The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage for Purchase: What Agents Must Know
When you’re talking to a prospective client and the mortgage topic comes up, how well-versed are you? No one needs...
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DOGE-Fueled Federal Job Cuts Impacting Washington, D.C. Housing Market: Bright MLS
Federal workforce cuts under the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative are having a ripple effect on the...
Buying Season Shows Signs of Life as Pending Sales Rise
The spring buying season appears to be more active than many had predicted, as both existing-home sales and pending home...
Market Momentum: May Signals Stability Amid Slower Activity
Our latest Luxury Market Report examining May data takes a closer look at why the luxury real estate market continues...
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Announces New California Office
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Haven Properties—which maintains several existing offices in the Northern California coastal region—has announced a...
Fannie and Freddie Will Consider Crypto in Mortgage Applications, Says FHFA Director
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte announced on X (formerly Twitter) this afternoon that the GSEs—mortgage giants Fannie...
After LA Wildfires, California Is Exploring Expanded Price-Gouging Protections
Earlier this year, southern California experienced an enormously destructive wildfire season, with many Los Angeles area homeowners losing their houses....
The State of the ‘Housing Crisis’: Leading Researchers Discuss Evolution and Potential Future
Housing is in crisis, and it has been for the past few years. While the term “housing crisis” itself sparks...
New-Home Sales Plunge Amid Tariff Uncertainty, Consumer Anxiety
The real estate market’s inventory is up at the last count, but it is primarily existing homes entering the market....
Independent Brokerages Receive Settlement Approval After Short Hearing
Another six brokerages received more assurance that their settlement deals in seller-filed class-action commission lawsuits will go through, as Judge...
3 Ways to Boost Engagement With Selfie-Style Content
In the age of TikTok, hyper-polished, overly-produced videos are a thing of the past. Today’s most effective social media content is simple, scrappy and all you need is your phone. Read more.
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