Court Report: DOJ’s Future Unclear; Weichert Latest Brokerage to Settle Commission Lawsuit
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. ...
Tag: Housing Politics
Hundreds of REALTOR® Associations Tap NAR Program to Move Needle in Local Elections
When a campaign finance report showed nearly $56,000 was spent to support four City Council candidates in Portland, Maine, nothing ...
Walz and Vance Dive Into Housing Policies at the VP Debate
Above from left, Tim Walz and J.D. Vance Housing is starting to become a larger topic of discussion as we ...
Do Presidential Elections Impact the Housing Market?
Conventional wisdom has held that the housing market slows in the months leading up to a presidential election. However, data ...
Congress, Biden Administration and Landlords Debate Over Rent Control
On July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on financial services (HFSC) subcommittee on housing and insurance held a ...
Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Housing? What You Need to Know
With President Biden bowing out, and Kamala Harris now the likely Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, real estate ...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Plan for Mortgage AVMs Is Realized
Six federal agencies—including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Federal Deposit Insurance ...
Housing Experts Split on Supreme Court’s Chevron Deference Decision
With the Chevron deference now void, opinions from housing organizations and experts are split on how this might impact regulatory ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Plays Coy About Rate Cuts in Senate Hearing
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, mostly dodging questions about ...
Sides Rally as NYC Considers Major Broker Fee Change
Above, sides rally in front of NYC City Hall Wednesday. Photo by Jack Walsh. NEW YORK CITY—Hundreds descended on City ...
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