zavvie and Landis Partner on Home-Buying Solution
Zavvie recently announced it is teaming up with Landis, a company that uses technology and data science to help Americans achieve...
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Pending Home Sales Rebounded in October
Pending home sales increased in October, rebounding from September's decline, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Overall, contract...
Commerce Department Moves to Double Lumber Tariffs, NAHB Responds
The U.S. Commerce Department moved forward with an administrative review to double the tariffs on Canadian lumber shipments into the...
Overcoming Bias in Home Appraisals Starts With the Appraisers
(TNS)—Home appraisers have gotten an unusual amount of attention recently thanks to a surge in coverage about racial disparities in...
Wedding vs. Homeownership: New Survey Measures Modern Priorities
Americans pressed pause on many milestones in 2020, but in 2021 they reignited plans to buy and sell homes. The...
What the New Digital Real Estate Customer Really Wants
Today’s new breed of digital real estate customer is technology savvy and digitally focused. They have so much information at...
How to Earn More Referrals This Holiday Season
 Thanksgiving and Black Friday are now in our rearview mirror! Hanukkah starts today, and with Christmas and New Year’s...
Newsmaker Spotlight: Ashley Bowers on Improving the Value Proposition Through Agent Support
As president of HomeSmart International, Ashley Bowers spearheads operations of all departments at the company and its enterprise departments, keeping...
Mortgage Rates Hold Firm Going Into Thanksgiving Weekend
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.10%, unchanged from last week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS)...
Mortgage Applications Up in November, With Refis Making Up More Than Half of the Share
Mortgage applications increased 1.8% for the week ending Nov. 19, 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage...
3 Ways to Boost Engagement With Selfie-Style Content
In the age of TikTok, hyper-polished, overly-produced videos are a thing of the past. Today’s most effective social media content is simple, scrappy and all you need is your phone. Read more.
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