Third time’s the charm: Arizona’s new special district opportunity
John McManus: Carter, Arizona just passed House Bill 2999, which creates State Affordability Infrastructure Districts (“SAID” or “Districts”). Why does this matter to builders and developers? Carter Froelich: What matters most is that Arizona finally has a district financing tool that is built for
Turning insight to action for real estate pros
The real estate industry isn’t short on data or knowledge. The housing market has never been better documented. The gap is translation, turning insight into action. Real-time inventory, weekly market reports, rate analysis, transaction trends. The intelligence available to housing professionals toda
Better mortgage spreads are still keeping home sales positive
Existing home sales were still positive year over year last week, with our weekly pending home sales data holding steady even with elevated mortgage rates. While people are frustrated that lower oil prices haven’t brought rates down, they should be deeply grateful that improved mortgage spreads have
Reffkin takes the stand, MRED CEO says Zillow threatened litigation over listing policy dispute
The second and final day of the hearing regarding Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion in its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings featured testimony from two key witnesses for the defense, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin and MRED CEO Rebe
