Plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit that could shake up the real estate industry have subpoenaed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, sharpening scrutiny of real estate commissions nationwide. The subpoenas were issued by the smaller of two bombshell commission lawsuits filed against the National Association of Realtors and real estate franchisors Realogy, Keller Williams, RE/MAX, HomeServices […]
Dec. 9 CVAR At A Glance
Installation Highlights! Featured Classes & Events Dec. 9 | License Renewal Crash Course – Glendora Dec. 10 | Social Security Secrets Lunch & Learn – Glendora Dec. 10 | How You Should Be Using Facebook Dec. 11 | zipForm® Basic – All Locations – Free Dec. 12 | Tech Forum – 12 Days of Techmas – All Locations […]
Price Rebound in October
Southern California appreciation rates rebounded in October, hitting the highest levels since last spring, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index released last Tuesday, Dec. 3. The CoreLogic HPI–which compares each house’s sales price with its previous sales price–shows single-family home values up 3.4% in the Inland Empire in the year ending in October, the […]
Feb. 19 – CVAR At A Glance
Featured Classes and Events Feb. 19 | Mortgage 101 – CVAR East Feb. 21 | Contract College Session 3 Feb. 22 | Understanding Probate – All Locations Feb. 25 | CRMLS Training – CVAR West Feb. 26 | Project Winning Mindset – CVAR East Feb. 27 | How to Generate Leads – Lunch & Learn […]
CoreLogic Teams With UpstreamRE
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, announced it has entered into an agreement to provide software and data services to UpstreamRE, a broker data management company, paving the way for future innovation and enhanced data accessibility for real estate brokers and technology providers. “CoreLogic is well positioned to deliver an […]
CA Market & Troubling ‘B’ Word
In the California real estate market the “b” word is on the minds of many: Bubble. With reports of sharp declines in home sales, shrinking inventory and rising home prices, it might be an understatement to call California’s situation a puzzle, and one that may have implications for the entire country. June marked the slowest […]
Oct. 2 CVAR At A Glance
Featured Classes and Event Oct. 2 | CRMLS Training – Free! Oct. 4 | YPN Forum Oct. 5 | Citrus Valley Caravan – Nancy West of HUD Oct. 6 | Commercial Real Estate Day at the Races – Santa Anita Oct. 10 | Guide to Commercial Real Estate Oct. 13 | zipForms® Basic Oct 19 […]
Sept. 18 CVAR At A Glance
Featured Classes and Events Lunch & Learn classes are coming up Wednesday and Friday. Sept. 18 | CRMLS TRaining – CVAR East – Free! Sept. 19 | Broker/Sales License Exam Prep Sept. 20 | How to Generate Leads – Lunch & Learn Sept. 20 | Webinar – REALTOR® Safety – Free! Sept. 21 | Mortgage […]
Brace Your Buyers for Bidding Wars
In some markets, rising home prices are being triggered by bidding wars. Home buyers in California are the most likely to face steep competition for properties, according to a new study by CoreLogic. Seventeen of the top 30 cities with multiple offers that pushed sale prices above the list price are in California; eight are […]
Are Some Borrowers ‘Self-Sidelining?’
Credit standards for loans have tightened, but at the same time, oddly enough, there has been a drop in loan denial rates. CoreLogic economist Archana Pradhan believes some would-be borrowers–who may fear tighter qualification standards–are self-sidelining from applying for a loan. In 2014, single-family purchase loan applications totaled 4.6 million. That is down 60 percent […]