National Association Of Realtors
This is probably the most unusual market in the history of real estate: inventory is at record lows, buyers are at record highs (at least in Texas), and there are more agents out selling and buying homes on behalf of clients. In fact, according to the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, there have…
Traditionally, real estate commissions work in a way that benefits all parties involved. In this scheme, home buyer commission fees are absorbed in the seller’s closing costs. However, last Friday, a federal court ruling threatening to rock the real estate world opened avenues for Missouri home sellers to sue buyer agents for commissions paid. The…
From Staff Reports With supply chain issues plaguing home builders and rates forecasted to increase throughout 2022, more buyers than ever rushed to the market to buy an existing home. The statistics, which come from the November existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors, show that existing home sales increased by 1.9…
The path of Dallas Realtor Leslie Rouda Smith to today was seemingly determined long ago, as the daughter of an Ohio residential real estate brokerage owner and one-time National Association of Realtors (NAR) president. On November 11, Smith will follow in the footsteps of her father, Harley E. Rouda, Sr., while also forging a new…
By Mark JohnsonCEO, JPAR – Real Estate For years, The Harris Poll asked people to assess their regard for various professions. Real estate agents were always found at the bottom of the list, below attorneys and car sales associates. Yet what is interesting when clients have been surveyed post-transaction, the large majority express satisfaction with…
