Robby Brumberg and Michael Dempster of Consumer Affairs report on new housing construction, noting that in February 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 126,417 building permits were issued for…

Anti-squatting legislation is growing among various states, starting with Florida and Alamaba. According to Charles Creitz of Fox News, a rare bipartisan bill was recently passed that significantly reduces the…

New data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that home sales in February spiked. Sales of existing homes jumped 9.5% in February to 4.38 million units. Although sales…

As expected, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at its meeting last week, according to Jeff Cox of CNBC. After its two-day policy meeting, the Fed announced it would maintain…

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has settled the commissions lawsuit, according to David Goldman and Anna Bahney of CNN. NAR settled landmark antitrust lawsuits by paying $418 million in…

President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address last week, and there were some interesting takeaways for real estate watchers. Chris Clow of HousingWire reports that the White…

According to a new report from Redfin, investors purchased 18% of all homes sold in Q4 2023, an 11% drop since last year. “Investor purchases of U.S. homes fell 10.5%…