NAR: Northeast Existing-Home Sales Spiked by 8.5% in November; Prices Rose Nearly 10%
“Home sales momentum is building,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.
In 2022, the median net worth of homeowners was $396,200, while the median net worth of renters was $10,400.
NAR Chief Legal Officer and Chief Member Experience Officer Katie Johnson explained the deadline will provide a three-month window for NAR members and MLSs to prepare to implement the policy adjustments.
Under the new staff and member leadership, NAR is communicating more deliberately, sharpening its focus on the core mission of serving its members, and moving toward becoming a nimble organization.
Nearly every real estate professional who is a Realtor, a member of NAR, is covered by the release that NAR negotiated in the settlement.
The combined share of millennials, both younger (ages 25 to 33) and older (ages 34 to 43), now make up a combined 38% of the home-buying market.
The settlement achieves two important goals: protecting members to the greatest extent possible and preserving consumer choice.
The listing broker retains the right to determine the amount of compensation offered to subagents, buyer agents, or to brokers acting in other agency or nonagency capacities, which may be the same or different.”
In the settlement, we have agreed to require MLS participants working with buyers to enter into written representation agreements with their buyers. This change will go into effect in mid-July 2024.
In addition to the financial payment, NAR has agreed to put in place a new MLS rule prohibiting offers of broker compensation on the MLS.
Black (26%) and Hispanic (22%) applicants experience higher denial rates for mortgage applications compared to their White (16%) and Asian (15%) counterparts,
NAR’s view is that all relevant cases should be included in any consolidation (including buyer and seller cases), and the Northern District of Illinois is best placed to address the industrywide issues these cases present.
Kasper stated in an announcement that she refused to compromise her position and in fact reported the threat to law enforcement. NAR President-elect Kevin Sears has stepped into the role of NAR President, effective immediately.
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