The latest RISMedia webinar—“Boosting Agent Performance With the Latest Tools and Technology”—panelists Jay Rooney, founder and CEO of DepositLink; Chip Murphy, vice president, Michael Saunders & Company; and Donny Samson, CEO of Samson Properties discussed how they’ve adapted to new technology tools, particularly artificial intelligence. The conversation ranges from general attitudes and approaches brokers should…
The housing market inched toward greater friendliness for buyers in February 2025, according to the latest findings from the National Association of REALTORS®’ Housing Affordability Index, which has been inching back up since a fall in November 2024. The index runs with a two-month lag—compared to last month’s affordability index (which covered up to January…
Housing remains out of reach for too many Americans, according to former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge. Fudge, who served as HUD secretary from 2021-2024, gave her thoughts on housing in the U.S. in a talk on Thurs. April 10, 2025, hosted at Harvard University. (The talk was co-sponsored by the…
On Tues. April 8, government sponsored-enterprise Fannie Mae announced that over the past few weeks, it had fired over 100 employees due to fraud, including mortgage fraud, against the company. The announcement did not elaborate on the specifics of what the claimed fraud was. William J. Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),…
Doreen Spagnuolo, CEO of the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), earned a spot among the Influencers on RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers list. After 15 years as legal counsel for LIBOR, she became CEO in 2023—with shockwaves through the industry right around the corner—and made education of professionals and consumers a cornerstone of her…
The April edition of the Mortgage Monitor Report—published by global financial services firm ICE—finds that home prices are cooling heading into the spring home-buying season. In another possible boon for buyers, the market expects that mortgage rates are on track to continue dropping, too. Pricing in 30-year mortgage futures (or a contract to buy or…
Ongoing lawsuits leave the real estate industry facing an uncertain future, with real estate professionals unsure which business practices will remain in place. Disputes on your team shouldn’t have to go as far as a courtroom, but conflict resolution is a vital skill as an agent. Being part of a team gives you a chance…
In March 2025, new home listings reached the biggest March jump since 2022 with a 10.2% year-over-year rise, according to Realtor.com®. Active listings (meaning all listings available for sale) are up 28.5% year-over-year—marking the 17th consecutive month for inventory growth in the U.S. Yet, as inventory has gone up, not only has price growth slowed,…
Real estate agents should expect to work the most with older and experienced homebuyers, per the latest data from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). NAR’s 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report found that baby boomers have overtaken millennials, reclaiming the top spot as the largest share of homebuyers, outpacing younger generations. Millennials,…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has seen its efforts to cancel several Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants blocked following a lawsuit. On Tues., March 25, Judge Richard G. Stearns in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in a lawsuit against HUD brought by the National Fair…
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