Mortgage rates dipped slightly this week edging down from last week’s average of 6.94%, to 6.88% this week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week’s numbers:  The 30-year FRM averaged 6.88% as of March 7, 2024, down from last week when it averaged 6.94%. A year…

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Although the legal battle over commissions and anti-trust in real estate is far from over, lawyers representing plaintiffs in the two oldest commission suits are hoping their payday comes sooner rather than later, as last week they filed their official request for “reasonable attorney fees” to be drawn from settlements. Just under $70 million of…

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Century 21 Real Estate LLC announced at its One21 Experience Global Conference in Las Vegas this week that Century 21 Curran & Oberski has been honored with the 2024 Art Bartlett 2100 Cup Award. The 2100 Cup is awarded annually to an outstanding company that embodies the mission of the Century 21 brand and demonstrates…

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January saw the highest rate of appreciation expected for 2024, as year-over-year single-family home price gains reached 5.8%, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast™ for January 2024. While year-over-year price gains reached their height in January, growth is expected to slow to 2.6% by early 2025. “U.S. annual home price…

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Often considered the holy grail of real estate success, effective lead generation is essential for generating a successful and sustainable real estate business—a topic discussed during RISMedia’s Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year virtual event on January 11. Led by Ken Baris, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Jordan Baris Realty in New Jersey, the…

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RE/MAX Co-Founder Dave Liniger. Photography by Michael Weschler. Bold. Wise. Wildly successful—all apt ways to describe real estate icon Dave Liniger. In his latest book—”The Perfect 10: 10 Leadership Principles to Achieve True Independence, Extreme Wealth, and Huge Success”—the RE/MAX co-founder recounts many pivotal moments over the course of his storied career in order to…

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