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Mortgage Rates Move Up for Sixth Straight Week
Mortgage rates inched up again this week, a six-week runup to date and not expected to stabilize by the end of the year, experts noted. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.79% this week, up from the previous week’s average of 6.72%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday.…
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Zillow Reports Blowout Earnings, Touts Settlement Adaptations
Addressing investors after a Q3 earnings report—in which the company greatly outpaced the broader industry and beat its own expectations—Zillow Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hoffman said the portal giant is expecting continued tailwinds from broader changes to the real estate industry. “We work with the best partners, and we provide the most technology. So we…
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How Industry Experts See Trump’s Return to the White House Impacting Housing
As Trump’s victory over Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris became apparent on Wednesday, bond markets reacted sharply. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.479%, its highest level since July, according to news reports. Mortgage rates responded in kind, with the average 30-year fixed rate rising to 7.13% on Wednesday, up nine basis points…
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US home prices rose in 90% of metro areas in Q3, NAR says
Anywhere Q3: Sales Fall 3.1% YoY; Burnett Settlement Payments Proceeding
In a Q3 2024 earnings call Nov. 7, Anywhere Real Estate reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, which included earnings of $7 million but sales falling 3.1% year on year to $1.54 billion. On a per-share basis, the Madison, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 6 cents. Earnings,…
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The Four Biggest Takeaways From the Copycat Settlement Approvals
Last week, Judge Stephen Bough of the Western District of Missouri—who oversaw the Burnett case and trial—approved settlements struck by eight large brokerages in the largest Burnett commission copycat case. Those deals bring the total number of settlements that have received a final, court-required sign-off to 11, with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) still…
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How a second Trump presidency may affect U.S. commercial real estate markets - Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
Creating a Workflow to Streamline Your Daily Tasks and Improve Client Communications
Sometimes the best way to structure your day doesn’t spring immediately to mind—a “workflow,” or a planned series of activities that help you complete a task, is needed. You may need a way to organize your thoughts and tasks in order to maximize efficiency for both yourself and your clients’ benefit. To become a go-to…
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