The latest report on new residential construction from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau found construction lagging in the month of August. Privately-owned housing starts were at an annualized rate of 1,307,000, down by 8.5% from the revised July 2025 figure (1,429,000) and 6% down from August…
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), where Federal Reserve members meet to determine interest rate adjustments, begins today—and the voting committee will have a full 12-member panel during the vote. On Sept. 15, the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, Dr. Stephen Miran, to the Fed board in a 48 – 47 vote, to replace…
Homeowners insurance premiums have been increasing across the United States, driven in part by the escalating frequency of climate disasters such as wildfires and tropical storms. A new survey from Realtor.com® finds that recent and prospective homebuyers are anticipating higher insurance premiums…if they can afford premiums at all. The survey, conducted among 1,000 new or…
The Federal Reserve board of governors will meet next week at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to vote on how to adjust interest rates. When they meet, they will have a new measure of inflation data to consider. The consumer price index (CPI), an inflation gauge overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,…
Above, Stephen Miran Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next vote on whether to adjust interest rates or not at the September 16 – 17 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the seven member Fed board of governors is facing line-up shifts. Former Fed Governor Adriana Kugler resigned from her post in August, with no explanation…
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Appeal filed in dismissed antitrust lawsuit against NAR Maurice Muhammad, a Pennsylvania broker who in October 2024 filed an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), had his case dismissed with prejudice in…
Above, Stephen Miran The Federal Reserve Board of Governors is down a member following the abrupt resignation of Adriana Kugler in August. President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Stephen Miran, chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors, to serve the remainder of the term, which expires in January 2026. Miran faced a confirmation…
Above, Lisa Cook. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud, according to the Wall Street Journal. President Donald Trump moved to fire Cook from her position on the Fed in August, but she has refused to accept the firing, filing a…
Annual inflation edged higher but was in line with expectations in July, showing some impact from tariffs, as seen in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index and now reflected in the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Both are primary inflation measures with the PCE favored by…
Institutional investors, or large financial entities which have become buyers in the housing market, have built a consistently growing real estate portfolio. The latest findings from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) show that in the first half of 2025, institutional investors’ marketshare of home purchases reached a new peak. The Cotality report states that in January of…
For a home transaction, often one is company and two’s a crowd. There’s very little miscommunication as you bond one-to-one with the client. These transactions are also becoming more common—but sometimes there are singular challenges with single buyers. Read more.
