Experts Break Down the Lawsuits in Broker Webinar Tomorrow
If the deluge of commission lawsuits that have descended on the real estate industry have you concerned about what business...
Posts by Beth McGuire
New Data Offers Cautious Optimism for Spring Home-Buying Season, Mortgage Market
As the sluggish 2023 housing market retreats farther from view, new industry data points to reasons to be cautiously optimistic...
U.S. Employment Soars, With 353,000 Jobs Added in January
Job growth was unexpectedly strong in January, with companies adding workers at the robust pace of 353,000 last month, another...
RISMedia Announces More Than 300 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers
From rising interest and mortgage rates, to elevated home prices and persistent inventory deficits, to ongoing lawsuits and unexpected scandals,...
Mortgage Rates Tick Down This Week
Still hovering in the mid-sixes, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) ticked down this week, averaging 6.63%, down from last week’s...
NAR’s Blueprint: How It Plans to Regain Trust and Reverse Membership Losses
Above, NAR's headquarters in Chicago It cannot have been easy for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to remain relatively...
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Mortgage Escrow Interest Accounts in February
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 27 to decide whether a New York state law that...
Fresh Economic Data Give Clues to Where Mortgage Rates May Be Headed
Mortgage industry analysts have been watching and waiting to see what the Federal Reserve will do—or say—next about rate cuts....
Mortgage Applications Decrease This Week
While mortgage rates still hovering in the mid-sixes fluctuated little this past week, mortgage applications decreased 7.2% from one week...
Real Estate Icon Bob Hale Announces Retirement Plans; HAR Board Announces Successor
Above, Bob Hale, HAR president and CEO, co-moderates a panel with RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston at the 2023...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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