House passes Equality Act in step toward LGBT housing protections

Currently, 21 states and the District of Columbia offer prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Wisconsin only banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, not gender identity. Continue reading

Why didn’t all the rain put a halt to homes sales this spring?

The conventional wisdom is that the past month of nonstop rain should have put a damper on real estate sales, but, in fact, the opposite has happened. Continue reading

Trump announces end to steel and aluminum tariffs at NAR conference

President Donald Trump spoke broadly about cutting regulations and announced his administration struck a deal with Canada and Mexico that would ostensibly lift on steel and aluminum tariffs at the National Association of Realtors midyear legislative me… Continue reading

WATCH LIVE: President Trump addresses the National Association of Realtors

President Donald Trump is addressing attendees of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) annual mid-year legislative meetings and trade expo. Continue reading

Brown Harris Stevens isn’t for sale — but rumors persist

In a letter to the company’s more than 1,000 agents, CEO Bess Freedman and President Hall Willkie emphatically say the company is not for sale, and accuse an unnamed brokerage of spreading rumors to support unethical recruitment tactics. Continue reading

National Association of Realtors mulls MLS fee change

The change would require that the charge be ‘reasonably related to the actual costs of serving those members,’ officials said Thursday.  Continue reading

A Home for Grandfamilies

Sometimes Sabu Waters grows wistful when he thinks about how he used to sleep. These days, the alarm sounds early for the 67-year-old, who has two grandsons to rouse and get ready for school in Washington, D.C. “I have to make sure these boys are dress… Continue reading

How to Build Your Small Business Website

If you have a small business or plan to start one, there are many reasons to have a website for it. Perhaps the most important: a professional-looking website lends credibility to your work. So it can help you find and keep clients, customers and even … Continue reading