For most of my career around housing, we have talked about a real estate agent’s value as though it were one thing. It isn’t. An agent may help a buyer understand a market, find properties, arrange showings, evaluate price, write an offer, negotiate terms,...
For most people in real estate and mortgage, closing day has always carried a sense of finality. The papers are signed, the keys change hands, commissions are paid, the loan funds and everybody moves on to the next transaction. The homeowner, of course, doesn’t...
The Eighth Circuit upheld the major real estate commission settlement this week, and I expect the legal arguments surrounding commissions will continue for some time. Objectors can still seek further review, an attorney representing some of them has said his clients...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In case you haven’t heard, voters in yesterday’s Democratic Party primary in New York City have overwhelmingly selected a self-described Democratic Socialist to become their next mayor. With roughly 90% of the ballots being counted, Zohran Mamdani...
Daniel (“Dan”) Thomas Flavin, a prominent Louisiana-based real estate executive who served in his state’s legislature, passed away on June 6 at the age of 67 after a brief illness. Born in Joliet, Illinois, on May 31, 1957, Flavin graduated from McNeese State...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
