New Federal Mortgage Fees Help Some, Hurt Others
In January 2023, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) to change the ...
Lack of Sellers and Slow Inventory Growth Slow Spring Thaw
Despite a thaw in the market in time for Spring, low inventory is still causing higher prices, creating affordability issues ...
The States With the Most and Least Cost-Burdened Homes
While homeownership is known to be costly, 21.48% of owner-occupied households in the U.S. are housing cost-burdened, according to a ...
Earning the Trust of Your First Real Estate Listing
It can be hard to land your first few clients when you’re just getting started in real estate. Until your ...
More Losses for Opendoor as It Seeks to Regain Footing
Real estate technology company Opendoor was unable to report much positive news in its Q1 2023 earnings report May 4. ...
Redfin Q1 Revenue and Profits Tumble Amid Housing-Market Hurdles
It always helps to be a glass-half-full thinker when faced with the challenges of a turbulent market shift. Redfin CEO ...
A Stunning Stat: More Pets Than Kids at Home
Did you know there are currently more households with pets than children? According to the U.S. Census, the share of ...
4 Tips for Agents to Write a Business Plan for the Future
Most people (as many as 80%, by some estimates) leave real estate in the first year. That oft-quoted statistic illustrates ...
Thoughts on Leadership: Lessons From Neil deGrasse Tyson
Last week we talked about mentors, and how you can have mentors you’ve never even met–such as from a book, ...
Great Spaces: Character and Charm Abound in Historic LA
In this month’s edition of Great Spaces, we travel back to the 1920s to take a closer look at an ...
RISMedia Headliners: Innovating for the Future
Succeeding in the new year will take more than determination and hard work—it will require utilizing technology that facilitates efficiency and increased business. In this in-depth feature, real estate tech leaders share the innovations they believe will give agents and brokers a competitive advantage in 2026. Read more.
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