That refi mini boom appears all but dead as mortgage rates surge by James Kleimann for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire A 60 basis point increase in mortgage rates in October has strangled mortgage demand, particularly for refinancings, according to the latest survey data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage applications overall decreased 0.1% from one week earlier, per the MBA‘s weekly applications survey for the week ending Oct. 25. …

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Real estate execs launch coaching platform with an eye for helping fellow women by Jeff Andrews for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Some of the most powerful women in real estate have taken the industry’s coaching space into their own hands. A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional development to a more diverse audience. Co-founded by Danielle Wilkie…

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Amy Stockberger explores her brokerage’s quest for ’lifetime home support’ by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire In the latest episode of the RealTrending podcast, Amy Stockberger — broker-owner of Amy Stockberger Real Estate — joins Tracey Velt for a tantalizing conversation that covers her teamerage’s unique “Lifetime Home Support” model and other ways that agents can provide value to home buyers and sellers.  This interview…

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Objections abound as NAR settlement approaches final approval date by Brooklee Han for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire There’s less than a month until the final approval hearing for the commission lawsuit settlement agreements reached by the National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America, and other brokerages and non-Realtor-affiliated MLSs that opted in to NAR’s settlement. Ahead of that date, the objections have started to roll in….

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