Approximately 1.4 million residential properties were vacant during the third quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. That figure represents 1.3%, or one in 76 homes, across the nation – roughly the same as in the second quarter of this year. ATTOM also reported...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) are updating their Private Mortgage Insurer Eligibility Requirements (PMIERs). The GSEs first issued their PMIERs in...
The mayor of Connecticut’s most populous city stirred up online outrage for celebrating a Banksy mural that many people viewed as a slur against a low-income, predominantly nonwhite neighborhood. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim took to Facebook to highlight the presence of...
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) challenge to its merger with Albertson’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: ACI), arguing that the agency’s decision to proceed in an administrative...
An expanded housing inventory helped fuel an increase in home sales across Virginia in July, according to new data from Virginia Realtors. Last month saw the sale of 9,947 homes across the state, an influx of 962 sales from one year before that resulted in a 10.7%...
Alabama recorded its sixth consecutive month of rising home sales in July, according to the Alabama Association of Realtors (AAR). Last month, the state recorded 6,136 home sales, up 13.1% from June and up 0.9% increase from July 2023. This also marked the first month...
Ex-Seattle Real Estate Agent Sentenced on Multiple Fraud Charges
