The more than $2.2 trillion in collective 2021 sales volume reported by the Top 1,000 respondents to RISMedia’s 34th Annual Power Broker Survey is truly historic. Yet it doesn’t tell the complete tale of last year’s residential real estate market. The missing piece? Compass. While recent industry media coverage has declared Compass “the largest brokerage…
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC has announced the affiliation of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Special Properties. The firm is based in Green Lake, Wisconsin and its service area encompasses Green Lake, Ripon, Princeton, Berlin, Markesan, Montello, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and Wautoma. The boutique brokerage is led by Jeff Shadick and…
With a rash of wildfires currently burning across the southwest and dozens of historical damaging blazes causing billions in damage over the last few years, a non-profit called First Street Foundation is partnering with realtor.com® to provide fire risk assessment for properties nationwide. First Street Foundation, in a press release, said that the new Fire…
Florida held the top five hottest commercial real estate metro markets: Orlando, Miami, Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Fort Myers, according to NAR’s Commercial Real Estate Metro Market Conditions Index for the first quarter of 2022, released this week. Key highlights: Florida held the top five hottest commercial real estate metro markets: Orlando, Miami, Palm…
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ally Real Estate co-founders Adam Lytle and Leighton Allen have announced that Vice President of Marketing & Relocation Wanda Gertin has been promoted to CEO. Gertin brings more than 10 years of real estate experience to her new role, the company stated, and prior to joining Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ally Real Estate,…
realMLS, serving 11,000 members in Northeast Florida, has announced that it has partnered with Down Payment Resource (DPR) to enhance its platform with DPR’s suite of real estate agent tools that help MLS customers connect homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs. realMLS is a multiple listing service (MLS) serving Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St.…
What: Together with RISMedia, Dermot Buffini, CEO of Buffini & Company, will discuss the lessons that have helped guide Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno Co-Founder & CEO, Chris Trapani, in his leadership role with the Los Gatos, California-based company. This webinar will be moderated by RISMedia’s Founder, President and CEO John Featherston. Make sure you…
The U.S. rental market is as competitive as it’s been in decades, and renters are facing a variety of challenges. High demand is keeping vacancy rates near all-time lows and pushing rents up almost as quickly as home prices. Recent reports show rent prices shot up nearly 17% in the past year, with the typical…
The average U.S. asking rent rose $15 in April to an all-time record $1,659, with year-over-year growth moderating by 50 basis points but remaining high at 14.3%, according to the latest Yardi® Matrix Multifamily Report released this week. “Although there are a few weak spots, multifamily demand and rent growth remain incredibly strong throughout the…
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations increased 72% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. In line with seasonality trends, originations during the first three months of 2022 year were 39% lower than the fourth…
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