The HUD Secretary on a roll, pending home sales on the rise, and Warren Buffett calls it a day. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2. Hit: An Honest Man. A big thumbs up for Housing and Urban...
Maryland property owners can expect to see an average increase of 12.7% in their property tax assessments for 2026. According to a report from TheBaynet.com sourced from the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, all 23 counties and Baltimore City will see...
Zohran Mamdani used his first day as Mayor of New York City to begin implementing parts of his campaign agenda on rental housing. The New York Times reports Mamdani made his first visit as the newly inaugurated mayor to a rent-stabilized building in the Flatbush...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In putting together a list of predictions for what the real estate industry might experience during 2026, I am reminded of the wonderfully warped psychic Criswell, who gained fame and fortune by making bold predictions including claims that an...
The final Primary Mortgage Markey Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) found 2025 ending with mortgage rates at their lowest level of the year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.15% as of Dec. 31, down from last week when it averaged 6.18%. A year...
reAlpha Mortgage, a division of reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ: AIRE), has launched a national loan officer recruitment program. According to the Dublin, Ohio-based company, the program will offer Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards to loan officers who join reAlpha. The...
