Mortgage rates are headed up again on June CPI inflation report
Inflation moved away from Fed's 2 percent target for the second month in a row, with the cost of goods and services rising 2.7 percent from a year ago, up from 2.3 percent in April.
Keller Williams released from telemarketing lawsuit after plaintiff withdraws case
A New York homeowner claimed text messages sent by an associate KW broker amounted to an "invasion of her privacy." She has now dropped her case.
Trump adminstration accuses another political opponent of mortgage fraud: Adam Schiff
Like Leticia James, Sen. Adam Schiff denies lying on mortgage applications and decries "baseless attempt at political retribution" that won’t stop him from holding Trump accountable.
Foreign buyer property purchases in the US rose 33% from last year
Chinese and Canadian buyers make up the largest portion of international buyers. The median purchase price for foreign buyers also hit a new record high at $494,400, according to a National Association of Realtors report.
NAR’s new member-only market tool tracks prices, demand, affordability
NAR has released its NAR Market Statistics Dashboard, a tool that tracks housing and economic trends and provides forward-looking analyses for home sales and pricing activity. NAR will demo the dashboard at its midyear forecast on Wednesday.
Has this Austin MLS ‘solved’ the private listings conundrum?
Flex Listings provide a functioning model that restores transparency, preserves cooperation, and gives sellers and buyers control, clarity and access, Eric Bramlett writes.
Have you changed your process in light of the private listings drama?
Amid all the back-and-forth surrounding private listings (and listing bans), have you changed the way you talk with your seller clients about their options?
Viral ‘realtorshateme’ campaign creator launches self-sale software
A Boulder, Colorado, homeowner’s viral social media campaign that challenged local commission standards has inspired the launch of a new consumer-facing software application.
Doorvest acquires Wreno, integrates renovation management platform
Doorvest helps investors find and buy single-family rentals and it's acquired Wreno, a solution for managing home rehab projects.
