Agent movement cools as trepidation spreads across the market

The latest data reflected in the Agent Movement Index (AMI) for July 2024 indicates a notable shift in the real estate agent landscape, highlighting a cooling trend in agent movement and an emerging caution in the market. Key observations from July 2024 AMI: Halting of agent growth: The recent trend

Worth Clark’s Ryan Michaelis talks recruitment strategy and brokerage growth

In the newest episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt chats with Ryan Michaelis, chief growth strategist at Worth Clark Realty, about business growth through recruitment, flat-fee models for agents and the effects of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement on buyers and

FHFA proposes new three-year housing goals for Fannie, Freddie

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week published a final rule in the Federal Register that outlines housing goals for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and seeks to establish yearly standards to meet the goals. The proposed goals for 2025 through 202

Real estate coach Skye Michiels on why sell-side commissions might rise and new models could emerge

Three days before the new business practice changes mandated by the settlement of the National Association of Realtors‘ commission lawsuit went into effect, HousingWire caught up with top real estate coach Skye Michiels to talk about how his agents are handling the big changes. Michiels, the former