The Shelton, Connecticut-based brokerage William Raveis has acquired Carson Realty, a family-owned real estate company serving the greater Hilton Head, Bluffton, and Lake Keowee areas of South Carolina since 2006. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....
One week after it announced a $250 million settlement agreement to resolve concerns raised over real estate agent commissions, HomeServices of America, the real estate brokerage unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A), is facing a new class action...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have published their new Reconsideration of Value (ROV) policies to address concerns raised by potential disparities in residential property appraisals. An ROV is a...
To the surprise of no one, the Federal Reserve has opted to maintain interest rates at the current level. The central bank’s policymaking Federal Open Market Committee stated it would keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%, a 23-year high;...
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Tricon Residential Inc. (NYSE: TCN, TSX: TCN) have completed their previously announced plan in which Blackstone Real Estate Partners X and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. acquired all the outstanding common shares of Tricon for...
A bill has been introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives to create a new state-level housing department. NCNewsline.com reported Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams’ House Bill 925 is proposing the creation of the North Carolina Department of Housing and...