The REAL Trends 500 and REAL Trends Canadian Brokerage Rankings are Now Live
TweetClick Here To Submit Your Data for the REAL Trends 500 Top Residential Real Estate Brokerages Click Here to Submit Your Data for the REAL Trends Canadian Brokerage Ranking. Note: The Thousand Top Agents and Teams will be Opening the Week of January 14,...
Read MoreFHFA Streamlines Short Sale Standards
Tweet New short sale requirements for servicers are giving financial firms a battle strategy for dealing with reluctant subordinate-lien holders who attempt to delay short sales on points of negotiation. Some parties in short sales are able to delay the process by objecting to certain conditions and attempting to negotiate higher prices. Not any more. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac launched...
Read MoreREAL Trends Comment: Regulation Will Begin to Strangle the Housing Recovery
Tweet For any real estate professional who wants to see the impact of the further intrusion of the Federal government into housing one only needs to study two major events of the past two weeks. First was Wells Fargo announcement that they were sharply curtailing their joint venture activities with residential brokerage. The second was the release of proposed regulation...
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules Fee Split Required for RESPA Violation
Tweet The U.S. Supreme Court decides in favor of the National Association of REALTORS’® position in a pivotal RESPA case. The following guidance on the case was provided by NAR’s Legal Affairs: In a case involving mortgage lending but which has direct application to real estate brokerage, the Supreme Court of the United States has determined that a violation of Sec. 2607(b)...
Read More2012 REAL Trends Gathering of Eagles – May 2nd-4th
Tweet 2012 REAL Trends Gathering of Eagles – The Four Seasons – Dallas, Texas – May 2-4, 2012. We have planned one of the most powerful conferences ever. Starting with keynote speaker Roger Staubach, Heisman Trophy winner, two time NFL MVP and the founder of one of the largest brokerage firms in the country. Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies is sponsoring Paul...
Read MoreThe 2012 REAL Trends Canadian 200 Survey is Now Open
Tweet The 2012 REAL Trends Canadian 200 Survey is now open for submissions. We are pleased to announce a data partnership with Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies. Beginning the week of January 16th 2011 (upon Lone Wolf’s Next Update) you will have the option to submit directly from your back office accounting system through Lone Wolf where your numbers will be automatically...
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