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By Winston Heverly

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

August 04, 2015 01:36 PM

The Daily Hot Sheet of Top Real Estate News

Trending Now

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

Where do your Realtor membership dues go?

NAR paid $7.5M to settle a legal-but-ridiculous lawsuit by patent trolls - businesses that primarily make money by suing - and it could happen to you too. Take action now.

Are agents clueless about new mortgage disclosures?

American Banker says many real estate agents know mortgage disclosures change Oct. 3, but they're gray on details - and lenders aren't trained to offer advice. Read more.

Americans start to see inflation price hikes

Rents, restaurants and haircuts now cost more, yet inflation is both good and bad for real estate: While mortgage rates will probably go up, so will home values. Read more.

Millionaire migrations: Where do they go?

A study of international millionaires' (net worth over $1M) migration patterns finds the U.S. is one of four countries seeing an influx from six major world areas. Read more.

Freddie Mac posts 2Q profit

The firm that buys mortgages reported a $4.2B profit. Freddie Mac has now returned about $25.5B more than the U.S. paid to bail it out during the recession. Read more.

NOW YOU KNOW

Become more persuasive

Realtors can "win friends and influence people" when negotiating contracts and marketing their brand if they learn the art of persuasion. Read more.

Make a note of it

Florida Realtors Take 5: Foreign trade missions

Christopher Zoller: Don't show up at an international conference and hope for the best. Register early, study attendees, set goals and plan strategically. Watch video.