HousingWireHousingWire Anthony Hitt is stepping down as the president and CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas. The brokerage firm announced Tuesday that Hitt will be stepping down from his leadership roles at the end of 2024 in order to “focus on personal endeavors.” Hitt began his career at Engel &…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Weichert Realtors has taken a page from eXp World Holdings and settled the commission lawsuits — but with the Hooper (formerly Phillips) plaintiffs rather than with the Gibson plaintiffs. According to documents filed in the Gibson suit last week, Weichert reached a settlement with the Hooper plaintiffs on Nov. 5….
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States has brought mortgage rates closer to the 7% threshold, but Fitch Ratings expects them to settle lower in the coming months. Looking ahead to 2025, analysts from the credit ratings agency expect declining rates to increase mortgage…
Continue reading →How Real Estate Agent Ken Pozek’s YouTube Channel Helps His Team Succeed It would be an understatement to say that YouTube has had an impact on Ken Pozek’s career. With a successful real estate business running in Detroit, Mich., Ken and his wife, Holly, began thinking about opening a second…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The national housing shortage, the benefits of increased density, an ongoing shift in consumer tastes toward smaller homes closer to where the urban action is, and other factors have pushed state legislators to make it easier to build accessory dwelling units. In 2024 alone, Colorado, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Hawaii…
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