Households Priced-Out by Higher House Prices and Interest Rates
Increases in home prices, mortgage rates, and property taxes have a direct impact on housing affordability. These factors lead to many Americans being priced out of the housing market. NAHB's "priced-out" methodology calculates how many households would be affected by these changes.
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Judge denies Compass request for 'Zillow ban' injunction
United States District Judge Jeannette Vargas denied Compass' motion for a preliminary injunction in its federal antitrust lawsuit against Zillow on Feb. 6. "Given that consumers use multiple online home search platforms simultaneously at little or no cost, Zillow's brand recognition and related network effect do not appear to have deterred prospective home buyers from cross-shopping amongst competitors or new entrants," Vargas wrote in her opinion.
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Get Ready for FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Rule Report Form
FinCEN's residential real estate rule will become effective on March 1, 2026, and requires certain professionals involved in real estate closing and settlements to submit reports to FinCEN regarding certain nonfinanced transfers of residential real property to legal entities or trusts. Most real estate professionals are not subject to FinCEN's anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, so this new rule represents a major escalation in legal responsibility-and potential related liability-for those who may now be required to file a report form with FinCEN.
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Marco Capital snaps up Malta-based title insurer in latest run-off play
Marco Capital has finalized its acquisition of Stewart Title Europe Limited, a Malta-based insurer that entered run-off at the beginning of 2025, as the legacy insurance market continues to expand globally. The transaction received all required regulatory approvals before closing. Stewart Title Europe was a specialist insurance company that offered title insurance products designed to cover losses arising from title-related risks in property transactions.
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