A former Baltimore city prosecutor who was found guilty of mortgage fraud avoided a prison sentence. The Associated Press reported that former state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby’s was sentenced to 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service and three...
Two regional realtor associations in Florida, the Pinellas Realtor Organization and Greater Tampa Realtors, have announced plans to merge and become Tampa Bay Realtors. If the merger is approved by the National Association of Realtors, the combined organization will...
Four new digital offerings designed to help real estate professional improve their operations are in the spotlight in this edition of Tech Trends. Fair Housing Meets AI. Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG) is releasing its open-source Fair Housing Classifier, which the company is...
The Ottawa Board of Trade and the Canadian Urban Institute have unveiled the “Downtown Ottawa Action Agenda” to revitalized Canada’s capital and its surrounding region. Under this initiative, Downtown Ottawa will aim to add 40,000 new residential units and create...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped below the 7% mark, averaging 6.94% as of May 23, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.57%. “Spring homebuyers received an unexpected...
Home sales are slipping while median sales prices are still breaking records, according to a pair of data reports published this morning. Sales of new single-family houses during April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 634,000, according to estimates...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 11-15
