demand, Real launches luxury division

May 22, 2024

Several months after Kofi Nartey announced his team's move to Real, the brokerage has launched a new luxury division with Nartey serving as executive director.

Agents need to embrace the new and the old to succeed

May 22, 2024

Danny Hertzberg, Jill Hertzberg and others shared the stories and tips that helped them succeed while on stage Wednesday at Inman Connect Miami.

How Mauricio Umansky turned an irate Kelsey Grammer into a client

May 22, 2024

"Mauricio, you are a scum bag," Umansky recalled the Frasier actor shouting in a voice message. The Agency CEO shared how he converted Grammer during Inman Connect Miami on Wednesday.