The average buyer’s agent commission was 2.37% for homes sold in the fourth quarter, according to a data analysis from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), a scant uptick from the 2.36% in the third quarter, when the new National Association of Realtors (NAR) commission rules took...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Do you recall the children’s tale of Chicken Little, where a barnyard bird who is hit on the head with an acorn that dropped from a tree limb? Chicken Little took the bonk to its noggin as evidence that the sky was falling and began to run around...
A new bill has been introduced in the Tennessee legislature that will limit contact by real estate developers making unsolicited inquiries to buy homes. WKRN.com reports the “Tennessee Homebuyer Harassment Protection Act” introduced by Sen. Charlane Oliver...
North Dakota legislators are considering a bill that would expand the age and income eligibility for the state’s homestead property tax credit. The homestead property tax credit program allocates state funds to local governments to compensate for the property tax...
There is more to homeownership than mortgage costs – indeed, a new data study published by Clever Real Estate determined the typical homeowner spends an average of $24,529 per year – or $2,044 per month – on housing expenses in addition to their mortgage. This is up...
The newly sworn-in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is making himself as home in Washington, DC, at a historic mansion that he acquired for $12.5 million. According to a Wall Street Journal report sourced from unnamed “people familiar with the deal,” the property in...
