
Meeting Agent Needs in an Evolving Industry
Corey McCloskey President John R. Wood Properties Christie’s International Real Estate, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Naples, Florida https://www.johnrwood.com/christies Region served: Southwest Florida Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 21 Number of agents: 900 Fa

HUD officials offer an action plan to spark FHA lending
At MBA Annual, Matt Jones and Joe Gormley touched on ways to move the needle in FHA single-family mortgage originations

Consolidation Up Close: How eXp and NextHome Are Building for What’s Next
Above, from left: John Featherston, Leo Pareja, James Dwiggins. Photo by AJ Canaria. Consolidation has been one of the most talked about trends in real estate this year—and the conversation continued at RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange when Leo Pareja and James Dwiggins joined John F

Compass CEO defends private listings, says MLSs make homes look ‘damaged’
Reffkin said 43% of listings had a price drop history in September, and 6% were pulled off market

Georgia voters kick off early voting with nearly 189,000 ballots cast
The polls are officially open for the midterm elections, and Georgia voters are ready. Nearly 189,000 people cast their ballots during the first day of early voting, surpassing the first day voter turnout during the 2022 midterms by over 50,000 votes. Tuesday’s turnout also set a new record for the

Buyers Increasingly Turning to Adjustable Rate Mortgages to Lower Monthly Costs
As mortgage rates for traditional 30-year fixed-rate loans reached a near three-year high last week, buyers are increasingly turning to adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) applications to reduce their monthly costs. Economists have watched the ARM share of overall applications climb to one-year high of 1

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Incentivizing Buyers: What It Often Takes for a Builder to Get a Deal Done
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story on builder incentives. Part two will focus on what agents and brokers think about incentives, and how they guide buyers. These may be uncomfortable days for many buyers, with mortgage rates in the mid-7s and threatening to go higher if the Fed rais

Saluda Grade invests $20M in manufactured housing lender Zippy
Investment will help Zippy expand its 27-state footprint









