Devin Meenan

Devin Meenan is an assistant editor for RISMedia.

Posts by Devin Meenan

Starts

Housing Starts Recover From May Fall, but Not for Single-Family

After housing starts plunged in May, the latest report shows signs of recovery during June for overall construction—but for the single-family market, specifically, the bad news continues. The U.S. Census Bureau found that, during June 2025, privately-owned housing starts increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000, up 4.6% from the revised May number,…

Webinar

Webinar Recap: The AI Advantage–Future-Proofing Your Real Estate Career

The latest RISMedia webinar—“The AI Advantage: Future-Proofing Your Real Estate Career”—offered a crash course in artificial intelligence (AI) tools by Michael Thorne, a Vancouver agent and instructor of Buffini & Company’s AI Bootcamp, a 12-month live-training program. The webinar packed vital information and education into a tight 75 minute runtime; Thorne’s stated goal was to…

Legislative

Legislative Round-Up: Local Real Estate Laws Under the Big Beautiful Bill’s Shadow

Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. NAR-approved Big Beautiful Bill has boons for real estate On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump officially signed what is commonly referred to as the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law. The omnibus bill’s…

algorithms

‘You Can’t Outlaw Math’—Inside the Fight Over Price-Setting Algorithms

One of the primary products of property management software company RealPage is an algorithm-based pricing software, Yieldstar, marketed to property owners to set prices based on nearby rental listings. RealPage’s products have not escaped criticism or legislative notice. In December 2024, the Biden administration released a report claiming that “anticompetitive pricing” in properties that utilize…

A Partner with a Low Credit Score Can Make Homeownership Cost $63,000 More

Buying a home with a partner who has a credit score below 640 increases monthly housing costs by an average of $437, according to a recently released Mortgage Research Network study. That increase, nearly $63,000 over the typical 12-year homeownership period, is driven by higher interest rates, steeper mortgage insurance premiums and more expensive homeowners…