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CoStar’s Matterport 3D Home Tours Removed from Zillow’s Platforms
Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) has announced that CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) declined to renew its API agreement that enables the use of its Matterport 3D home tour on the Zillow and StreetEasy platforms. Matterport was founded in 2011 and provides a 3D digital twin...
CoStar’s Matterport 3D Home Tours Removed from Zillow’s Platforms
Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) has announced that CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) declined to renew its API agreement that enables the use of its Matterport 3D home tour on the Zillow and StreetEasy platforms. Matterport was founded in 2011 and provides a 3D digital twin...
Two Guilty Pleas in Massachusetts Lender Fraud Case
A pair of Massachusetts-based fraudsters have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud commercial lenders by providing false rent rolls and forged lease agreements on properties in Massachusetts and Connecticut. According to court documents, Louis R....
Profit Margins Down for Q1 Home Sales
Homeowners, on average, made a 50.2% profit selling single-family homes and condos during the first quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This is a decline of 3.2 percentage points from the previous quarter and a drop of 4.8 percentage points from the first...
Report: South and Midwest Dominate in Homebuilding and Affordability
The mix of housing affordability and new construction is seriously out of balance, according to a new data report from Realtor.com. Only 18 states – primarily in the Midwest and South – have median homes that are affordable to their median earner based on the 30% of...
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205-Unit Affordable Housing Unit to be Built in City of Quebec
Delivery is scheduled for fall 2026. Continue Reading 205-Unit Affordable Housing Unit to be Built in City of Quebec
OMB Director Vought Takes Over as CFPB Acting Director
Vought’s ordered the CFPB staff to grant access to all “non-classified” systems to the members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Continue Reading OMB Director Vought Takes Over as CFPB Acting Director
Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Inside the CFPB
Musk posted to X “CFPB RIP” with an emoji tombstone next to the text. Continue Reading Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Inside the CFPB
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 3-7
New leadership at federal agencies, a possible cause for some of the Los Angeles wildfires, and new HGTV shows that don’t seem very new. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 3-7
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Builder Confidence Up for Seventh Straight Month
Only 22% of builders reported cutting prices in July, down from 25% in June and 27% in May. Continue Reading Builder Confidence Up for Seventh Straight Month
The Best and Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers Are…
Honolulu has the lowest real estate tax rate at 0.30%, while the highest is in Waterbury, Connecticut, at 3.59%. Continue Reading The Best and Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers Are…
Luke Bryan cuts price on Florida mansion for second time
The four-story five-bedroom, five-bathroom property was built in 1994 and bought by Ryan in 2013 for $2.5 million. Continue Reading Luke Bryan cuts price on Florida mansion for second time
Brookfield Returns NYC’s Historic Brill Building to Lender
At its peak in 1962, the Brill Building was home to 165 music businesses. Continue Reading Brookfield Returns NYC’s Historic Brill Building to Lender
Canadian Housing Starts Up in June
Toronto and Vancouver accounted for 47% of total housing starts in Canada’s urban centers during June. Continue Reading Canadian Housing Starts Up in June
New York Fed Study Finds Rising Level of Loan Application Rejections
The rejection rate for mortgages in June was 13.2%, up from 10% in February. Continue Reading New York Fed Study Finds Rising Level of Loan Application Rejections
Brennan Investment Group Taps Andrew Mazey as Nashville Region Vice President
Mazey was previoulsy director of real estate development at AI. Neyer in Nashville. Continue Reading Brennan Investment Group Taps Andrew Mazey as Nashville Region Vice President
Peachtree Group Hires Jenelle Zadik as People and Culture Vice President
Before joining Peachtree, Zadik was the head of the community liaison office for the U.S. Consulate General in Nigeria. Continue Reading Peachtree Group Hires Jenelle Zadik as People and Culture Vice President
Angelo Mozilo, former Countrywide Financial CEO, Dies at 84
Time magazine would place Mozilo at the top of its list of the 25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis. Continue Reading Angelo Mozilo, former Countrywide Financial CEO, Dies at 84
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Remember GSE Reform?
In 2008, then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson called conservatorship a “timeout” for the GSEs. Continue Reading A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Remember GSE Reform?
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