HousingWireHousingWire Annual rent growth for single-family homes remained sluggish in December 2024, with prices rising 1.8% year over year, according to the newest Single-Family Rent Index from CoreLogic. While this marks a slight uptick from November’s 1.5% growth rate — the lowest in 14 years — it is still below…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Fidelity National Financial (FNF) delivered a strong earnings report in the fourth quarter of 2024, increasing its companywide net earnings for the full year and showing positive Q4 results for its title insurance segment. FNF’s adjusted net earnings were $366 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $204 million…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The stagnant housing market has made it difficult for brokerages and franchises to grow, but one of the more effective ways to do so in the current environment is to add more agents. That’s bad news for RE/MAX’s business in the U.S. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has revised its previous 2025 mortgage forecast, raising its projection for purchase originations while trimming projections for refinances from its January forecast. Its updated forecast, released Feb. 19, put this year’s total origination volume at a projected $2.055 trillion, up slightly from January’s $2.052…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Another antitrust lawsuit related to the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) three-way membership agreement is facing a motion to dismiss. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, which is a defendant in the Moore suit, filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and/or failure to state a…
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