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Maine Home Sales Up 10.73% from Last Year
The median sales price for homes sold hit $426,000, up 7.85% from October 2024. Continue Reading Maine Home Sales Up 10.73% from Last Year
FHFA Announces 2026 Multifamily Loan Caps
Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, welcomed the news. Continue Reading FHFA Announces 2026 Multifamily Loan Caps
27K realtors in Austin part of a competitive real estate market
Source: KXAN News --- AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 1957, there have been more real estate agent and brokers licenses issued to people in Austin than any other city in the state of Texas except for Houston, according to the Texas Real Estate Commission, or TREC, the state...
How multifamily investors can prepare for a recession
Source: J.P. Morgan --- More than half of commercial real estate leaders—including those with multifamily property rentals—believe a recession is likely this year, according to JPMorgan Chase’s 2023 Business Leaders Outlook: Commercial Real Estate. We asked three...
New York Experiences a 4.4% Drop in Median Sales Price in February
OneKey MLS is a real estate marketplace for monthly statistics for residential real estate transactions from Montauk to Manhattan, north through the Hudson Valley and the Catskill Mountains. For February 2023, OneKey MLS reported a regional closed median sale price of...
Keller Williams Realty Professionals agents recognized nationally and move to a new location in Fergus Falls
Source: The Bemidji Pioneer --- Keller Williams Realty Professionals (KWRP) is proud to announce the following national awards as recognized by Keller Williams Realty International at their national convention, commonly known as Family Reunion. Over 10,000 agents...
2 leading Hampton Roads real estate firms join forces under Berkshire Hathaway flag
Source: Yahoo! News --- Hundreds of real estate agents walked into the Virginia Beach Convention Center on March 16 to learn that two regional industry giants are joining forces. Rose & Womble Realty Co. and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty will soon...
11 News speaks with real estate agents concerning market after East Palestine train derailment
Source: WPXI-TV --- DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Channel 11 spoke with real estate agents concerning the market after the train derailment in East Palestine. “I’m just petrified,” said Ronnie Johnston. Ronnie Johnston put his house on Park Avenue in East Palestine on...
President’s Message: How to manage a real estate business
Source: CantonRep.com --- Managing a real estate business can be challenging, but with the right strategies and tools, it can be a rewarding and profitable venture. Here are some tips on how real estate agents or Realtors can effectively manage their business: Build a...
US home building surged in February
Source: CNN Business --- US home building jumped higher in February, turning around after five consecutive months of falling. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, rose by 9.8% in February from January. But that’s still down 18.4% from a year ago,...
‘Will live with blue and green tiles’: Home buyers compromising to appease housing market
Source: USA Today --- Multiple bids on Day One might be a thing of the past, but high mortgage rates, limited inventory and eroding affordability are still forcing buyers to make most of the compromises. “They are looking for smaller homes compared to what they were...
US home prices post first annual decline since 2012
Source: Fox Business --- The U.S. housing market posted the first year-over-year decline in home prices since 2012 as a result of higher mortgage rates. That's according to a new report from real estate brokerage firm Redfin, which showed that the median U.S. home...
