Monthly Archives: August 2024
Mortgage Mix: Fed Rate Cut Closes in as CFPB Fines New Day Financial
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. – A Federal Reserve interest rate cut is looking more and more imminent with this month’s ... Read More
Happening Tomorrow! RISMedia Will Kick Off Its 36th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange
Real estate professionals know that attending educational and networking events in-person is one of the best ways to improve and invest in their business by getting actionable takeaways and insights directly from their respected and revered industry le... Read More
D.C. Attorney General Uncovers Title Insurance Kickback Scheme
An investigation from the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General has uncovered the use of an illegal kickbacks scheme involving real estate agents across several title insurance companies. Allied Title & Escrow, LLC (Allied), KVS Title... Read More
Meet the Northeast Region Real Estate 2024 Rookie of the Year Finalists
Above, from left, Liam Coonahan, George Gatt, Jessica Paulucci, David Super and Tracy Wiley. RISMedia recently announced the Top 25 regional Rookie of the Year finalists for 2024. The third annual Rookie of the Year program, sponsored by Colibri Real E... Read More
Deadline Extended for RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers Nominations
RISMedia has extended the deadline to nominate a 2024 Real Estate Newsmaker to September 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST. This means that you still have two weeks left to acknowledge and applaud your colleagues and peers for their achievements and contribut... Read More
Consumer Sentiment Rises for the First Time in Five Months
After five consecutive months of declines, consumer sentiment reversed course this month, rising alongside some positive economic signs of lowered inflation and an all-but-guaranteed rate cut by the Fed in September. According to the University of Mic... Read More
COURT REPORT: Realtor.com Requests Injunction Against CoStar; NAR/DOJ Dispute Escalates
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Summer is coming to a close, and with some major deadlines looming in a few of the larger cases ... Read More
More Inflation Data Supports Rate Cuts, but ‘Alarm Bells’ Over Timing
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation showed an annual gain of 2.5% in July, within striking distance of the central bank’s long-term mandate of 2%, putting the country firmly on track for a series of rate cuts—likely starting next month... Read More
The September Issue of Real Estate Magazine Is Now Live
The September issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at Inside Real Estate’s new path to innovate in real estate technology: BoldTrail. In addition, we ... Read More
BREAKING: NAR Will Appeal DOJ Investigation to Supreme Court
According to a filing in federal court today, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is planning to appeal to the Supreme Court after a panel of judges allowed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reopen its inquiry into several NAR policies. NAR wi... Read More