Closed home sales in New York State totaled 7,846 during May, a 10.9% decline from the 8,807 sales recorded in May 2024. According to data from the New York State Association of Realtors, pending sales dropped to 10,279 units last month from 10,421 homes one year...
Federal Reserve Vice Chairperson for Supervision Michelle Bowman has become the second leader within the central bank to declare a rate cut could be imminent. Speaking at a banking conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Bowman stated, “If inflation remains near its...
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed a contentious housing bill that would have imposed affordable housing target numbers on the state’s localities. According to combined media outlets, HB 5002 would have required localities to meet a baseline for the number of housing...
Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) has filed a lawsuit against Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG), accusing the company of trying to maintain a monopoly on digital home listings. The lawsuit is the latest chapter in the feud between the real estate giants over private listings –...
There is good news in the housing market – existing home sales were up in May by 0.8% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.03 million, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). However, last month also saw a 0.7% year-over-year...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro refused to directly answer whether he would approve or reject public funding for the state’s NFL teams. The Associated Press reports Shapiro – who was cited as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris in last year’s election – faces...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
