Your first tuesday real estate news

Week of December 7, 2015

The votes are in: readers divided on pricing trajectory

See what our readers have to say about where home prices are headed.

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Fee splits: time to rethink your fee arrangements

We evaluate how buyer's agents may respond to low fee split offers.

Who are most of your buyer clients?

Down payment insurance is here. Is it worth the investment?

The rundown on new down payment insurance set for release next year.

Attract agents to your brokerage with office amenities

A discussion of amenities that help agents thrive in a brokerage office.

Signals encourage investors to hold for future prosperity

The December update includes recent sales volume and pricing trends.

Updated rules for employee time off

New clarification allows employees to take time off for child care purposes.

California tiered home pricing

Home prices in all tiers rose in September 2015.

FARM: What happens if I cancel my listing?

Help your clients understand the effects of cancelling a listing.

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Is a bankruptcy trustee entitled to a post-petition foreclosure settlement payment awarded to the former owner of foreclosed property?

Get the ruling here.

Auto sales drive the market

Auto sales dropped slightly in November.

FARM: Do I owe a fee if a buyer my broker located makes an offer after the listing expires?

A helpful flier to answer your clients' questions regarding expired listings.

Investing: Stocks or real estate?

Stock prices dropped in Q3 2015 but remained unsustainably high.

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