NAR Looks to Revitalize Realtor® Brand, Putting ‘Negativity’ in Rear View
Above: NAR General Counsel Jon Waclawski (left) and NAR President Kevin Sears (right) take the stage at the midyear Legislative...
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Legislative Round-Up: Massachusetts Proposes Broker Oversight Board; New York Limits Institutional Buyers
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate...
Fed Chair Powell Signals Start of Rate Cuts Ahead of September FOMC Meeting
During his highly anticipated eighth and final speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming, Federal Reserve...
States Pioneer New Playbook to Combat Housing Crisis
Three Western states are seeing policy momentum to tackle the nationwide affordable housing crisis, but financing challenges continue to be...
Mortgage Rates Level Out, Remain at 10-Month Low
Mortgage rates have leveled out, remaining this week at the lowest percentage seen since October, according to the latest Primary...
Existing-Home Sales Up 2% While Prices Leveled
In a highly anticipated report released this morning, existing-home sales rose 2%, from a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01...
Rocket President Retires as Old-Guard Exodus Continues
Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies who served as the mortgage giant's CEO for 16 years, is retiring, according to...
Leading Economic Indicators Post Slowing Decline in July
The economy is slowing overall, continuing a less than ideal market to become a homebuyer, per the latest findings from...
Fed Wary of Elevated Inflation and the Context of Low Unemployment
The latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held by the Federal Reserve (Fed) concluded with the decision to maintain...
Real Estate’s Q2 Earnings Reveal AI’s Impact on Efficiency and Growth
While the second quarter of 2025 was characterized by high prices and increasing demand, this Q2 earnings recap shows that...
3 Questions Every Agent Should Ask Hesitant Buyers
In today’s market, agents who move deals forward aren’t the most aggressive; they’re the most curious. The right questions don’t pressure buyers into action; they help buyers articulate what’s holding them back. Read more.
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