Mortgage rates on the rise, Habitat for Humanity turns 50, and a new TV series to help seniors consider housing options. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 23-27. Miss: Going Right in the Wrong Direction....
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...
Polymarket, the online prediction market, has teamed with Parcl, the real-time housing data and on-chain real estate platform, in an endeavor that will introduce real estate markets into Polymarket’s betting forums. According to a statement from the companies, the...
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has sued the Trump administration to stop the complete defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In the lawsuit, the attorneys general pointed out that Russ Vought, the acting CFPB director, is...
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced the appointment of Kenny M. Smith as CEO, effective today. He also will serve as a member of the company’s board of directors. The previous CEO, Biden-appointee Diane Reid, was fired in March by Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing...
A new national coalition has been formed on behalf of the US quartz industry. Save Quartz Jobs consists of more than 1,000 US fabricators, installers, distributors, and suppliers calling for the protection of American jobs and ensuring continued access to affordable...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8
