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| Acknowledging Past Achievements While Tackling New Challenges | ||
| 6/18/2026 2:40 PM | ||
| Above, Dean deTonnancourt Company leaders often reach the top rung of the executive ladder for one crucial reason—they are never satisfied. Not with their firm’s progress, not with its bottom line and not with its standing in the industry. They are always demanding more in every way. Dean deTonnancourt exemplifies what it means to continually...Read More | ||
| Potential New Standard of Practice Sparks Debate at NAR Board of Directors Meeting | ||
| 6/18/2026 1:35 PM | ||
| WASHINGTON D.C. — A potential new Standard of Practice for Realtors® sparked debate amongst the members of the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) Board of Directors (BOD) at the 2026 Realtors® Legislative Meetings, with proposed change to disclosure requirements eventually withdrawn. The controversy came after a relatively q...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Decreased This Week Following Ceasefire Agreement | ||
| 6/18/2026 1:30 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates lowered this week following a ceasefire agreement with Iran, a trend economists say may be more promising in light of a signed agreement by President Trump. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate decreased to 6.47% from 6.52% last week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released by Freddie...Read More | ||
| AI Pulse: Backyard Data Centers Could Pay Your Bills; AI Permitting Kicks Off in Hawaii | ||
| 6/18/2026 12:40 PM | ||
| Editor’s note: AI Pulse is RISMedia’s ongoing roundup of AI happenings, providing trends and real-world use cases to help navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Startup asks homebuyers to host mini data centers in their backyards One of the largest current barriers to expanding the capabilities (or at least size) of frontier AI models...Read More | ||
| Second Straight Month of Good News for Economy, Index Shows | ||
| 6/18/2026 11:50 AM | ||
| Nonprofit research organization The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S.—which provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading—increased slightly by 0.1% in May to 99.3, following a 0.2% increase in April, with plenty of uncertainty still around the future....Read More | ||
| Report: Household Formation Slows; States Pump Billions Into Housing Crisis | ||
| 6/18/2026 11:38 AM | ||
| Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2026 on June 17 and revealed a market where activity remains restrained, demand is weakening and high costs are sidelining many would-be buyers and renters, even as new construction slowly chips away at supply shortfalls. In a livestre...Read More | ||
| Realty Connect USA Joins Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | ||
| 6/18/2026 11:37 AM | ||
| Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC has announced a landmark merger between three leading brokerages across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania that brings together Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Maturo and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Properties with Realty Connect USA. With this announcement, the combined compa...Read More | ||
| Fed Holds Rates Steady; Warsh Appoints Task Force in Five Policy Areas | ||
| 6/17/2026 3:27 PM | ||
| In his first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh held rates steady and announced the formation of five task forces to review the Fed’s operations. He also stripped forward guidance from the policy statement entirely. The FOMC voted to maintain the federal funds rate at 3.5% – 3.75%, citing solid…Read More | ||
| Guiding Clients With Clarity and Intention | ||
| 6/17/2026 3:23 PM | ||
| Alex Quate Realtor®/TV Host Fathom Realty Greensboro, North Carolina https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexquatehomes/ Region served: The Piedmont Triad, including Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point and Kernersville Years in real estate: 9 Favorite part of your job: Helping people make confident, life-changing decisions through real estate—and...Read More | ||
| Mixed Signals Net Decrease in Mortgage Applications Activity This Week | ||
| 6/17/2026 3:21 PM | ||
| The Mortgage Bankers Association is pointing to a combination of economic and geopolitical forces ultimately netting a decrease in mortgage application activity this week. The latest Market Composite Index from the MBA—its measure of mortgage loan activity volume and includes purchases and refinances—shows application activity decreasing 3...Read More | ||