Pending home sales ended the year on a down note, according to data published on Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Compared to a month prior, contract signings fell 5.5% in December, with the Pending Home Sales Index coming in at a reading of 74.4. An index reading of 100 is equal to…
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While many real estate brokerages have made the choice to settle the commission lawsuits — including Side and JPAR just this week — others are still attempting to fight. On Monday, several high profile real estate firms such as Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) — the parent company of HomeServices of America — Windermere Real Estate,…
The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals and organizations that have been recognized through our Editors’ Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWire’s 2025 Finance Leaders Award are open now through January 31, 2025. Click here to nominate a tech organization. Nominations are still open for the 2025 Finance Leaders award. To celebrate this prestigious recognition, HousingWire reached…
In the final days of the Biden administration, officials had several policy decisions to make as the president worked to cement his legacy, including whether to move forward with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) title insurance waiver pilot program. The program would waive title insurance requirements for certain Fannie Mae federally backed mortgage loans….