Kaplan Inc., the global educational services company, has created the Buyer Agency Professional (BAP) designation for buyer agents in the post-Sitzer/Burnett real estate environment. “On a scale of one to 10, the National Association of Realtors’ decision to change...
The median home sales price in Pennsylvania hit $205,235 in February, up 3.7% from one year ago. According to the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR), February’s price is also up 3.5% from January 2024. February’s home sales totaled 6,934, up from January’s...
Crow Holdings, a Dallas-headquartered real estate investment and development firm, has acquired a privately owned 46-property, 9,838-pad, all-age manufactured housing portfolio. The acquisition was made through Crow Holdings’ investment management company Crow...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a publicity campaign designed to trumpet what it describes as the “key milestones and accomplishments since the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration as well as priorities for 2024.” The...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced the relaunch of the “Green New Deal for Public Housing.” Among the provisions of the proposed legislation is the repeal the Faircloth Amendment, a rule that prohibits the U.S. Department of...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.87% as of March 21, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). Last week, the mortgage rate averaged 6.74%; one year ago at this time, it was at 6.42%. The 15-year fixed-rate...
CMBS Delinquency Rate Dips by Single Basis Point
