Monthly Archives: December 2024
The January Issue of Real Estate Magazine Is Now Live
The January issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at United Real Estate’s thriving brokerage and exponential growth over the past decade. In addition, ... Read More
Home-Price Appreciation Continues Slowdown in Latest Case-Shiller Index
The current state of housing affordability in the U.S. has been described in recent reports as bleak and unbalanced, citing low inventory mixed with high home prices and mortgage rates. The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed ... Read More
What Agents Are Anticipating for Housing as Trump Is Set to Take Office
It’s almost time for President-elect Donald J. Trump to simply become President Trump, and start implementing his agenda. RISMedia recently explored how real estate industry experts see Trump’s return to the White House impacting housing, while Realtor... Read More
Home Value Lock Insurance Now Available to CENTURY 21 Select Real Estate Clients
Sacramento, California-based CENTURY 21 Select Real Estate has announced that Home Value Lock, a market value insurance product for homebuyers, is now available to its clients. Home Value Lock Insurance, which was launched earlier this year in Norther... Read More
Pending Home Sales Up 2.2% in November as Consumers Adjust Mortgage Rate Expectations
Pending home sales rose 2.2% in November, marking the fourth consecutive month of increases and the highest level since February 2023, according to a National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) report released Monday. The Midwest, South and West experienc... Read More
A Year in Review: RISMedia’s Biggest Headlines of 2024
2024 will go down in history books as one of the most momentous years in the residential real estate market—with attention-grabbing headlines competing for air time day in and day out as all eyes were on the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and ... Read More
Court Report: Weichert Denied Dismissal From Gibson Case
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Weichert denied dismissal from Gibson case On Dec. 30, 2024, Weichert was denied a dismissal from the commissio... Read More
With Gloomy 2024 in Rearview Mirror, Agents Look for Brighter Days Ahead
Longtime residential real estate professionals have all been through normal business cycles, with the same ups and downs most other industries experience as well. But with 2025 getting underway, there are no real similarities to the one-two punch of th... Read More
PAR Slams NAR Intent to Revoke Charter Over ‘MLS Choice’ Issue
In an escalating dispute between the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and Phoenix Association of REALTORS® (PAR) that seems to grow more intense by the day, NAR is now apparently planning action to revoke PAR’s charter over its refusal to cease ... Read More
Phoenix Association of REALTORS® Ratchets Up Intensity in Conflict With NAR
In a letter to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) December 23, lawyers for the Phoenix Association of REALTORS® (PAR) said the organization will not accede to NAR’s demand to withdraw its new MLS Choice offering. “PAR has experienced more and ... Read More