HousingWireHousingWire The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that could ban the popular social media app in the U.S. The move expedites the case to be heard at a special session on Jan. 10, shortly before the law is set to go into effect…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Hurricanes in Florida and North Carolina took a bite out of housing construction in October, but things are looking up. The U.S. Census Bureau’s November residential construction report shows single-family starts rising 6.4% compared to last month, clocking in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,011,000. Single-family housing…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Dallas-based brokerage United Real Estate is expanding its footprint in the Midwest with a new merger. This week, Kansas City-based United affiliate partner Platinum Realty will merge its operations with SunWest Real Estate Advisors. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. Platinum brings a 2,500-agent team with…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire After pushing back against an antitrust lawsuit filed against it in Michigan, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has shifted its focus to a similar suit filed against the trade group in Pennsylvania. On Monday, NAR joined with fellow defendants Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors, Allyson…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire As the housing market picked up in much of the country during the third quarter of 2024, so did business for the title insurance industry. During the third quarter of 2024, the title industry generated $4.3 billion in title premiums, up 5.3% annually, according to the American Land Title Association (ALTA)’s…
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