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COURT REPORT: NAR Changes Rules, Settles; Curbio Denies Scamming Allegations

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. This past week proved historic in real estate lawsuit news, as the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) decided to settle and significantly modify its rules around commissions, paying $ 418 million in damages, […]

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Report Housing Discrimination

If you believe your rights may have been violated, we encourage you to report housing discrimination to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Most REALTORS® Recommend Improving Curb Appeal, and Homeowners Can Benefit Financially and Emotionally by Remodeling Outdoor Features, NAR-NALP Report Finds

Report Finds REALTORS® Recommend Remodeling Outdoors Landscape professionals and REALTORS® found greater outdoor remodeling demand during COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new NAR-NALP report. Media Contact:  Lauren Cozzi 202-383-1178 Remodeling

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Demand for Vacation Homes Slowing, Report Says

The pandemic-fueled second home boom may be coming to an end, but here’s why it will likely remain elevated compared to historical averages. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes

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The Institute: August Luxury Market Report

The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. August’s report reviews the current statistics for the luxury market in North America month over month, as well as the 13-month trend. This summer, several trends are making waves. We… […]

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15 Markets are 60% Overvalued, New Report Finds

As home prices have shown no signs of slowing through the first half of this year, researchers who have been tracking so-called “overvalued” housing markets since 2020 are warning some metros have become “a risky bet” as their methodology shows a dangerous disconnect between historical trends and current prices. “If we’re not at the peak […]

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Realogy, Not Compass, Takes Top Spot in 2022 Power Broker Report

The more than $ 2.2 trillion in collective 2021 sales volume reported by the Top 1,000 respondents to RISMedia’s 34th Annual Power Broker Survey is truly historic. Yet it doesn’t tell the complete tale of last year’s residential real estate market. The missing piece? Compass. While recent industry media coverage has declared Compass “the largest […]

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NAR Releases Its Inaugural ESG+R Sustainability Report

NAR Releases Its Inaugural ESG+R Sustainability Report The report offers a snapshot of NAR’s current state of sustainability activity while tracking the association’s progress over time on… Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042 Sustainability

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New CFPB Report Finds Three Major Credit Bureaus Providing Insufficient Complaint Responses

A new analysis by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reveals how changes in complaint responses provided by nationwide consumer reporting companies resulted in fewer meaningful responses and less consumer relief. In 2021, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion together reported relief in response to less than 2% of covered complaints, down from nearly 25% of covered […]

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Fannie/Freddie Report Lower Quarterly Revenues, Profits

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) reported their respective third quarter 2021 financial results on Friday. Both posted significant increases in net income from the same period in 2020 but results for each were lower than reported in Quarter Two. Fannie Mae says it had $ 4.8 billion net income for the third quarter of […]

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