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FHFA Director Compares Potential Cuts to GSEs to DOGE

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 16:10

Above, MBA’s Laura Escobar speaks with FHFA Director Bill Pulte at the Mortgage Banker Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York City Monday. Photo by Clarissa Garza.  NEW YORK CITY—During the Mortgage Banker Association’s (MBA) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), emphasized how much…

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FHFA Director Compares Cuts to GSEs to DOGE

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 16:10

Above, MBA’s Laura Escobar speaks with FHFA Director Bill Pulte at the Mortgage Banker Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York City Monday. Photo by Clarissa Garza.  NEW YORK CITY—During the Mortgage Banker Association’s (MBA) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), emphasized how much…

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ERA Key Realty’s Team Blue Is Breaking Records in Boston

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 15:14

Above, Lori Penney A graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a degree in international marketing, Lori Penney is a born entrepreneur, with more than 10 years of business success to her credit before she set her sights on real estate in 2008. She was also early to see the value in teaming, and in…

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PropStream to Exhibit at ‘Property Challenge Live’ in Atlanta June 6-7

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 14:32

PropStream, a leading real estate data and lead generation platform, has announced its sponsorship and booth presence at Terrica Lynn Smith’s Property Challenge Live, which will take place June 6–7, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. PropStream cited their support for Terrica Lynn Smith’s mission—that everybody deserves the chance to succeed in real estate, regardless of their…

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Buffini & Company Launches AI Bootcamp Led by Industry Icon Michael Thorne

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 13:40

Buffini & Company has announced the launch of the Buffini AI Bootcamp with Michael Thorne: a 12-month live training program designed to help real estate professionals incorporate AI tools into their workflow without losing their personal touch.  Beginning June 11, Buffini stated that this innovative training program is set to empower real estate professionals to…

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Louisiana Legislation Would Change Buyer Agreement Requirements

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 12:39

What to do when association rules contradict the law? Alabama passed a law banning the signing of a buyer representation agreement before a home tour, which supersedes National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) rule changes since the settlement in 2024. Louisiana could be the next state to effectively repeal that buyer agreement, as a similar bill…

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Family of slain Texas Realtor Ashlee Long demanding bail reform

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Mon, 2025-05-19 12:30
The family of Ashlee Long, a 28-year-old Houston Realtor fatally shot during a night out in Dallas, is calling for urgent bail reform in Texas after her accused killer was released on bond, FOX 4 News KDFW reported.

New York Fed President Says Housing Affordability ‘Number One Issue’ for Economy

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 12:16

Above, New York Fed President John C. Williams, left, at the MBA conference. Photo by Clarissa Garza. NEW YORK CITY—Providing an overall economic outlook at the Mortgage Banker Association’s (MBA) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, New York Fed President John C. Williams highlighted the “huge” imbalance between housing supply and demand and addressed the economic…

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New Keller Williams book helps rookies create a ‘limitless career’

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Mon, 2025-05-19 12:08
Keller Williams VP of Strategic Content Jay Papasan has penned a new, 18-chapter book outlining how new agents can build a lasting sales career. The book is available for pre-sale and will officially debut in September.

Once on a path for expansion, Homie now a shell of its former self

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Mon, 2025-05-19 11:53
Utah-based discount brokerage once said it was the largest in the state and was on a path for 1,000 agents. A few years later, the company was sold and is rebuilding under new ownership. Starting with its 22 agents in 2 states.

Leading Economic Index Hits Near-Decade Low

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 11:52

Pressure continues to build amidst wavering factors—trade wars and flip-flopping tariffs, inflation and a lack of change in interest rates—pushing economic data to significantly lower levels, according to recent reports. The latest Leading Economic Index (LEI) from nonprofit The Conference Board slipped 1% to 99.4, falling below the index’s median 100 level, which indicates the…

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Broadway Star and Brokerage Leader Earns Bows for a Career of Achievements

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 11:29

Sarah Saltzberg with her REBNY award, and performing on Broadway in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Lead photo courtesy of REBNY; inset photo by Joan Marcus. If it is indeed true that “All the world’s a stage,” then the author of that maxim—poet, playwright and real estate investor (true!) William Shakespeare—would have been…

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Court Report: Largest Buyer Case Pushed Back; Another Woman Sues eXp

USA Real Estate News-RISMedia - Mon, 2025-05-19 11:12

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Deep in the post-settlement era, most real estate professionals are concerned with the fallout of previously mandated policy changes. Even the Federal Reserve—not known for its timeliness—last week weighed in on the National…

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Former eXp agent is latest to sue brokerage over alleged assault

USA Real Estate News-Inman - Mon, 2025-05-19 11:11
Kirsten Childress alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted following a private event during eXp Shareholder Summit in May 2023. She is the sixth woman to make similar allegations in court.
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