Above: Front row (left to right): John Featherston, Anthony Lamacchia, Dava Davin; Back row (left to right): Dan Duffy, Al Becker, Wendy Forsythe For innovative brokerage leaders, the twists and turns of 2024 will ultimately lead to one place: A stellar 2025. If you are in the Boston, Massachusetts, area on Friday, don’t miss RISMedia’s…
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Above, Shauna Fanning Shauna Fanning REALTOR® Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Braintree, Massachusetts https://shaunafanning.lamacchiarealty.com Region served: Boston’s South Shore area Years in real estate: 8 Favorite part of your job: The stories, and working with clients who are full of gratitude when they achieve their real estate dreams. What is the most significant trend affecting your business…
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Mortgage applications continued their rapid decline for the fifth straight week, with pressure from rising mortgage rates continuing to plague homebuyers and keep them out of the market. Applications decreased 10.8% from one week earlier, according to the MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending Nov. 1, 2024. Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president and…
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Well known for his prowess as a real estate executive, many also know Gino Blefari for his power to inspire and motivate, readily sharing his personal strategies for staying physically and mentally strong in the face of any challenge. During RISMedia’s 36th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange in Washington, D.C., in September, where more than…
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Mike Fabbri just likes to make people happy. If he can get them into a home as their buyer agent or guide them to a closing as their seller agent, it’s win-win. But it’s his self-professed hobby as a matchmaker that gives him a unique identity. And on the occasion when he doubles up, helping…
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The first-time homebuyer marketshare decreased to a historic low of 24% (down from 32% last year), while homebuyers’ ages hit all-time highs of 56 overall (49 last year), 38 for first-time buyers (35 last year) and 61 for repeat buyers (58 last year), according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) 2024 Profile of Home…
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