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| Guiding Agents Through Change and Opportunity | ||
| 3/16/2026 3:07 PM | ||
| Above, Angela Rastellini Angela Rastellini Broker of Record – Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island; Vice President of Transactions Management Lamacchia Realty Waltham, Massachusetts https://www.lamacchiarealty.com Region served: New England and South Florida Years in real estate: 17 Number of offices: 24 Number of agents: 750 Favo...Read More | ||
| Maximizing MLS Strategic Partnerships | ||
| 3/16/2026 2:40 PM | ||
| For much of my career in real estate, I’ve been told—sometimes directly, sometimes subtly—that there are limits to what an MLS can be. Limits to how flexible it can be. Limits to how innovative it should be. Limits to how deeply it can integrate into a broker’s or agent’s broader business strategy. Those assumptions are…
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| The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: What Is in the Landmark Bill Passed by the Senate? | ||
| 3/16/2026 1:52 PM | ||
| A large housing bill, currently dubbed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is moving through Congress, but the House and Senate versions are not quite the same package. The bill that passed the House was initially dubbed the Housing for the 21st Century Act, a competing version of the Senate’s ROAD to Housing Act.… The post Read More | ||
| As Lawmakers Mull Ban, Report Finds Institutional Investors Are ‘Small Segment’ of Buyers | ||
| 3/16/2026 1:47 PM | ||
| The presence of institutional investors in the single-family housing market has been a lightning rod for controversy. In January 2026, President Trump issued an executive order calling for Congress to take action to limit these investors, and the comprehensive 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (passed by the Senate) includes provisions limiting t...Read More | ||
| Builder Confidence Flat as Developers Parse War, Rates | ||
| 3/16/2026 1:44 PM | ||
| While confidence among homebuilders remains overall negative, there was a slight uptick in positivity in March as some market conditions observed slight improvement, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). However, the future ahead remains unclear. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for Ma...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Mix: Rates Up Amid Global Tensions and Economic Ramifications | ||
| 3/13/2026 1:23 PM | ||
| Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. After dipping below 6% in previous weeks, mortgage rates rose to 6.11% as of the week of March 13. National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Principal Economist and Director of Real Est...Read More | ||
| The Silent Shift: How Baby Boomers Are Quietly Reshaping the Real Estate Relocation Market | ||
| 3/13/2026 12:34 PM | ||
| Baby Boomers, roughly 20% of the U.S. population, control about 41% of America’s real estate assets and a major share of housing inventory, creating a generational supply squeeze that has lasted for years. This huge pool of long-held homes has stayed off the market as owners delayed downsizing and chose to age in place. Now,… The po...Read More | ||
| Consumer Sentiment Dips in 2026, Led by Gas-Price Pressures | ||
| 3/13/2026 12:25 PM | ||
| Consumer sentiment toward the economy, a vital metric for gauging whether consumers are feeling comfortable enough to make major purchases, showed positive signs at the outset of 2026. However, per the latest findings from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers, sentiment has started to dip. The index of Consumer Sentiment fell from 56...Read More | ||
| Fed’s Favorite Inflation Measure Remains Elevated | ||
| 3/13/2026 12:22 PM | ||
| Despite some reports showing lower trends in inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure continues to remain elevated ahead of possible complications from geopolitical tension, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index grew 0.3% in January, wi...Read More | ||
| Legislative Round-Up: Private Listings Face State-Level Restrictions; Congress Takes Aim at Private Equity in Housing | ||
| 3/13/2026 11:31 AM | ||
| Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Private listings a hot topic in state legislatures Private listings are currently one of the most contentious debates in the real estate industry, at the center of ongoing litigation betw...Read More | ||