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| Delayed New-Home Sales Data Shows Large Year-Over-Year Pick-Up | ||
| 1/13/2026 12:57 PM | ||
| Due to last year’s government shutdown, the latest new-home sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been held up until now—and the results suggest cause for optimism. During October 2025, 737,000 new units were sold in the U.S. This is down slightly from September 2025… Th...Read More | ||
| Inflation ‘Meets Expectations,’ Remains Stagnant in December | ||
| 1/13/2026 12:55 PM | ||
| Despite a hopeful moment of decline in November, inflation looks to be stagnant in December, remaining paused from hitting the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December saw a slight increase of 0.3% for the all items index, landing at 2.7% annual… ...Read More | ||
| Manufactured Housing Energy Standards Lifted in Newly Passed Bill | ||
| 1/13/2026 11:00 AM | ||
| Manufactured and modular housing have been embraced as one solution to reaching housing affordability, due to their ease to build (including low cost), energy efficiency and other key benefits. On Friday, January 9, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable HOMES Act, a bill that cuts energy regulations in an effort to lower the...Read More | ||
| REMAX Fine Properties and REMAX Professionals Merge to Form Arizona’s Largest REMAX Brokerage | ||
| 1/12/2026 3:09 PM | ||
| Above (left) Wong and (right) Martinez REMAX Fine Properties and REMAX Professionals have announced a merger that created the largest REMAX brokerage in Arizona. The combined firm will operate under the REMAX Fine Properties name and includes nearly 350 agents across nine offices statewide. The merger brings together two established broker...Read More | ||
| COURT REPORT: Compass Closes Anywhere Deal; Objections to Gibson Settlements | ||
| 1/12/2026 12:43 PM | ||
| Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Compass closes Anywhere acquisition In a regulatory filing on Jan. 9, Compass announced that its merger with Anywhere Real Estate was officially closed. The deal has faced much scrutiny from ...Read More | ||
| Oh, Brother! Willie and Brian Miranda Taking New York Brokerage to New Heights | ||
| 1/12/2026 12:26 PM | ||
| Above, Brian Miranda, left, and Willie Miranda Even as a youngster, the business wheels were turning in Willie Miranda’s head. As the oldest of three brothers, he worked as a teenager at fast food restaurants and pumped gas at a local station. But first, at age eight, he had a paper route, and decided brothers… The post Read More | ||
| BREAKING: Fed Chair Powell Reveals Looming Indictment, Decries ‘Intimidation’ | ||
| 1/12/2026 8:38 AM | ||
| Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell—a target of personal attacks and intense pressure from President Donald Trump and others in his administration—is now facing a criminal inquiry over renovations to the central bank’s headquarters. In a highly unusual video message posted to the Fed’s website Sunday evening, Powell said that the Fed was served ...Read More | ||
| Sea Glass Acquires Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates | ||
| 1/9/2026 1:56 PM | ||
| Sea Glass, a boutique lifestyle real estate franchisor focused on waterfront, resort, and lifestyle-driven markets, has announced the acquisition of Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates, an industry-leading commercial real estate franchisor with a growing national and international footprint. The acquisition brings together two complementary bran...Read More | ||
| The Keyes Company Brings The Landmark IV Group to Hollywood | ||
| 1/9/2026 11:10 AM | ||
| The Keyes Company has announced the addition of The Landmark IV Group (Landmark IV Realty) to its Hollywood office, further strengthening its presence in Broward County and South Florida. Led by broker Janie Berman and her daughter, Amy Berman, Landmark IV Realty has been a fixture in the Hollywood real estate market for decades, known…Read More | ||
| Multi-Family Housing Starts Down in October; Single-Family Starts Rise | ||
| 1/9/2026 11:02 AM | ||
| Privately owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,246,000, 4.6% below the revised September estimate of 1,306,000 and 7.8% below the October 2024 rate of 1,352,000, according to a Jan. 9 report from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The starts fell to…<...Read More | ||