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Are housing permits flagging a recession?
Housing permits reached a cycle low, as job losses are now being reported in the residential construction sector.
LeadingRE adds AccountTECH to preferred vendor program
AccountTECH provides darwin.Cloud — a platform that combines commission tracking, reporting and accounting with MLS and transaction data.
Housing starts were up in July, but don’t get used to it
Despite a modest increase in housing starts in July, economists are not optimistic about the new construction market
House to hold key session on trigger leads bill in May
The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act is expected to be considered during a markup session on May 20 — a process that determines whether a bill should be recommended for a full House vote and in what form.
NRMLA co-chairs offer industry advocacy update
Reverse mortgage industry leaders offer a look at the advocacy work the trade association has engaged in so far in 2025.
Mortgage rates cool down as the spring housing market marches on
Mortgage market conditions have improved slightly as the calendar is set to flip to May, but anyone expecting sub-6% rates at the start of the year will be disappointed.
Zillow’s ‘preemptive strike’ on private listings
Real estate industry leaders and analysts share their thoughts on Zillow’s new listing standards policy.
Maverix Advisory Group appoints York Baur as founding board member
Baur, the former CEO of MoxiWorks, helped to scale that platform to support more than 800 brokerages and 400,000 agents across North America.
PA Real Estate Commission dismissed from antitrust suit
Former PAR President W. Preston Moore has until April 25 to file an amended complaint in his suit against NAR and PAR.
