A former California utility executive now serving in the state’s assembly has introduced a bill that would significantly reduce the energy credit benefits tied to rooftop solar power systems. The Los Angeles Times reports AB 942 would cut the current program’s...
Home sales in Texas were down during the first quarter despite a surge in active listings, according to new data from Texas Realtors. The 70,944 sales that closed in the first quarter represented a 1.5% year-over-year decline, despite a 30.7% upswing in active...
Home sales in Pennsylvania during March totaled 8,230 transactions, up 21% from 6,751 sales in February. According to data from the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR), the number of homes listed in March was 32,761, up nearly 10% from February. The median...
Mark Skender, former CEO of Chicago-based Skender Construction, passed away on April 18 at the age of 61. Skender was born Dec. 3, 1963, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MBA from...
To thrive – or simply survive – in one of the most challenging housing markets in more than half a century, mortgage lenders have turned to creative solutions to attract buyers – creativity that real estate agents might leverage to sell more homes....
The number of programs offering down payment assistance increased by 43 during the first quarter, a 2% quarterly uptick that brought the total number of available programs to 2,509, according to data from Down Payment Resource (DPR). The nationwide average benefit...
