Fed Maintains Rates; Two Dissenting Votes for the First Time Since 1993
At the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on July 30, the Federal Reserve board of governors voted to...
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Mortgage Applications Slump to Lowest Level Seen Since May
Little movement in mortgage rates and interest rates via the Federal Reserve have led to a downturn in mortgage applications,...
RE/MAX Q2 Profits Up, Revenues Down as Global Agent Count Grows
Denver, Colorado-based RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., parent company of RE/MAX, announced on July 29 operating results for the quarter ended June...
Senators Request Clarity on FHFA Plans for Crypto in Mortgage Assessments
Cryptocurrency has made its way into real estate transactions—properties have even been sold via blockchain as a non-fungible token (NFT)....
Pending Home Sales Drop in All Regions but Northeast
After a slight jump in pending home sales in May, the summer buying season saw lackluster progress in most regions...
CoStar Sues Zillow Over Image Copyright Infringement, Threatens Other Portals
CoStar Group, which owns real estate portal Homes.com, today sued rival Zillow for alleged “widespread and systematic” copyright infringement of...
Anywhere Real Estate Optimistic About July’s Growth Momentum
In a mixed earnings report, Anywhere Real Estate, on July 29, reported financial results for the second quarter ending June...
Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Sprawling Housing Reform Bill
Housing supply and affordability remain ongoing issues for prospective homebuyers, and the United States Senate is now taking action. In...
Midwestern and Sun Belt Rentals Offer Six Times the Space for the Same Price as NYC
According to a report published by RentCafe, $1,500 a month can get you a home in Wichita, Kansas that’s a...
Case-Shiller Reports Slowest Rate of Home Price Appreciation in Two Years
The May S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index (HPI) released this morning reveals that national home prices have had...
5 Key Reasons FSBOs Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent
Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.
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