HousingWireHousingWire Has the spring home-buying season already begun? Our weekly pending contract data has shown year-over-year growth for some time now, even with elevated mortgage rates. I believe that spring demand actually started in November this year — a trend that has been evident in the rising sales data we’ve…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Results Realty ERA Powered, located in St. Charles, Illinois, has acquired Chicago’s Mark Allen Realty, giving the combined firm three offices and 80 agents. Mark Allen, led by broker Matt Liss, will now operate as Mark Allen Realty ERA Powered. “Joining forces with Matt and his associates allows us…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The sexual assault lawsuits against Oren Alexander keep piling up. A woman filed a civil suit in Colorado this week, alleging that the New York real estate broker and his twin brother Alon drugged and raped her in 2017 when she was 17 years old. It’s the fifth known…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire HousingWire real estate reporter Jeff Andrews sat down with John DiMichele, the new chair of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), to discuss the state of MLSs and their future in a rapidly changing real estate environment. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Andrews: Where…
Continue reading →A Conversation with Hello Again’s Rebecca Earle A duck in a red sweater and plaid skirt peers out, looking oddly sophisticated. A German Shepherd in a cardigan stands poised, ready to head to class. A squirrel flaunts a patterned cardigan and long skirt, radiating bohemian warmth. A pigeon, dressed in…
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