The Summer selling season is here, which means it’s not just your sales figures that could heat up. As you go about your daily business during sunny, or worst case, scorching days, here are some simple tips for staying cool. Keep your car cool even when not in use If you spend your days hopping…
For the first time since 2023, more than half of consumers say that buying a home is a better option than renting, per the latest findings from Bank of America, a potentially positive sign for the near-future housing market amid broader economic uncertainty. The bank’s 2026 Homebuyer Insights Report found that 53% of 2,000 respondents…
The long-debated 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act made it past its final vote in Congress when the House approved the omnibus bill by a 358-32 vote last night. However, on its last leg to passage, it hit a snag when President Donald Trump announced on social media this morning that he was canceling the…
Long awaited by the industry, the House officially voted Tuesday night by a vote of 358-32, to pass the updated and amended version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, an omnibus housing bill that now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for final passage. The sprawling, bipartisan bill, which has been characterized as…
Above, Joseph T. Hamdan Joseph T. Hamdan Principal | Real Estate Broker MYNY, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Brooklyn, New York https://www.myny.realestate Region served: New York City, Long Island and the Hamptons Years in real estate: 27 Number of offices: 4 Number of agents: 135 After 18 years with Coldwell…
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Housing omnibus bill one step closer to passage The U.S. Senate has advanced the latest version of the omnibus 21st Century ROAD To Housing Act by a vote of 87-8. A roll-call vote to…
Summer arrives with a positive sign for the housing market, as the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) pending home sales report shows growth month-over-month and year-over-year in May 2026. Gains were felt across all four major regions of the United States. “A late spring buyer rush—even with mortgage rates not budging—is an indication of pent-up…
Three Virginia congressional representatives have sent letters to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encouraging further investigation into listing portal practices and their effects on housing affordability. Jennifer McClellan and Don Beyer (both Democrats) sent a letter to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson on May 29. On June 12, Ben Cline (a Republican) sent a second, substantively…
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – Mortgage rates ticked up slightly during the second week of June, from 6.48% to 6.52% per findings from Freddie Mac, but mortgage applications also creeped up due to so-called “pockets of opportunity” (e.g.,…
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. New York City passes tax on luxury-valued second homes New York City has enacted a new tax aimed at luxury second homes. The “pied-à-terre” (French for “foot on the ground,” and used in reference…
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