Real estate agents who rely heavily on cold calling may need to rethink some of their marketing tactics. Changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including the one-to-one consent rule, go into effect on Monday, Jan. 27. Under the consent rule, anyone soliciting a consumer’s business through a phone call or text message must…
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Existing home sales finished 2024 on a high note after a dismal year for the housing market. The December report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows existing-home sales at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.24 million, a 9.3% annual increase. It’s the highest year-over-year gain since June 2021 but is still historically…
The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced yesterday the launch of the MBA Opens Doors Disaster Relief Program, which aims to support children and families affected by the wildfires in the Southern California area. The foundation will provide an additional $100,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). As one of Opens Doors’ 13 hospital partners through…
In one of his first acts as President, Donald Trump has repealed numerous Biden administration diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) executive orders. Especially for the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Task Force, this reversal could not have come soon enough. President Biden’s housing DEI push was largely inspired by a 2018 Brookings Institution study…