Fitch: Title revenue to rise 3% annually in 2024
Despite ongoing uncertainty and a variety of economic headwinds, Fitch Ratings is maintaining a neutral outlook on the title insurance market for 2024,...
Judge approves brokerage commission lawsuit settlement agreements
After months of uncertainty, the real estate industry has a reason to celebrate, at least a little bit. Judge Stephen Bough has granted...
Fannie Mae President David Benson to retire as GSE announces leadership changes
Fannie Mae announced a slew of leadership changes following the expected retirement of two senior executives. President David Benson will step down from his...
DataDigest: What the latest data says about home prices, construction and sales
Record high home prices continue to inch higher, even as homebuilders offer discounts and build a higher rate than pre-pandemic levels, according to...
Regulation hasn’t caught up to generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to cut costs and improve customer experience, but regulation has not caught up to develop a...
White House, federal agencies urge more commercial-to-residential property conversions
The White House and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the launch of a new inter-agency initiative to...
Saul Klein to lead San Diego MLS in wake of scandal
San Diego Association of Realtors, which operates one of the country’s largest multiple listing service, has new leadership following the departure of alleged...
‘Not HELOC. Not piggyback.’ Freddie Mac exec defends new product proposal amid resistance
“What we are bringing forward, called closed-end second lien, assuming a FHFA approval, will provide them an alternative to the cash-out refi,“ he...
Chopra: Credit reporting industry’s fee hikes “raise big questions”
Chopra spent his roughly 15-minute speech detailing the various price increases the credit reporting industry — from Experian, Equifax, Transunion and FICO —...
Single-family rental market continues to display strength
U.S. single-family rent growth strengthened overall in March despite some weaknesses in specific markets.
Single-family rent increases in March 2024 registered a 3.4% year-over-year...
