The housing market contributed to the uptick in the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data published today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI for March recorded a 3.5% year-over-year increase, up from the 3.2% annual uptick in February. Last month marked...
United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) (NYSE:UWMC) has pushed back on an attack against its operations by a hedge fund-backed Internet page that coincided with a lawsuit against the company and the hedge fund’s shorting of its stock. The lawsuit was filed last week by four...
The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX) announced a $9.25 million settlement agreement to resolve the pending class action litigation in one of the post-Sitzer/Burnett copycat lawsuits regarding the commissions paid to real estate professionals. Under the terms of the...
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman became the most prominent Democratic lawmaker to openly oppose the concept of “squatter’s rights.” In a weekend interview with the New York Post, Fetterman acknowledged dealing with squatters when he served as mayor of Braddock,...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) received a new legal headache as the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) can reopen its investigation into the trade group’s Participation Rule and Clear...
The likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting rates is now in doubt with a central bank leader hinting a rate hike is likely to control inflation. In prepared remarks published today ahead of a speech before the Spring 2024 Meeting of the Shadow Open Market Committee,...
