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...
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has published two scathing criticisms of the housing policies espoused by President Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. In the editorial “How to Increase Mortgage Defaults,” the Journal’s...
Ohio’s governor and attorney general have respectively launched property tax reform initiatives that are designed to quell the growing discontent regarding how property owners are being taxed. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the formation of his Property Tax Reform Working...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 23-27
