Alan Robidas was grateful as his team prepared containers of firefighting foam at the New Hampshire Fire Academy to be collected and destroyed. The foam, long used by firefighters nationwide to extinguish fires, was silently at risk of harming crews for decades, he said. “It’s been a long time coming,”…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The largest brokerage in the country by sales volume is working to further solidify its presence in middle Tennessee. On Wednesday, Compass announced that real estate industry veteran Grant Hammond, the owner and president of Metropolitan Brokers, is joining the firm. At Compass, Hammond will partner with Brandon Knox…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Wednesday updated its capital requirements for private mortgage insurers and allowed rules established during the COVID-19 pandemic to sunset. Companies will have two years to fully implement the changes. The U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI) commended the updates to the Private Mortgage Insurer…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In this executive conversation, we talk to Mickey Neuberger, who lays out Realtor.com’s vision for the coming months and years, prioritizing customer experience, technological innovation, and market adaptation. Neuberger’s insights give us a “peek behind the curtain” into Realtor.com’s strategy to lead in today’s market while continuing to grow…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Is the sky really falling? If you’ve been listening to the usual industry grifters—masquerading as experts—you might think so. But what happens when click-bait theories meet main street practice? Indiana’s early adoption of the NAR settlement changes on July 1st offers a unique opportunity to separate fact from fiction….
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