Kalispell, Montana-based Mann Mortgage, which operated branches in states throughout the West and Southeast, had tangled with regulators in Idaho and Washington.

ORIX USA taps seasoned leadership for RE credit  Alternatives Watch

Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. REALTORS® are no strangers to marketing—it being an essential part of growing your business. Seasonal marketing, however, is not always everyone’s cup of tea. While it might be…

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Above, Katie Johnson speaking at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange on Sept. 5, 2024. Photo by AJ Canaria.  Katie Johnson, longtime general counsel for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), who also served as the organization’s chief member officer, is stepping down, a spokesperson for NAR confirmed to RISMedia. Johnson had spent 17 years with…

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Real Estate Webmasters (REW) recently unveiled a significant update to its CRM platform, focusing on the Lead Details page—an enhancement that is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to innovation, aimed at improving usability, efficiency and agent engagement. Here’s a look at some of the standout features of the redesign, and why it’s a game-changer…

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After a decade leading the trade group's legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving.

The suit names Equity Realtors, HomeSmart International and Fathom Realty as defendants. It also describes NAR as a co-conspirator, but doesn't name the organization as a defendant.

Above, from left to right: Jemila Winsey, Roberto Navarro Jr., Anthony Lamacchia, Tim Milam and Felicia Hengle. Photo by AJ Canaria The importance of training and education for agents in order to adapt to the changes in the real estate industry, particularly regarding buyer agency and the implications of the new rules post-NAR settlement, was…

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A growing number of both renters and homeowners expect to be impacted by natural disasters in the next five years, according to Freddie Mac’s analysis of data from the Survey of Household and Economic Decisions (SHED). According to the survey, more than one-third of respondents believed it likely that they will be affected by a…

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Homebuyers always have two options with their purchase: do they buy a previously-owned house, or a newly constructed one? Realtor.com® has published a list highlighting the 10 towns in the U.S. with the most affordable prices for newly constructed homes. The list cites a July report from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), which said…

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Saratoga Springs named one of the best small cities in America  Times Union

Stellar MLS has been awarded the Top Workplaces 2024 honor by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group for the third consecutive year. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to an…

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After 24 years of running an illegal escort service, mother-son crime duo Margareta von Lambert and Christopher Jelavic have been busted for using von Lambert's real estate and art businesses to launder their profits. Von Lambert, 70, and Jelavic, 48, were arrested on Sept. 11, several days after attempting to charter a flight to Brazil.

Blueprint: CPP, Schroders name new real estate chiefs, CalSTRS’ $1.7bn writedown, and PERE reveals the latest Global Investor 100  PERE

Blueprint: CPP, Schroders name new real estate chiefs, CalSTRS’ $1.7bn writedown, and PERE reveals the latest Global Investor 100  PERE

The National Association of Home Builders announced today that Ken Wingert has been named its new chief advocacy officer.  NAHB stated that Wingert will lead the association’s advocacy efforts, which include its Federal Government Affairs; BUILD-PAC, NAHB’s political action committee; State and Local Government Affairs; Housing Finance; Legal Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs departments. “We are…

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“Expo Real is a sort of real estate speed dating”  Delano.lu

After more than two years of heavy-handed rate-raising by the Federal Reserve, which was largely responsible for putting the brakes on a historically hot pandemic housing market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell yesterday explicitly said that the central bank believes the country has avoided a recession and navigated a so-called “soft landing”—but still sees housing inflation…

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London's core has more vacant office space than any other Canadian city: CBRE  CBC.ca

A Hawaii homeowner finds himself in hot water after his oceanfront home on Oahu’s North Shore collapsed into the ocean. Now the state is demanding he cover the cleanup costs.