Condo safety repairs bill returns with bipartisan Florida support

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is again pressing Congress to ease the cost of condominium safety repairs. This time, she has teamed with Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) to revive a bill that stalled in committee three years ago. They have reintroduced the Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act around the anniversary of the deadly 2021 condo tower collapse in Surfside, Florida. The bill would...

Economic activity expands, but consumers feel the squeeze

Economic activity increased at a slight to moderate pace in 11 of 12 Federal Reserve districts during late May and June — matching the previous period’s pace. Latest Federal Reserve Beige Book data shows consumer spending edging up, but higher fuel prices are dampening discretionary sales and pushing many households to seek cheaper goods. Construction and real estate activity increased slightly...

The best real estate software for 2026: 20 top picks for agents + teams

It’s hard to overstate how dramatically real estate software has changed over the last few years. We went from clunky, slow, and expensive CRMs to AI-powered video apps — seemingly overnight. While we focused on building our brands and trying to make sense of social media trends, the companies that make the software we use ballooned into a $10 billion+ industry. With that much cold, hard cash being...

Mortgage Demand in U.S. Slips as Borrowing Costs Climb to Yearly High

U.S. mortgage demand retreated last week as borrowing costs climbed to their highest level in almost a year, underscoring the continuing affordability pressures confronting prospective homebuyers during the peak summer selling season. Total mortgage application volume fell 2.7% in the week ended July 10, 2026 from the prior week, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association...

Compass files ethics complaints against Zillow in 26 states

Compass International Holdings has filed Code of Ethics complaints against Zillow, the brokerage firm confirmed to HousingWire on Tuesday.  According to a Compass spokesperson the complaints, which allege that Zillow has made false advertising claims, spans 26 states, 55 MLSs and 30 Realtor associations. “When sellers choose to publicly market their homes and make them available to the broadest...

NTREIS names Joey Bandemer VP of data governance

North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS) has named Joey Bandemer vice president of data governance and customer experience, the MLS said in an announcement on Tuesday. The MLS said the hire is the latest step in a broad modernization effort at NTREIS under CEO Chris Carrillo, who took the helm in June 2025. The MLS, which serves more than 53,000 subscribers in Texas and Louisiana, has...

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