HousingWireHousingWire Two prominent Century 21-affiliated real estate firms in California; Century 21 Masters and Century 21 Real Estate Alliance, have merged under the Century 21 Masters name, consolidating operations across more than 50 offices from San Francisco to San Diego. The merger, executed by Full Realty Services, Inc., doing business…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire HomeServices of America and Zillow are teaming up to bring HomeServices’ agents Zillow’s AI-powered Showcase tools. In an announcement on Tuesday, the companies said that agents at all of HomeServices of America’s companies will have access to Zillow Showcase. “At HomeServices of America, we believe in empowering our clients…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire When the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) announced its new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy, which created the new category of delayed marketing exempt listings, executives at the Illinois-based MLS Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) were excited that the national trade group was finally coming in line with…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire ​President Donald Trump’s recent executive order rescinding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has had significant repercussions in various sectors, including lending, as it comes to Hispanic homeownership. The latest repercussion was last week when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would no longer…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire A strong wave of refinance activity and renewed buyer interest lifted mortgage rate lock volumes in March, according to Optimal Blue’s latest Market Advantage report. Data shows a 24% monthly jump in overall lock activity, driven by falling interest rates and the start of the spring buying season. While…
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