by Beth McGuire | Apr 18, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Politics, Premier |
A federal judge has stepped in again to stop President Trump’s administration from firing more than 80% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees after the agency announced a drastic reduction to its mission and scope of work. Earlier this week, the...
by | Apr 17, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Northwest MLS (NWMLS) reportedly shut off its internet data exchange (IDX) listing feed to Compass earlier this week. RISMedia confirmed the report with Compass. As of today, NWMLS has reinstated the feed after Compass agreed to comply with its rules. The shut-off of...
by | Apr 17, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
March saw a significant downtick in privately owned housing starts, declining 11.4% from February’s revised estimate of 1,494,000 to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,324,000. This comes on the heels of an 11.2% bump in housing starts in February following...
by Beth McGuire | Apr 17, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Following the sharp sell-off in government bonds last week that pushed the 10-year treasury yield up to 4.5%, as is usually the case, mortgage rates followed suit, this week rising to their highest point in two months. The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey®...
by | Apr 17, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In a speech delivered at the Economic Club in Chicago April 16, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that while the economy is on relatively solid footing, “the data in hand so far suggest that growth has slowed in the first quarter from last year’s...
by | Apr 17, 2025 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is a monthly RISMedia segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they not only survive but thrive in challenging times. Industry professionals explain the strategies they’re employing and unique ideas they’ve...