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Mortgage Mix: Fed Rate Cut Closes in; CFPB Fines New Day Financial
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. – A Federal Reserve interest rate cut is looking more and more imminent with this month’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index data. The PCE index increased 0.2% from the previous month, and core-inflation rose…
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Happening Tomorrow! RISMedia Will Kick Off Its 36th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange
Real estate professionals know that attending educational and networking events in-person is one of the best ways to improve and invest in their business by getting actionable takeaways and insights directly from their respected and revered industry leaders. In a post-NAR-mandate world, the importance of learning from brokerage executives and industry experts who are guiding…
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Kevin Durant’s Houses: Inside the Basketball Star’s Real Estate Portfolio - Yahoo Entertainment
Kevin Durant’s Houses: Inside the Basketball Star’s Real Estate Portfolio - Architectural Digest
How the Eugene-area housing market could heat up as US market improves - The Register-Guard
How the Eugene area housing market could heat up as US market improves - The Register-Guard
New York’s Flatiron Building to be transformed into 60 luxury condos
D.C. Attorney General Uncovers Title Insurance Kickback Scheme
An investigation from the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General has uncovered the use of an illegal kickbacks scheme involving real estate agents across several title insurance companies. Allied Title & Escrow, LLC (Allied), KVS Title, LLC (KVS), Modern Settlements, LLC (Modern) and Union Settlements, LLC (Union) were found to be involved. “District…
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Meet the Northeast Region Real Estate 2024 Rookie of the Year Finalists
Above, from left, Liam Coonahan, George Gatt, Jessica Paulucci, David Super and Tracy Wiley. RISMedia recently announced the Top 25 regional Rookie of the Year finalists for 2024. The third annual Rookie of the Year program, sponsored by Colibri Real Estate, is designed to honor real estate agents who are new to the business, yet…
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Deadline Extended for RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers Nominations
RISMedia has extended the deadline to nominate a 2024 Real Estate Newsmaker to September 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST. This means that you still have two weeks left to acknowledge and applaud your colleagues and peers for their achievements and contributions this year. RISMedia’s 2025 Newsmakers will be spotlighted in Real Estate magazine early…
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More suits, new reports, demure micro-trends: Inman’s Top 5
Consumer Sentiment Rises for the First Time in Five Months
After five consecutive months of declines, consumer sentiment reversed course this month, rising alongside some positive economic signs of lowered inflation and an all-but-guaranteed rate cut by the Fed in September. According to the University of Michigan’s latest report published Friday, consumer sentiment rose 1.5 index points in August to 67.9, up from a 66.4…
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COURT REPORT: Realtor.com Requests Injunction Against CoStar; NAR/DOJ Dispute Escalates
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Summer is coming to a close, and with some major deadlines looming in a few of the larger cases facing real estate, courthouses have remained relatively quiet these past few weeks. But one…
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Josh Sitzer, plaintiff in commission case, launches à la carte platform
More Inflation Data Supports Rate Cuts, but ‘Alarm Bells’ Over Timing
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation showed an annual gain of 2.5% in July, within striking distance of the central bank’s long-term mandate of 2%, putting the country firmly on track for a series of rate cuts—likely starting next month. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.2% from the previous month, and…
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Agent safety startup Tether RE wins 2024 NAR Pitch Battle
The September Issue of Real Estate Magazine Is Now Live
The September issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at Inside Real Estate’s new path to innovate in real estate technology: BoldTrail. In addition, we look at the CFA’s recently released consumer guidance, the latest RISMedia Broker Confidence Index, and…
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