A candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of South Dakota is proposing a two-year waiver on property taxes for first-time homebuyers plus a $400 annual property tax credit to all other homeowners. South Dakota Searchlight reports Dusty Johnson, who is...
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte is demanding that home builders ratchet up production on new housing. In a post on X, Pulte declared, “Builders who do business with Fannie and Freddie (which is most builders) need to start building out their...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) announced Joseph E. Amato, the interim president and CEO, will retire when his contract term concludes on Feb. 1. Winthrop Watson, the retired president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of...
Office leasing activity during 2025 was up by 5% from one year before, according to a new data report from CoStar Group (NYSE: CSGP). Last year, office tenants signed for an estimated 410 million square feet of space. This was a significant reversal from 2024, when...
New York City-headquartered Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) announced the closing of its $1.6 billion acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. in an all-stock transaction. Madison, New Jersey-based Anywhere, formerly known as Realogy, is the parent company of the brands...
