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The Long Island Board of REALTORS®, Inc. (LIBOR) has announced that it has launched a new podcast, “Room to Think,” as a go-to resource offering insights and discussions on market trends, rules and regulations, work issues such as agent safety, diversity initiatives, lifestyle topics and the evolving challenges of the industry. LIBOR also announced that…

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Above, Darryl Davis As “Wicked” enchants audiences once again, it brings back its core message: success often comes from daring to stand out, embracing individuality and leaning into the strength of community. For real estate agents navigating a competitive and ever-changing market, the adventures of Elphaba and Glinda offer powerful lessons for overcoming challenges and…

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Above, Darryl Davis As “Wicked” enchants audiences once again, it brings back its core message: success often comes from daring to stand out, embracing individuality and leaning into the strength of community. For real estate agents navigating a competitive and ever-changing market, the adventures of Elphaba and Glinda offer powerful lessons for overcoming challenges and…

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As 2024 comes to a close, the real estate industry is gearing up for a new year and a fresh start. After dedicating over 13,000 labor hours to the NAR settlement, we’re ready to lay a strong foundation for a successful start to 2025. While we continue to adapt to real estate’s new era, there…

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RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.—the parent company of RE/MAX—has announced an initiative supported by media agency Kontrol Media that positions the brand as the first real estate brand to launch a commerce media network. This move furthers the company’s commitment to revolutionizing the way real estate and advertising converge, creating new revenue streams for the company and…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday. -The Senate last week passed a bill that would ban so-called “trigger leads” in the mortgage industry, with the legislation receiving widespread support from the industry. Trigger leads, which allow consumer information to be sold…

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The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index improved for the fifth consecutive month in December, rising about 3% to its highest reading in seven months. A surge in buying conditions for durables led Current Economic Conditions to soar more than 20%. Rather than a sign of strength, this rise in durables was primarily due to…

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Doubling down in what appears to be a growing and multi-pronged battle over MLS membership requirements, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) sent a cease and desist letter to a local association that is seeking to allow agents and brokers to access listing services without NAR membership. An NAR spokesperson confirmed that the letter was…

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Inflation rose slightly in November, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report released December 20, as a recent shift in the progress of price increases has drawn the focus on policymakers.   The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.1% in November. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1%. Real…

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That would appear to be the philosophy behind Howard Hanna’s latest courtroom maneuver in the largest Burnett copycat case (known as Gibson), in which Judge Stephen R. Bough in the Western District of Missouri (who also oversaw Burnett) recently denied the company’s request to move the…

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