Tag: real estate

Another Real Estate Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed

Lawyers Who Just Won The $1.8 Billion Lawsuit Against The NAR Have Filed Another Real Estate Class Action Lawsuit  The lawyers who just won the $1.8 billion lawsuit against the NAR over realtor commissions aren’t wasting anytime. They have filed a new real estate class action lawsuit. This time they are seeking class-action status covering…

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RE/MAX Executives Have No Regrets Over $55Million Settlements

RE/MAX Executives Have No Regrets Over $55M Lawsuit Settlement. Company Executives Say Ruling Will Have Little Impact On Their Business The earth shattering ruling against real estate industry last week is still sending shockwaves through the industry. A Missouri jury ordered the NAR and several large residential brokerages to reimburse homeowners $1.8 billion to $5 billion…

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Homebuying Has Become More Stressful Than Dating

Redfin Study Shows 59% Of Americans Believe Homebuying Has Become More Stressful Than Dating  A recent Redfin survey shows that notable 59% of recent homebuyers found homebuying has become more stressful than dating. Homebuyers purchasing a home in today’s market have deal with unique set of anxieties. Buyers are increasingly ghosting sellers as housing costs…

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Pending Home Sales Fell 2.7% In May

Pending Home Sales Fell 2.7% In May. Will They Continue To Fall? NAR Bullish About Housing. Is There Another Housing Apocalypse Coming? Pending home sales were steady in April like they had been since the beginning of the year. However, pending home sales fell in May. they dropped 2.7%, according to data released Thursday by the National…

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American Homeowners Lost $1.3 Trillion In Equity

American Homeowners Lost $1.3 Trillion In Equity In Their Homes In The 3rd Quarter Of 2022 American Homeowners saw their home values peak in the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately, it was short lived. American homeowners lost nearly $1.3 Trillion in equity from July through September. The value contraction is a record according to…

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Pending Home Sales Are Down 31% From Last Year

Pending Home Sales Are Down 31% From Last Year. Economists Go Into Panic Mode As Sales Are Worse Than They Predicted The National Association of Realtors says pending home sales continued to plummet in September. Market indicators show a 10.2% month-over-month decline that resulted in an index reading of 79.5. This is the fourth consecutive…

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Realtor.com Starts Employee Layoffs Ahead Of Market Downturn

News Corp. Begins Employee Layoffs At Realtor.com In Preparation For A Downturn In The Market  News Corp’s Realtor.com has become the latest real estate company to downsize.  A Realtor.com spokesperson declined to share specifics of the layoffs. They also refused to say how many employees and contractors were impacted. However, the company said they are…

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Secret Compass Layoffs Are Coming By October

Former Compass Insider Says That More Secret Compass Layoffs Are Coming Before The End Of The 3rd Quarter A few days ago, Zoe Rosenberg of Business Insider sat down with a former insider at Compass. The former employee told her that more secret Compass layoffs are coming before the end of the third quarter.  Compass…

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Homebuyers Are Canceling Purchase Deals At Record Pace

Homebuyers Are Canceling Deals At A Record Pace Due To Housing Affordability Issues Home buyers are canceling sales at record pace. Prospective homebuyers are grappling with affordability issues. However, a Redfin report states the shifting market conditions are allowing buyers to increase their bargaining power. Roughly 63,000 deal under contract fell through in July nationwide….

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Home Buyers Are Abandoning Purchase Deals

Home Buyers Are Abandoning Purchase Deals In Record Numbers Thanks To Economic Uncertainty Americans home buyers are canceling deals to buy homes at record numbers. Redfin is reporting that 15% of all existing homes under contract were canceled. That is the highest share since early 2020. That beats 2021 when only 11% 0f purchase transactions…

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