by | Dec 2, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. NAR settlement approved; DOJ still expressing interest At the long-awaited hearing November 26, Judge Stephen R....
by | Nov 27, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, Premier |
In his final order approving the National Association of REALTORS’® (NAR) settlement agreement, Judge Stephen R. Bough of the Western District of Missouri appears to have added some important language requested by NAR lawyers that they say will prevent the Department...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Pending home sales ascended in October, the third consecutive month of increases, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). All four major U.S. regions experienced month-over-month gains in transactions, with the Northeast leading the way....
by | Nov 27, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Homebuyers just got an extra boost in borrowing power after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) increased conforming loan limits to $806,500 for single-unit properties, the federal regulator said Tuesday. The FHFA said the new conforming loan limits for...
by Beth McGuire | Nov 26, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
KANSAS CITY, MO—Last-minute drama sparked by an 11th-hour intervention from the Department of Justice (DOJ) was not enough to derail final court approval of the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) landmark class-action antitrust settlement—though a DOJ lawyer at...
by | Nov 26, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
New home sales declined sharply last month, dropping a significant 17.3% in October, from a September increase of 4.1%, likely due, analysts say, to a rebound in mortgage rates and increased competition from the existing home market. The latest numbers released...