Real Estate News

FirstTeam’s Michele Harrington talks innovative recruitment strategies for brokerages HW+

On the Power House podcast, host Diego Sanchez sits down with FirstTeam Real Estate CEO Michele Harrington for a provocative conversation about female empowerment, leadership in the real estate industry and recruitment strategies.

• RE/MAX takes a hard line on Clear Cooperation HW+

• CubiCasa launches AI tool that creates virtual home tours in minutes HW+

• Year of change: Real estate pros reflects on anniversary of Sitzer/Burnett verdict HW+

• Done and dusted! Court grants final approval to nine brokerage settlements in Gibson suit HW+

• Real estate agent commissions are holding steady, except at this price point HW+

Housing Market News

Why did mortgage rates rise after the negative jobs report? HW+

Today’s jobs report showed the lowest job-growth data for the year at 12,000, so why didn’t mortgage rates go lower on that news?

• HUD issues $1.7M to Asheville for Helene recovery HW+

• Zillow says recent homebuyers are getting creative to combat high mortgage rates HW+

• October jobs report adds to a U.S. economy full of uncertainty HW+

• Bloomberg survey favors Harris for housing costs, Trump for investors and crypto HW+

• Pending home sales jumped in September behind lower mortgage rates HW+