Kenny Parcell has resigned as the 2023 President of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) following a recent New York Times report accusing him of sexual harassment while describing NAR’s corporate culture where female real estate professionals were...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: On Nov. 12, 2009, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) sponsored a seminar Washington, D.C., entitled “Is it Possible to Reprivatize the U.S. Financial System?” At the time, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
The Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC), Illinois’ second largest public housing authority, has collaborated with the community solar provider Solstice on an initiative to bring solar energy options to low- to moderate-income households across the 108 communities...
AXS Investments, a New York City-based asset manager, has added a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to its fund lineup with the introduction of AXS Real Estate Income ETF (RINC). The RINC ETF marks the launch of the AXS partnership with Gapstow Capital Partners, which...
San Diego-headquartered Guild Mortgage (NYSE: GHLD) has acquired First Centennial Mortgage, an Illinois-based privately held residential mortgage lender focused on the Midwest markets. First Centennial Mortgage was founded by brothers Steven and David McCormick in...
A newspaper that fact checked a dubious real estate report, a female empowerment lesson that is better than “Barbie” and a wristwatch inspired by a legendary hotel. From the wild and woolly world of real estate, here are the hits and misses for this week....
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 11-15
