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Rachael Hite shares strategies for combatting client misinformation while maintaining close connections and positive communication. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Misinformation is the buzzword of the last quarter of 2024, thanks to a wild election cycle and a polarized cultural landscape that is constantly fed media and content in a 24/7 news…

A month and a half after the plaintiffs in the Gibson copycat commission lawsuit took issue with eXp World Holdings’ nationwide settlement agreement in the Hooper suit, eXp, along with other settling defendants and the lead plaintiff, have fired back in opposition. In responses filed on Thursday, Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage, Higher Tech Realty, Weichert Realtors of North America, eXp, and the lead plaintiff 1925 Hooper LLC., all shared their thoughts as to why their suit should not be transferred to Missouri and why the Gibson plaintiffs should not be allowed to intervene. Atlanta Communities and Higher Tech In…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Americans are increasingly hopeful that home prices have peaked and mortgage rates will come back down to Earth, but for now only one in four think it’s a good time to buy a home, according to a monthly survey by mortgage giant Fannie Mae. While only 23…

Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock has abruptly shut down its operations after facing scrutiny from state regulators and being under fire from disgruntled consumers.  “After many years of serving consumers, EasyKnock has closed its doors,” a message on the company’s website states. “We are deeply grateful for the trust placed in us to be part of the financial journey of so many. While EasyKnock may no longer be around, arrangements have been made to ensure continued services for our customers.”  New York-based EasyKnock’s business model allowed homeowners to sell their properties to the company but remain as renters while receiving cash…

A new report from “The New York Times” examines the NAR-created American Property Owners Alliance, a nonprofit organization ostensibly dedicated to property rights, which has given heavily to Republican causes. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. The National Association of Realtors has a nonprofit advocacy organization whose spending appears to be partisan, putting…

Everyone knows about the National Association of Realtors’(NAR) political action committee, but few know about its affiliate nonprofit the American Property Owners Alliance.  While NAR’s PAC supports political candidates whose beliefs and goals align with those of the trade group and its spending is almost perfectly bipartisan, NAR’s affiliate nonprofit, the American Property Owners Alliance, is a different story. Created by NAR in 2020, the American Property Owners Alliance, which is solely funded by the trade group, appears to throw its support in favor of Republican-backed causes.  In an examination of the nonprofits’ tax record, The New York Times found…

As real estate agents gradually become more familiar with how the NAR settlement will impact business, they’re increasingly open to rosier possibilities, according to a new Intel analysis. This report is available exclusively to subscribers of Inman Intel, the data and research arm of Inman offering deep insights and market intelligence on the business of residential real estate and proptech. Subscribe today. It was no fluke. The improvement in real estate client pipelines that agents reported in September has held up in the ensuing months and even made further gains, providing a meaningful boost to hopes for business revenue in the year…

The reverse mortgage division of Rate — formerly known as Guaranteed Rate — recently announced the hiring of reverse industry veteran Jesse Allen as the president for Rate’s reverse lending division as the company heads into 2025. In a wide-ranging interview with HousingWire‘s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD), Allen first explored the state of the business today and how Rate aims to make an impact going forward. Allen also offered some additional details on the approach he plans to take at the company. He explained what it’s like stepping into a reverse leadership position at a well-known forward mortgage lender and…

Photo-Illustration: Curbed Last month, food-industry favorite East Fork opened its doors on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. It’s the North Carolina–based pottery company’s first retail location outside of the South, after running pop-ups in Soho and Williamsburg. In fact, East Fork founder Alex Matisse had first considered Soho for the store as well — an option he admitted would have been more of “an ego-driven decision” — but decided on the Atlantic Avenue location after mapping the brand’s New York customer base and discovering that the street was smack in the middle of it. The pottery brand joins a particularly dense…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. The much-anticipated holiday season is here, and it’s the perfect opportunity to acknowledge the unsung heroes who serve their communities and help turn dreams into reality — Realtors. With gift shopping in full swing, everyone has asked the million-dollar question, “What’s the perfect gift?” While perfection might be elusive, Inman’s…