Pending home sales in October were up by 1.9% from September and were down by a slight 0.4% from on year earlier, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a regional basis, month-over-month pending home sales were up in the Northeast,...
A total of 1,651 single-family existing home sales were recorded in Maine during October, a 10.73% increase from one year earlier. According to data from the Maine Association of Realtors, the median sales price for homes sold hit $426,000, up 7.85% from October 2024....
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit is calling for a federal investigation into recent price increases for credit reporting products. In a post on LinkedIn, Broeksmit stated, “I was hoping it was April Fool’s Day, but it feels more like...
Oklahoma has become the latest state to experience an effort to eradicate property taxes. Oklahoma Voice reports paperwork was filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State to launch an initiative petition that would let voters decide on the reduction and eventual...
An affordability challenge in rural America, Canadian and American renters consider the pursuit of homeownership, and Arkansas realtors helping communities facing food insecurity. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week...
The City of St. Louis, in coordination with Employment Connection, has launched the Impacted Tenants’ Fund to assist eligible city renters who have been forced to relocate if their place of residence was rendered uninhabitable either through condemnation by the City...
