At the January 2026 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the voting body chose to leave interest rates unchanged. The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment have been at crossroads the past few months; inflation has trickled up, but the labor market shows signs of softness. At the January meeting, concerns…
In the pandemic boom market, a lot of people did very well. Listing agents could sell a home for 10% over asking in a weekend; homeowners refinanced or cashed in on big equity jumps; middle-income families took advantage of low rates to snatch up their dream homes. But there is one group that maybe didn’t…
As we watch the Olympic champions competing right now in Milan, it’s hard not to be in awe. The world is tuned in. The spotlight is bright. The stakes are high. And as I watch these athletes take the ice, I feel that same fire. The same admiration. The same realization that what we’re witnessing…
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While 2025 overall was markedly disappointing for homebuilders, large jumps in new construction at the end of the year seem to outline a brighter future for 2026, one that builders are looking to approach with caution. A delayed New Residential Construction report from the Census Bureau found that housing starts in December came in at…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Rhode Island agent Kyle Seyboth under fire, again The Delva family—a Haitian immigrant family at the center of the Rhode Island Attorney General’s lawsuit against top agent Kyle Seyboth—has now filed their own…
Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. When it comes to social media for real estate professionals, platforms like Instagram and TikTok can be great for showcasing listing photos, sharing property tours and reaching your…
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, who was overseeing the long-suffering Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), announced on social media yesterday that she would be resigning from the position, effective immediately. “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as (assistant attorney general) for…
Above, from left, Lorena Torees, Denise May and Angela Feathers Denise May – Realtor®/Team Leader Angela Feathers – Realtor® Lorena Torres – Realtor® Markets served: Greater El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces and Southern New Mexico Years in business: 26 With JPAR since: 2020 Why did you choose to partner with JPAR after years as independent…
Despite the single-digit temperatures and icy sidewalks in Worcester, Massachusetts, last week, the crowd gathered at the DCU Convention Center was fired up. “The people who show up here are the real do-ers.” That’s how Anthony Lamacchia, CEO and owner of Crush It In Real Estate and Lamacchia Realty, described the standing-room-only crowd of more…
Housing affordability is an issue to be tackled from many directions; which ways are on lawmakers’ radar? The House Financial Services committee (which covers the real estate sector) provided insight into that during a hearing Tuesday on rising housing costs, titled “Priced Out of the American Dream.” Those giving testimony at the hearing, where discussion…
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