October new-home numbers down month over month: Economist

Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at October’s falling month-to-month new construction numbers. Continue reading

HUD raising FHA ceiling in high-cost markets to $1.2M next year

Adjustment for rising home prices increases FHA ceiling in high-cost markets like New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and raises the floor in low-cost markets to $524,225. Continue reading

Court grants final approval to NAR’s landmark settlement deal

Judge Stephen R. Bough approved antitrust deals reached with the National Association of Realtors and HomeServices of America Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading

Court grants final approval to NAR’s landmark settlement deal

Judge Stephen R. Bough approved antitrust deals reached with the National Association of Realtors and HomeServices of America Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading

Fannie, Freddie loan limits upped to $806,500 in most markets

Mortgage giants will be allowed to back loans of up to $1.2 million in high-cost markets, providing ammo to critics who say goverment backing for mortgages adds to affordability woes. Continue reading

KW nabs high-performing Bay Area Compass team

The Shee Group has done $114.6 million in volume so far this year. The team, led by Renna Shee, has affiliated with a KW market center in Cupertino, California. Continue reading

Texas broker latest to file suit over NAR’s divisive 3-way agreement

Luz de Amor Eytalis took aim at rules that require “forced memberships” in local, state and national Realtor associations in order to access her local multiple listing service. Continue reading

Rates blamed again as US home price growth stalls in third quarter

Home prices continued to rise in September, albeit at a more sluggish pace, according to dueling reports released Tuesday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Continue reading

Rates blamed again as US home price growth stalls in third quarter

Home prices continued to rise in September, albeit at a more sluggish pace, according to dueling reports released Tuesday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Continue reading