by | Feb 18, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. DOJ tips hand in REX v. Zillow appeal The Department of Justice (DOJ) took a hard stance against a previous court ruling in a...
by | Feb 14, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The Department of Justice (DOJ) took a hard stance against a previous court ruling in a case involving Real Estate Exchange (REX), Zillow and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). In a hearing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on February 13, the DOJ...
by | Feb 14, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Politics, Premier |
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appears to be joining the roster of government agencies facing cuts. Antonio Gaines, president of AFGE National Council 222, said the agency plans to “discharge 50% of its workforce,” meaning its 9,600...
by | Feb 14, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. -Analysts for the S&P released a new breakdown of how removing the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) from...
by | Feb 13, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Appearing before The Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity Task Force—established by the House Financial Services Committee in January—Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was questioned about the Fed’s independence amid political...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 13, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The average 30-year-fixed rated mortgage continued edging downward this week, lowering from last week’s 6.89% to 6.87%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®)from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued to...