The Federal Reserve (Fed) has predicted that inflation will continue to slow in 2025, albeit at a slower pace than originally anticipated, with new concerns over policies proposed by the incoming Trump administration, as expressed in the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes for its meeting on December 17 – 18. In the discussion…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an amended complaint in its civil antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage, adding six apartment landlords as defendants and two more state Attorneys General as co-plaintiffs, as well as revealing an agreement with another defendant who has agreed to cooperate in the investigation. The suit, originally…
Buffalo, New York, keeps its title as the hottest housing for 2025, boasting more affordable home prices along with the rest of the top 10 markets, according to a new report from Zillow. “Construction that keeps pace with an area’s growth remains a crucial piece of keeping homes available and accessible,” said Skylar Olsen, Zillow…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Items unredacted or remain redacted in Fabiola Acevedo v. eXp Plaintiffs motion to unredact several logs of defendant meeting minutes was partially granted recently in the sexual assault case Fabiola Acevedo v. eXp…
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. -In its lawsuit against Better Home & Finance, Luminate Home Loans filed last week to request a temporary restraining order to prevent Better from building its retail business with Luminate’s former employees and data,…
Above, Tony Ketterling As we continue to adapt to today’s post-settlement environment, real estate professionals across the board are rising to the challenge as they double down on their commitment to communication, negotiation, marketing and professionalism. To keep their businesses thriving, agents and brokers alike are having to prove their worth to clients more so…
Existing-home sales continue to rise year-over-year for the second month as economists say buyers are feeling more positive about their market prospects. Total existing-home sales improved 4.8% in November, rising from October’s rate of 3.96 million to 4.15 million. November’s sales data saw a large jump of 6.1% year-over-year, more than double October’s year-over-year increase…
In the latest RISMedia webinar—“What Can Broker Owners and Team Leaders Do Right Now?”—panelists Eric Sachs, the president and co-founder of Breakthroughbroker.com; Jemila Winsey, the co-owner and CEO of ERA Legacy Living; and Mor Zucker, the team lead and investment specialist at Team Denver Homes – LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, discussed the immediate steps broker/owners…
Motions to dismiss and motions to strike in Gibson v. NAR by several defendants were denied by Judge Stephen R. Bough yesterday, ensuring the high-profile commission lawsuit will continue (at least for now) against several large brokerages—and one $25 billion-dollar holding company. eXp, William Raveis, Howard Hanna, Weichert, Real Estate One, Crye-Leike, Illustrated Properties, Windermere…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. March v. REBNY debates extension of pause, appeal timeline Plaintiffs in March v. the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) have requested the case remains stayed while their appeal against the approved…
Though many have tried, no one has yet succeeded in turning the practice of buying and selling homes into an equation that can be worked out and solved on paper. Read more.
