HousingWireHousingWire After two of its claims against CoStar Group were dismissed in late October, the parent company of Realtor.com is back at it. On Tuesday, Move Inc. filed a second amended complaint in its ongoing battle with the Homes.com parent company. Like the first amended complaint, the second one contains…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Mortgage servicing executives foresee significant changes for the industry under a Donald Trump administration, particularly when it comes to interest rates, reform of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and conforming loan limits. But opinions diverge on what to expect in 2025 and beyond. Mike Patterson, chief operating officer of Freedom…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Home insurance premiums continue to rise, but the severity of the increases have cooled in recent months, which suggests that a semblance of stability is returning to the market. But this doesn’t negate the reality of other turbulent risk factors — including extreme weather events stemming from climate change…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Home prices firmed up in today’s existing home sales report, but we caught on to this trend two months ago with our Housing Market Tracker. Traditionally, home prices soften in the second half of the year and I had counted on this for my price forecast, which predicted 2.33%…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Hooper (formerly Phillips) copycat commission lawsuit is down a few defendants. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Mark H. Cohen of the U.S. District Court in Atlanta granted the plaintiffs’ consent motion to drop certain defendants from the suit with prejudice. The defendants now free from the suit are…
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