Nation’s Top Homebuilding Metros Rely Heavily on Immigrants, Per Harvard Study
Immigrant labor has become essential to both homebuilding and residential remodeling in top metro areas with the highest levels of...
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Court Report: Anywhere & Compass Merger Sees Stockholder Blow Back; Judge Blocks CFPB Defunding
Editor's Note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around...
The Buyer Experience: Looking Back and Looking Forward, Part 1
Editor’s note: In this two-part series, we take a look at how the buyer experience differs today from past years....
Serving Agents First Is the Secret to Real Estate Tech Success
Today’s tech industry is shaped by company valuations, venture capital momentum and shifting expectations of stock-market investors. Yet one of...
2026 Is the Real Estate Comeback Cycle
Every real estate cycle has a quiet turning point. It happens before the headlines shift and before the crowd shows...
Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level to Close Out 2025
Freddie Mac’s last mortgage report of 2025 released earlier this week on New Year’s Eve saw the average mortgage rate...
FHFA Home Price Index Mostly Flat, With Momentum in Some Regions
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly home price index (HPI), which tracks changes in single-family home prices, clocked a...
Anywhere Hit With 3 Lawsuits Over Compass Merger Disclosures
Anywhere Real Estate is facing legal challenges as its $1.6 billion merger with Compass moves toward a critical stockholder vote,...
Federal Reserve Split on Appropriate Monetary Policy for 2026
As annual inflation remains above 2% and the labor market shows weakness, the Federal Reserve has been split in recent...
Market Consolidation and the Pros and Cons for Agents
Above, top row from left, Marco Fregenal and Adam Kaufman; bottom row from left, Josh Muncey and Rick Haase From...
Frozen Lockboxes: Tools and Strategies for Deicing Before a Showing
A truly blistering winter can freeze up locks, both lockboxes and locks on the doors themselves, so it can pay off to have a fast-acting solution. Read more.
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