HousingWireHousingWire President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy has homebuilders down in the dumps. The overall reading of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for March shows builder confidence at 39, a three-point drop from February. It’s the lowest level in seven months and follows…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum on Monday announced a joint task force on Federal Land for Housing to identify underutilized federal lands for residential development, streamline land transfer processes and promote policies…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Ryan Serhant is headed west. His eponymous brokerage SERHANT. has entered Phoenix with the addition of a collection of brokerages that have closed more than $500 million in sales volume over the last 12 months. The move brings on more than 50 new agents, and they launched with 100…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) currently has a lot on its plate — from the ongoing debate over its Clear Cooperation Policy, to the current uptick in industry consolidation — but the Bandy fraud lawsuit is no longer its concern. Earlier this month, Judge Stanley Blumenfeld dismissed NAR,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire William Raveis has added its name to the ever growing list of brokerage defendants who have settled the commission lawsuits. Last Wednesday, the east coast-based firm filed a joint motion with the Gibson plaintiffs to stay proceedings and deadlings related to William Raveis in the Gibson suit due to…
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