Existing-Home Sales Pick Up in July

The National Association of Realtors, Chicago, found existing-home sales grew 1.3% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.95 million. That follows a four-month sales decline.

To the Point With Bob: Uncertainty and Disruption in the Housing Market

Last week’s announcement of a proposed settlement in the real estate commission lawsuits has unleashed a torrent of questions about what real estate transactions might look like in the future–particularly how buyers would be represented and how buyers’ agents would be compensated, writes MBA President & CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB.