Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Balanced budgets, fewer staff, bigger promises: NAR lays out its post-crisis roadmap

In its push for increased transparency and accountability, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released an Annual Report for 2025.  The report, which was released Tuesday, discusses the progress the trade group made in 2025 toward the 24 initiatives outlined in its 2026-2028 Strategic Plan, as well as outlines NAR’s priorities in 2026. The […]

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Do home sellers lose billions to high agent commissions?

A report released Tuesday by the Consumer Policy Center (CPC) claims that Americans are overlooking thousands of dollars in savings on home sales, which they attribute to consumers “grossly overpaying” agents for their services.  According to Mark Nadel, the author of the report and a senior fellow at the CPC, these overpayments are due to

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Mortgage rate volatility returns ahead of Trump’s Davos speech

President Donald Trump is set to speak Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and it’s already proving to be a catalyst for mortgage rates. Mortgage News Daily reported on Tuesday that 30-year fixed rates averaged 6.21% — up 14 basis points from Friday. HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center, which tracks locked loans across

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