Chicago has fallen dangerously short of meeting federal rules requiring that the city notify its residents and property owners to the risk of lead contamination in their drinking water. According to an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago officials were...
American real estate is still considered to be a great investment by foreign buyers – according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2025 International Transactions in US Residential Real Estate report, overseas buyers acquired $56 billion worth of existing...
Realtor.com’s parent company, Move Inc., has acquired Zenlist, a real estate technology business that provides collaborative search and productivity tools designed for agents and their clients. The terms of the deal were not disclosed and Zenlist’s employees...
Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) has hired Mike Simonsen as its first-ever chief economist. Simonsen, who was previously the founder and CEO of Altos Research, will be tasked with elevating Compass’ market reports and power its data-driven content. “Mike is the...
A federal judge in Texas overturned a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule enabling the erasure of medical debt from credit reports. The Hill reports US District Judge Sean Jordan stated the CFPB exceeded its’ authority by issuing the rule, which was...
The Bank of Mom and Dad is helping to keep the housing market afloat – a new survey from Redfin determined nearly one-quarter (23.8%) of young Americans who recently bought a home tapped into family money to help cover their down payment. The typical homebuyer’s down...
