Real Estate News

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• How to think about home prices for the rest of 2025 June 16, 2025
  Home sales have continued to disappoint through the peak buying season and are only now just showing some growth over last year.
  Mike Simonsen
• HomeServices of America welcomes yet another new executive June 16, 2025
  HomeServices of America has appointed Renee Gonzales as its vice president of core services integrations, a new role at the firm.
  Brooklee Han
• Massachusetts set to bar home sellers from requiring inspection waivers June 16, 2025
  The policy prohibits sellers and agents from requiring or encouraging buyers to waive a home inspection as a purchase condition.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Robert Reffkin continues his digital crusade against Zillow, Clear Cooperation June 16, 2025
  Reffkin highlighted Zillow’s defunct iBuying business claiming the company is a hypocrite as it "encouraged" sellers to sell their homes without the MLS
  Brooklee Han
• IRS stipulation could have consequences for seniors in a declining stock market June 16, 2025
  Required minimum distributions are taxed as income and “can be painful when retirees have to sell assets in a falling market.”
  Neil Pierson
• Opendoor will pay $39M to settle pricing algorithm lawsuit June 16, 2025
  Investors sued Opendoor in 2022, claiming it misrepresented its pricing algorithm as one that could outpace traditional real estate firms.
  Jonathan Delozier
• How to make the most of real estate testimonials to attract new clients June 16, 2025
  Bottle your clients' enthusiasm for you and your services by using their positive feedback to capture new business in 2025.
  Ashley Harwood, Jessica Davis
• Frank Martell moves on from loanDepot, takes CEO role at SmartRent June 16, 2025
  Martell’s job change follows a March announcement from loanDepot that Anthony Hsieh would return to lead the company.
  Sarah Wolak
• Low-fee brokerage firms could give sellers considerable savings: CPC June 16, 2025
  The Consumer Policy Center found that home sellers could save up to $10,000 in broker fees by using a discount or flat-fee broker.
  Brooklee Han
• Down payments are getting smaller as buyers scoop up FHA, VA loans June 16, 2025
  While home prices rose 1.4% year over year in April, home-price growth has slowed and is contributing to lower down payments.
  Sarah Wolak