The report revealed that 24% of recent home buyers were purchasing for the first time, a significant drop from 32% last year.
The award honors high-achieving real estate individuals for their trust, professionalism and service to buyers and/or sellers during the past year.
Before joining Hudson United Title, she was a top producer at Great American Title Insurance Agency and held a distinguished tenure as Vice President at Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
“We should have more inventory. There absolutely should be more inventory than there is right now.”
The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors has established a one-stop location for members to get the latest tools, forms and information on the NAR settlement and the practice changes dictated by the settlement reached in March of this year.
The Government Affairs Department at HGAR will be facilitating the first ever New York City Lobby Day on Oct. 23rd. In collaboration with the Long Island Board of Realtors, both organizations will be converging on City Hall to speak to our City Council members about our issues.
Since November 2023, Wright shepherded the association in early 2024 through negotiations that led to a $418-million settlement to resolve claims brought on behalf of home sellers related to broker commissions
When we’re talking about what our challenges are in the industry—there’s inventory, there’s insurance and there’s inflation. Those are things that we do not have control over, but those are things we continue to educate people on.”
The listing broker or the seller may offer compensation to the buyer’s agent, but there are limitations to how that offer can be marketed—i.e., brokers can no longer communicate offers of compensation on an MLS.
“We are grateful to our many Realtor and Affiliate members who contribute their time, money and energy to the HG Realtor Foundation to make all this possible.”
Thank you to the following Members who are leading the way in the 2024 RPAC campaign
Realtor.com has seen substantial improvement in inventory in the first half of 2024, climbing by more than 35% on a year-over-year basis.
Two market areas that make up the New York metro region—New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ (No. 7) and Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY (No. 9)—ranked among the top 10 metro areas for price increases in the second quarter.
The scoreboard for the Mid-Hudson region is that a total of 39 municipalities have submitted letters of intent and 19 others have been certified as a “Pro-Housing Community.”
Most agents are practiced at communicating their value to sellers during a listing presentation. Be just as prepared when you talk with buyers.
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