Forget gadgets and swag. According to team leader Carl Medford, what Realtors really want right now are well-behaved children at open houses, punctual contractors and, well, an end to 2024.
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Hilton & Hyland brings on Steve Katz as managing director
Katz joins the firm from Anywhere Integrated Services, where he worked exclusively with Sotheby’s as the brand’s primary services manager for greater LA since 2022. Before that, he spent two decades in management at Coldwell Banker.
News Knockout Final: Your favorite 2 stories of the year duke it out
Commission lawsuits and industry practice changes will face off in our final bracket challenge. Inman readers, vote now and let us know what you think is the most important story of 2024.
Fed cuts again, but mortgage rates climb on 2025 inflation worries
Bond market investors are focused on the latest “dot plot,” indicating Fed policymakers only expect to bring short-term rates down by half a percentage point in 2025.
RentRedi landlords can now offer Thumbtack’s vendor network
Thumbtack’s mobile task scheduling and consumer-first real estate care solution overlaps well with RentRedi’s iOS and Android applications by offering landlords and tenants a consistent vertical user experience.
CFPB tightening underwriting for PACE energy improvement loans
PACE lenders object to rule requiring them to evaluate borrowers’ ability to repay and provide more comprehensive disclosures so homeowners can comparison shop for other types of financing.
In 2024, VCs focused on ‘quality over quantity’: CRETI
In total, real estate technology entrepreneurs landed $15.1 billion in funds for their ideas on how to improve the industry, according to CRETI’s 2024 Proptech Venture Capital Analysis.
Renters feel less connected to their neighbors than homeowners
Renters are more likely than homeowners to feel disconnected from their neighbors, according to a Redfin-commissioned survey of 894 renters and 805 homeowners aged 18 to 65.
Fathom Realty hires eXp vet Andrew Shock as new ops chief
Organizational change will allow DeJane Kerr, Fathom Realty’s senior vice president of compliance, to focus on brokerage compliance, parent company says.
First American adds real-time fraud alerts to title tech platform
Order Insights helped protect over 130,000 files in November by validating transaction data, notifying title agents of discrepancies and identifying other potential fraud indicators.