Windermere names Diana Wall chief growth officer
Windermere Real Estate has created the role of chief growth officer and hired longtime industry executive Diana Wall to lead expansion across the company’s independent brokerage platform, the firm announced Monday. Wall brings nearly 30 years of residential real estate experience to the Seattle-base
Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates?
The housing market has held its own this year — even with higher inflation, higher oil prices, higher mortgage rates, and crazy headlines about AI taking all the jobs. But mortgage rates are right at a key level now and with the Iran conflict entering its 2.0 stage, can housing hold up? Today’s tra
California condo defect liability bill on deck after recess
Coming out of summer recess, California lawmakers will tackle condominium construction defect legislation that has cleared committees and passed one chamber. Assembly Bill 1903 is one of two condo bills introduced this year by state lawmakers. It would change condo construction defect liability rule
How ROAD aims to boost housing supply and cut red tape
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which went into effect on July 11, includes a host of pro-housing provisions aimed at making housing easier to build and cutting red tape. The nearly 400-page bill contains provisions aimed at streamlining federal reviews, supporting factory-built housing, expa
