The Appraisal Foundation has partnered with the Farm Credit System to create a Rural Appraisal Practicum Model, a new framework designed to address the challenges facing aspiring rural appraisers. According to the organizations, the initiative will create a...
Saudi Arabia will become the first Persian Gulf nation to establish a securitization market for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). The Public Investment Fund’s Saudi Real Estate Refinance Co. is partnering with Hassana Investment Co., a government pension...
Michael S. Barr has announced his resignation as Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman for Supervision, effective Feb. 28. Barr, who served as vice chairman for supervision since July 19, 2022, will continue will to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of...
Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. Trudeau, who is also the leader of the Liberal Party, has served as prime minister since November 2015; his father, Pierre Trudeau, 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Two weeks from today, Donald Trump will return to the White House. During last year’s presidential campaign, Trump offered next to nothing – okay, he offered nothing – regarding how he would address some of the major issues impacting housing policy....
The embattled Las Vegas Realtors (LVR) kicked off 2025 by having two of its presidents resigning on the same day. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the LVR’s outgoing president, Merri Perry, resigned on Jan. 2 while Joshua Campa, her successor, also resigned on the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
