15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (279+ words) A North Carolina real estate agent says she bans appraisers who are also licensed agents from her listings to avoid “conflicts of interest,” but dual licensing is legal, and it’s federal law that the lender, not the listing agent, picks…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (342+ words) Time to read [6 minutes] A North Carolina real estate agent says she bans appraisers who are also licensed agents from her listings to avoid “conflicts of interest,” but dual licensing is legal, and it’s federal law that the lender, not…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (399+ words) Time to read [7 minutes] House Judiciary’s antitrust subcommittee gave Compass until August 5th to explain its MRED private-listings partnership over antitrust concerns. Private listings are anti-competitive because they fuel agent “double-ending,” since 94% still sell publicly anyway. One of the House Judiciary…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (370+ words) Time to read [6 minutes] Housing stock is skewing larger, driven by rising land values and wealth inequality. Falling birth rates and slower household formation could soften the market for bigger owner-occupied properties. The “Great Wealth Transfer” won’t help the middle…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (378+ words) Time to read [5 minutes] Two surveys disagree: Boomers are buying bigger homes, or two/thirds plan to downsize. The gap between the two surveys likely comes down to how “downsizing” is defined: smaller square footage vs. lower price or less…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (543+ words) Time to read [6 minutes] The ROAD Act bundles 40+ provisions to speed up new home building and modernize housing programs, but makes no new federal spending — so its effect on affordability is likely small. It limits large investors from buying existing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (595+ words) Time to read [6 minutes] The NY Post used a misleading headline on a Citizens Budget Committee report about state, not city, data from 2010–2022, to falsely link New Yorkers “fleeing” the city to the current mayor and the pied-à-terre tax. The…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (363+ words) Addiction narratives and firsthand observations of casino environments tend to be economically extractive and socially detrimental despite localized job gains. The growing normalization of betting, especially through sports gambling, lotteries, and prediction markets like Kalshi, suggests that these platforms are…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (433+ words) Time to read [5 minutes] Addiction narratives and firsthand observations of casino environments tend to be economically extractive and socially detrimental despite localized job gains. The growing normalization of betting, especially through sports gambling, lotteries, and prediction markets like Kalshi, suggests…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (375+ words) Time to read [3 minutes] Price trends were mixed as sales slipped from year-ago levels, yet average sales price reached the highest on record Listing inventory rose modestly but remained roughly half the second quarter average for the decade The sale…...