Mortgage & Economy

Wyoming MLSs asked Judge Bough to require specific subpoenas and protections before third party data sharing under the NAR settlement.

NRMLA urges CFPB to modernize reverse mortgage disclosures, favoring dollar-based TALC illustrations and a single integrated form.

ARA hired John Blount as chief lobbyist, aiming to expand from local efforts to a federal advocacy program by 2026.

Radian closed the sale of its real estate services unit to PLACE and agreed to sell its title business, expected to close in Q4.

Despite all the headlines about foreclosures, the NY Fed index is below 2019 and new listings remain muted, limiting supply pressure in 2026.

New York City’s ultra-rich started the week with a reprieve from having to prove residency to avoid a pied-à-terre tax. But as the week ends, the reprieve itself proved fleeting. A state appeals judge yanked back the roadblock on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax plan Thursday afternoon in a Staten Island court. Brought by three homeowners,…

Real and REMAX shareholders approved the merger. Real vote was 99% and REMAX was 78.8%, with closing expected in two weeks.

About a third of commercial real estate in downtown Portland, Oregon, is vacant, city officials say, a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid work models. City officials in one of the nation’s top-25 cities by population, with an estimated economic output of $80 billion, are now trying to rewrite zoning rules for its downtown…

MRED says Zillow listing filters conflict with IDX rules and could trigger renewed antitrust scrutiny tied to the DOJ’s 2008 NAR deal.

As homebuilders continue to grapple with tightening margins, limited demand and chronic labor shortages, could offsite components emerge as a way to build more efficiently and scale with fewer workers?