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| Delivering the Highest Standard of Excellence to Buyers and Sellers Alike | ||
| 7/16/2025 2:07 PM | ||
| Above from left, Jobey and Andy Frank Andy and Jobey Frank—the husband-and-wife team behind the Frank Realty Group with Phoenix, Arizona-based Realty ONE Group—pride themselves on being a one-stop destination for resources and education when it comes to serving buyers and sellers throughout the Grand Canyon State. Committed to serving clie...Read More | ||
| Fed’s Michael Barr Affirms ‘Wait-and-See’ Approach, Talks Crypto, Private Credit | ||
| 7/16/2025 1:44 PM | ||
| Looking at today’s financial regulations, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr, speaking at the Brookings Institution, highlighted a few areas he is worried about in the financial sector and shared his thoughts on the Fed’s current wait-and-see approach. Barr said he agrees with the Fed’s wait-and-see approach “given that level of uncertainty, ...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Applications Dive After Recent Rate Dips Reverse | ||
| 7/16/2025 1:10 PM | ||
| After two weeks of declining mortgage rates, an increase this past week along with renewed concerns of tariff impacts deflated home purchase applications by a notable 10%. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the week ending July 11, the Market Composite Index (a measur...Read More | ||
| REACH Middle East Opens Applications | ||
| 7/16/2025 1:06 PM | ||
| Second Century Ventures (SCV)—the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®—and the Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced the launch of the REACH Middle East accelerator program, opening applications for the first cohort of companies. Led by real estate technology pioneers Siddiq Farid and Karim Helal, the initiative...Read More | ||
| NAR Asks Judge to Dismiss Broker Lawsuit Based on ‘Hypothetical’ Harm | ||
| 7/16/2025 11:32 AM | ||
| The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) is filing a motion for dismissal with prejudice against a broker who sued NAR, the California Association of Realtors® (CAR), Lodi Association of Realtors® (LAR) and the independent MLS, MetroList. Based on the assertion that NAR and local Realtor® associations violated antitrust la...Read More | ||
| How an Influencer’s ‘Brainrot’ Videos are Teaching a Generation About Where They Should Live | ||
| 7/16/2025 10:44 AM | ||
| It isn’t a secret that real estate agents are, perhaps, just a tad on the older side. The median age of a Realtor® is 55. Only 11% of active TikTok users in the U.S. are over 50. But what happens when the younger generations start roasting the types of living situations agents view as highly… The post Read More | ||
| Legislative Round-Up: Local Real Estate Laws Under the Big Beautiful Bill’s Shadow | ||
| 7/16/2025 10:41 AM | ||
| Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. NAR-approved Big Beautiful Bill has boons for real estate On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump officially signed what is commonly referred to as the “Big Beautiful Bill” into ...Read More | ||
| Judge Throws Out Antitrust Lawsuit by Discount Brokerage | ||
| 7/16/2025 7:44 AM | ||
| In a significant win for real estate incumbents—specifically, the original entities targeted in the Burnett case—a federal judge has dismissed legal claims made by discount brokerage Homie, which had alleged a similar antitrust conspiracy as the numerous class-action seller plaintiffs. Judge Dale Kimball of the District of Utah, in a 32-page rul...Read More | ||
| Homebuyer Lawsuit Against HomeServices of America, Douglas Elliman Dismissed | ||
| 7/15/2025 5:31 PM | ||
| A U.S. District Court Judge in Florida has dismissed the homebuyer commission lawsuit Lutz v. HomeServices of America. In a filing from Judge K. Michael Moore today, the lawsuit—which also named Douglas Elliman as a defendant—was ordered closed following the dismissal of the plaintiffs second amended complaint. “We believe the Court reache...Read More | ||
| Forbes Global Properties Expands Western U.S. Presence | ||
| 7/15/2025 2:48 PM | ||
| Forbes Global Properties has announced that boutique real estate agency MTN UTAH has joined its network. The brokerage will now serve as the exclusive Forbes Global Properties representative across Wasatch, Summit, Morgan and Weber counties in Utah. “We are thrilled to welcome MTN Utah to the Forbes Global Properties network,” said Michael...Read More | ||