A drop in new home sales, an increase in political trash talking, and a tribute to a multifamily sector leader. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 16-20. Miss: Off to a Bad Start. This week, the US Census...
A total of 6,581 homes were sold in Virginia during February, an increase of 452 transactions from one year earlier, which created a 7.4% gain. On a month-over-month measurement, sales were up by nearly 12%. There were 7,115 pending sales in February, a 5% increase...
A federal court in Texas vacated the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) 2024 residential real estate reporting rule that required for title companies to report non-financed transfers to entities and trusts. The FinCEN rule requires title companies...
The melodrama involving the Chicago Bears took an unexpected turn with a new proposal put forth to keep the team in their hometown with a modern renovation of their longtime stadium. Fox 32 Chicago reports the architectural firm Edward Peck Design released a concept...
More than half of Americans believe advances in artificial intelligence (AI) results could make it more difficult for them to become homeowners. According to a survey commissioned by Redfin, nearly three in five respondents (59%) feared that AI will result in the...
Trumark Homes, the San Ramon, California-based homebuilder, announced it is expanding into the Pacific Northwest with the acquisition of Sumner, Washington-based homebuilder JK Monarch. According to Trumark, this acquisition will expand the company’s footprint in the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 16-20
