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Senate Adjourns for Recess, Leaving Fate of Housing Bill on Hold
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (144+ words) by Phil Hall | May 22, 2026 | 0 comments The fate of the 21st'Century ROAD to Housing Act has been put on hold as the US Senate adjourned yesterday for a 10-day recess. Median home sale prices have jumped nearly 19% since the start of…...
Engel & V'lkers Opens Fourth Hawaiian Office
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (196+ words) by Phil Hall | May 22, 2026 | 0 comments The global luxury real estate brand Engel & V'lkers has expanded its presence in Hawaii with a new location in Maui. Leading the new office are license partner Dawn Maddux, general manager Katie Moriarty, and broker…...
Powell's Exit + Market Volatility: How the Top 1% Are Handling It
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (286+ words) by Pavan Agarawal | May 22, 2026 | 0 comments Many top-producing agents are responding by integrating technology earlier into the client journey, not later. As uncertainty continues reshaping consumer behavior, the next competitive advantage in real estate may not come generating more leads alone....
Michigan House Passes Bill Package to Slash Property Taxes
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (228+ words) by Phil Hall | May 22, 2026 | 0 comments The Republican-controlled Michigan House of Representatives has passed an eight-bill package includes measures to cut property taxes. CBS News reports the bill package is designed to end Michigan's 6-mill tax, the 0. 75% real estate transfer tax,…...
Property Tax Measure Added to North Carolina's November Ballot
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (463+ words) by Phil Hall | May 21, 2026 | 0 comments The North Carolina Senate has approved a resolution that will enable voters to decide if they should change the state constitution to limit the ability by local governments to raise property taxes. My Fox8 reports the…...
Housing Starts Dropped During April
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (444+ words) by Phil Hall | May 21, 2026 | 0 comments Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 930, 000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. This represents a 9% drop from the revised March figure of…...
Pennsylvania's Median Home Sales Price Posts Third Straight Year-Over-Year Spike
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (335+ words) by Phil Hall | May 21, 2026 | 0 comments Pennsylvania's $315, 000 median home sales price in April marked its third consecutive year-over-year surge. According to data from the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR), this marked a 7. 4% increase from April 2025 and a 5% upswing from March. Median…...
Mortgage Rates Rise to 9-Month High
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (290+ words) by Phil Hall | May 21, 2026 | 0 comments Mortgage rates rose to their highest level since August, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6. 51% as of May 21, up from last week when…...
KB Home Expands into Atlanta Market
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (319+ words) by Phil Hall | May 21, 2026 | 0 comments KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has announced its expansion into the Atlanta market with the acquisition of 110 homesites that will be the site of Whitley Meadows, a new single-home community slated to open in early 2027 in…...
MRED Revokes Zillow's Access to its Listing Data Feeds
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (308+ words) by Phil Hall | May 20, 2026 | 0 comments Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has blocked Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) from accessing its licensed listing data feeds for display on Zillow's consumer-facing websites. Chicago Agent Magazine reports the action followed Zillow's federal antitrust lawsuit…...