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One ‘Big Beautiful’ win: House advances budget bill for Trump’s signature
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to advance the budget conciliation bill by a razor-thin margin, echoing the 50-50 tie in the Senate that required Vice President JD Vance’s vote in order to advance the legislation.
Century 21 expands in North Carolina with new rural affiliation
Century 21 Land and Home Realty will gain access to a new technology platform, marketing resources, agent education and lead generation tools.
LeadingRE adds The Training Academy to preferred vendor program
The Training Academy provides leadership development and operational strategy consulting tailored to the real estate industry.
The ‘silver tsunami’ wealth transfer will mostly stay in the family
Baby boomers are sitting on an estimated half of total U.S. home equity, and most plan to keep it within their family after death.
James Whitlinger takes over permanent CFO slot at Freddie Mac
Whitlinger has been with Freddie Mac for 10 years and had served as interim CFO since Christian Lown’s departure in June 2024.
Mortgage rates above 7% are clouding the housing market outlook
The Fed has implemented a total of 100 bps in cuts over its past three meetings, but mortgage rates have not moved in tandem. The 30-year fixed rate, for instance, has jumped by 78 bps since the rate-cutting cycle began in mid-September.
Former Homesnap employees stole trade secrets over online marketplace tech, CoStar alleges
CoStar has sued former Homesnap employees over the alleged theft of its trade secrets, according to court filings.
Top indie brokerage Realty Austin joins Compass, adding 600+ agents
In 2023, Realty Austin ranked No. 45 in the RealTrends 500 by sales volume, after recording $5.239 billion in sale volume and 8,264 transaction sides in 2022.
