Gov. Ron DeSantis’ advocacy for eliminating property taxes on Florida homeowners would wreak havoc on the state’s housing market, according to a data analysis by Realtor.com. DeSantis has repeatedly urged the state legislature to end property taxes, arguing they were...
Thought leaders saying the right thing, revenge seekers doing the wrong thing, and a new movie and book worth pursuing. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Nov. 24-28. Hit: The Right Words. James Fishback, the CEO...
New Mexico’s capital of Santa Fe has become the first US city that will directly connect wages to housing affordability, with the goal of linking minimum wage increases to both fair rental market prices and consumer prices. The Associated Press reports Santa...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: If you were watching TV in the 1980s, you probably recall Clara Peller. She a diminutive elderly lady who appeared in commercials for the Wendy’s restaurant chain, and she is best remembered as the unimpressed patron of a fast-food joint who is...
Mortgage application activity was stagnant for the week ending Nov. 21, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, inched up by a scant 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) has introduced legislation to abolish Biden-era environmental policies focused on the housing market. The HOUSE Act would repeal the Final Determination on energy efficiency standards for new construction of housing financed by the...
