The move comes in the wake of the agreement between NAR and the DOJ concerning Realtor competition. RE/MAX announced this week it will officially begin displaying the buyers’ broker commission percentage on all listings in 65 markets where [...]
With mortgage rates at or near all-time record lows, you’ve likely pondered a refinance if you’re an existing homeowner. But you probably have a lot of questions too, especially if it’s your first time refinancing a home loan. Let’s clear [...]
We’re all looking for an angle, especially if it’ll save us some money. Whether it’s a stock market trend, a home price trend, or a mortgage rate trend, someone always claims to have unlocked the code. Unfortunately, it’s usually all [...]
No more gazing at the stars beneath canopies of Spanish moss for Sandra Bullock. The “Miss Congeniality” and “Bird Box” star recently sold her estate on Georgia’s Tybee Island below asking at $4.175 million, People reported Thursday. [...]
Here we are at the one-year mark of the global pandemic, and what once felt distant and “thankfully not happening to me” is now touching approximately 1 in every 5 Americans. If you’re like me and have been affected by the virus personally [...]
Mortgage Q&A: “Does a refinance require an appraisal?” A reader recently asked if they needed an appraisal to refinance their existing mortgage, knowing they can often add weeks to the loan process. As with anything in the mortgage realm, [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2021 To say residential real estate is on fire would be a huge understatement. It’s so popular that we’re running out of homes. Simply put, there are too many home buyers and not enough properties for sale, nor is the [...]
Living with the pandemic for almost a year has radically changed how many think about their current living situation and provided the impetus to initiate change. With a vaccine in place and implementation underway, a growing number are beginning [...]
Every year, team leader and Inman contributor Brandon Doyle delves through newly published real estate and sales books so that you don’t have to. Here are his top picks for 2020. If it’s January, it’s Agent Appreciation Month at Inman.[...]
Posted on January 15th, 2021 Queue the panic. Mortgage rates have officially spiked and the media is all over it. Yep, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage increased from 2.65% to 2.79% this week, per Freddie Mac’s weekly survey. Freddie [...]