Editor’s Note: The Playbook is a new RISMedia weekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they not only survive but thrive in these challenging times. Industry professionals explain the strategies they’re employing and unique ideas they’ve formulated. Tune in every Thursday for another addition to the series.    If people…

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CoStar Group has announced that David Mele is the president of their combined organization of Homesnap and Homes.com, the next step in their integrating the two. Mele led Homes.com for seven years prior to its acquisition by CoStar Group in 2021. The CoStar Group stated that they recently relaunched Homes.com at the annual National Association…

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The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), from Freddie Mac released Thursday shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaging 6.49%, down from last week’s 6.58% (RISMedia did not report this data due to the Thanksgiving holiday closure). The Nov. 17 survey data we last reported, showed the average fixed-rate at 6.61%. The numbers: 30-year fixed-rate…

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New Jersey, Illinois, Delaware, and inland California continued to have the highest concentrations of the most-at-risk markets in the country, with the biggest clusters in the New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia areas, according to ATTOM’s Special Housing Risk Report for Q3 2022. The report found that the 50 most at-risk counties included three in…

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Illustrated Properties, a South Florida firm specializing in the luxury real estate market, has announced the opening of a new office on Palm Beach Island. A member of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World network, Illustrated Properties has a longstanding presence in South Florida. The company views the expansion as a long-term investment…

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