POWER BROKER Report Archives

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Out of Office, But Not Away From Work Summer is here, vacations are planned and employees must decide: to disconnect or not to disconnect. According to Randstad's most recent Employee Engagement Study, U.S. workers continue to struggle with the nuances of work/life balance, such as remaining connected to work outside...	2014-06-17
One Year Later, TRID Causes Frustration TRID - TILA/RESPA, the Truth In Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act - or the “Know Before You Owe” rules which now govern the mortgage settlement process were implemented on October 3, 2015. With a year of experience under TRID in hand, the National...	2016-11-23
On Top of Their Game: Brokers Evolve along with Technology While housing markets rise and fall, one trend that brokers are consistently working to stay on top of is the ever-evolving state of real estate technology. Ever since the dawn of the dot-com era, the role of the broker has never been the same, with listings and negotiations...	2015-12-28
On the Road and at Home, Americans Planning for New Beginnings this Summer From hitting the road to tackling a DIY project at home, Americans are ready for new adventures this summer, according to the Liberty Mutual Insurance New Beginnings Report, a national survey of 2,000 U.S. adults. More than half of Americans (56 percent) are planning a road trip...	2015-06-24
Office Space: Where Creativity Thrives What kind of office setting sparks the most creativity? According to research by staffing firm The Creative Group, managers and employees don't see eye to eye. When asked what the ideal work environment is for on-the-job innovation, the top response among executives was an...	2016-08-19
Number of Minority-Owned Employer Firms Increased in 2015 Minority-owned employer firms in the United States increased by approximately 4.9 percent in 2015 to 996,248 from 949,318 in 2014, according to findings from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. The 2015 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs...	2017-07-14
Not Enough Time to Hire, Train and Retain Employees Three out of five employees would leave their current position for a competitive offer, according to the recent Recruit or Retain Report from staffing firm Aerotek® Inc. That's concerning news for hiring decision makers who are facing 3.8 million open jobs. While the survey...	2013-07-12
Nick Bailey Set to Change the Real Estate Conversation For 20-year industry veteran Nick Bailey, his appointment as president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC has brought him full circle—back to the place where it all began when he jumped in feet first to the buying and selling side of the real estate business. In this exclusive...	2017-09-08
New-Homes Market Plays Leading Role Today, and into the Future Scott MacDonald, real estate investor, real estate broker and owner of RE/MAX Gateway has received numerous accolades, including a nomination for REALTOR® of the Year and induction into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement. With over 25 years of experience, MacDonald is...	2014-01-21
New-Home Sales in September Tank At a disappointing estimate of 553,000, new-home sales in September tanked, backtracking 5.5 percent from the previous month, according to the Commerce Department. There were 327,000 for-sale homes in September, representing 7.1-months' supply—a high—with a median price...	2018-10-29
New Rules Mean New Worries for Some Mortgage Brokers The new year has brought a potentially scary new regulation for many mortgage brokers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The policy, which just took effect in January, has caught the eye of many in the industry because it puts into place some pretty tough – though...	2014-01-21
New Report Finds Complex Relationship Between Debt and Financial Security and Mobility A report released recently by The Pew Charitable Trusts finds that Americans’ debt has increased over the past three decades, due particularly to home mortgages and student loans, with important implications for long-term economic mobility. A full 80 percent of Americans hold at...	2015-07-29
New RDC Course Paves Way for Increasing Inbound Foreign National Destination Services The Relocation Directors Council’s logo tag “Connecting Global Mobility with Local Ability” couldn’t be a more appropriate description for its new Global Destination Specialist (GDS) program. With steadily increasing global activity and mobility clients eager...	2015-04-23
New Housing Counseling Trend Shows Positive Signs for Homebuyers Renewed interest in housing counseling is revealing that many are considering homeownership as a possibility for the first time. More than 73,000 people received housing counseling from National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC) member agencies during 2014, making it the...	2015-01-20
New Global Metric Says U.S. Lags Behind when it Comes to Job Opportunities The United States offers fewer job opportunities and lower-quality jobs than many European countries – even those that have suffered far worse economic setbacks over the last five years, according to the JustJobs Index, a new global employment metric released earlier this...	2014-10-24
New Construction: Solving the Move-up Buyer Dilemma While Helen Hanna Casey “literally grew up around the new-homes business,” she is quite clear that today’s new-home market is not like the one her father was a part of in the 1950s when he was executive director of the Builders Association prior to starting Howard...	2013-07-12
New Buy vs. Rent Index Shows U.S. Housing Market Moving Deeper into Buy Territory The latest national index produced by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University faculty indicates the United States housing market as a whole is moving deeper into buy territory suggesting that, on average, residential housing markets around the country are...	2016-06-07
Net Neutrality Rollback Threat to Real Estate Industry The net neutrality controversy came to a head recently when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the Obama-era open internet regulations following a meeting on Dec. 14. These protections required broadband internet providers to offer equal web access without added fees...	2017-12-27
Natural Born Leaders: The Women in Charge at BHHS Fox & Roach While statistics from the National Association of REALTORS® show that 62 percent of REALTORS® are women, the broker and executive level of the real estate business is still predominantly occupied by men. Fortunately, the tides are turning and more women are taking their place...	2017-06-15
NAR Moves to Dismiss 'Baseless' Lawsuit, Hopes to Consolidate All Cases The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently filed a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit Moehrl v. NAR, which alleges the organization conspired to inflate commissions by requiring all brokers to "make a blanket, non-negotiable offer of buyer broker compensation...	2019-05-31

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