Homebuyers made record down payments in 2024
For all of 2024, buyers put down an average of $29,900, or 14.4% of the purchase price, marking the highest figures since tracking began.
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32 proven real estate marketing ideas top agents swear by
Our playbook of 32 savvy real estate marketing ideas to get more clients, listings and closed deals in 2025.
Statara Solutions adds digital audio ads to media platform for real estate pros
The company said its goal is to provide agents and affiliates of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) with new ad-buying tools for influencing policies that shape the real estate industry at the federal, state and local levels.
ERA Real Estate hits the field with baseball-centric ad campaign
Anywhere subsidiary ERA Real Estate is launching a media campaign across Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball this season.
Virtual staging: The best apps for 2025 + mind-blowing AI picks
These six mind-blowing virtual staging apps can help you stage your listing faster and for less money.
CFPB staffer alleges misconduct in Townstone redlining suit
New CFPB leadership allegedly uncovered what attorneys call targeting of Townstone Financial based on its speech.
4 best online real estate classes in Connecticut for 2025
If you’ve been thinking about becoming a real estate agent in Connecticut, you’ve landed on the right page. You’ll need to complete 60 hours of pre-licensing education to be eligible to sit for the real estate exam. After you’ve passed, post-licensing and continuing education courses will be required to keep you at the top of […]
New FHA citizenship, residency requirements apply to reverse mortgages
Rules that restrict FHA-backed financing to U.S. citizens and permanent residents applies to reverse mortgages — with interesting details.
Satisfaction surveys may not be helpful in guiding retirement policy
Where is the disconnect between reported high retirement satisfaction and poor financial readiness? New research aims to find out.
What constitutes public marketing? NAR clarifies details on delayed marketing listings
Under the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) new Multiple Listing Options policy, the trade group is allowing listing agents, with the signed consent and direct permission of their seller client, to delay publicly marketing a listing through Internet Data Exchange (IDX) feeds and syndication.