by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 28, 2020 | Industry News
The competition among homebuyers is intense and home prices have been soaring in recent months. The cause of this heated competition and rising prices is the short supply of homes for sale. This lack of inventory has been prevalent across the country since COVID-19....
by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 15, 2020 | Industry News
The third quarter saw the largest increase of luxury home sales since 2013 with a 41.5% increase year-over-year, according to a report from Redfin. At the same time, “expensive” home sales rose by just over 17% year-over-year. Mid-priced home sales went up by 3% and...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 15, 2020 | Industry News
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Tuesday launched a Spanish version of its website, NAR en Español. The sub-site evolved from NAR’s Spanish-language Facebook page into the “comprehensive collection of resources” the associations now offers...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 15, 2020 | Industry News
Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams (KW) has reorganized itself, executives say, by creating a new holding company structure. Effective immediately, Gary Keller has stepped down from his role as CEO. As president, Josh Team assumes all duties and responsibilities...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Oct 5, 2020 | Industry News
Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS), a large, privately held non-bank lender, recently announced specialized training for brokers, according to a press release first published on businesswire.com. Because today’s lending market is changing at such a rapid pace, CMS...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 25, 2020 | Industry News, Technology
Zillow, which heretofore has turned to brokerage partners to represent it in home purchases, has announced it will begin using its own agents in the booming iBuying department. In streamlining this operation by way of Zillow Offers, Zillow promises to make homebuying...
