Sales of new single-family houses in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 745,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 1.7% below the November rate of 758,000, but it is...
Teresa King Kinney has announced her retirement as CEO of the Miami Association of Realtors after leading the nation’s largest local realtor organization for 33 years. At the end of the year, Kinney will transition to CEO Emeritus and move into a one-year consulting...
An El Paso certified public accountant who assisted real estate businesses in Texas and New Mexico was sentenced to 33 months in prison for wire fraud. According to court documents, Carol Talamantes stole $603,738.96 from her clients between Oct. 20, 2020, and Oct....
Florida’s House of Representatives approved a resolution ending non-school property taxes on homestead properties starting on Jan. 1, 2027. Florida Phoenix reports the resolution would place the proposal on November’s ballot, with voters determining whether to amend...
Wisconsin recorded 3,484 existing home sales in January, a 3.9% decline from the 3,625 transactions recorded one year earlier. According to data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), the slowdown in sales was fueled by the 11.3% year-over-year decline in new...
Massachusetts Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced he will be resigning from his position on Feb. 27 to become CEO of UniBank. NBC Boston reports Gov. Maura Healey is replacing Augustus with former State Rep. Juana Matias, a former member of...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 23-27
