A new data report from ATTOM has found 46.2% of mortgaged residential properties were considered equity-rich in the first quarter, down from 47.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, the rate is also nearly double what it was in the first quarter of 2020, prior to...
An investor in Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) has filed a lawsuit to stop its $1.75 billion sale to Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT). The Real Deal reports investor Bruce Miller is suing the company and its board of directors, including CEO Glenn Kelman, alleging they failed to...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law that imposes rent caps on the state’s landlords. House Bill 1217 limits rent increases for existing tenants in Washington state to 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower, and it also limits rent...
Keller Williams Realty LLC has announced the appointment of Tim Dieffenbacher as chief financial officer (CFO). Dieffenbacher coms to Keller Williams from FrontView REIT, where he was CFO. Prior to that, he held the titles of senior vice president, chief accounting...
The Federal Reserve ignored President Trump’s exhortations to cut rates and opted to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.5%. “Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has...