TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers adjourned the 2026 legislative session Friday without approving a state budget, setting the stage for a special session to finalize spending for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite the unresolved budget, Florida Realtors® leaders say the organization secured several legislative wins and blocked proposals they believed could harm consumers and […]
NEW YORK – AI systems can route messages, update records, make decisions and trigger entire workflows across multiple apps without you touching anything. But as AI shifts more and more from being an assistive tool to powering autonomous systems, humans have a new kind of responsibility: making sure nothing goes wrong. Even the smartest […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Question: They’ve been building the house at the end of my block for months, and the builder put out these giant signs like mini-billboards, and they look terrible. If we’re not allowed to have billboards in our residential neighborhood, how do they get away with this? — Alison Answer: Construction […]
News & Media By Amy Connolly ANN ARBOR, Mich. — U.S. consumer sentiment slipped in early March as rising gasoline prices and economic uncertainty weighed on households, according to preliminary results released Friday by the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The survey’s Index of Consumer Sentiment fell to 55.5 in March, down from […]
WASHINGTON – As the Iran war continues into its second week, markets remain unsettled by uncertainty over oil prices and inflation — two forces that ripple through the economy to affect mortgage rates. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose seven basis points to 5.98% APR in the week ending March 12, […]
WASHINGTON – Elevated construction costs and constrained affordability conditions led to a reduction in single-family housing starts in January. However, led by solid multifamily production, overall housing starts increased 7.2% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.49 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
News & Media By Amy Connolly ORLANDO, Fla. — A $400,000 home budget stretches very differently across Florida’s housing markets, with buyers able to purchase significantly more space in some cities than others, according to a new national analysis of the country’s largest housing markets. The study examined how much square footage buyers could […]
News & Media By Alex Veiga WASHINGTON – The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, reflecting ongoing bond market jitters over the war with Iran. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate ticked up to 6.11% from 6% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. Links to /news-media/news-articles/2026/03/nar-applauds-senate-housing-bill-passage NAR’s Shannon McGahn said passage of the ROAD to Housing Act helps address the housing shortage. The bipartisan bill now moves […]
News & Media WASHINGTON – Today, Shannon McGahn, executive vice president and chief advocacy officer of the National Association of Realtors®, issued the following statement after the Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: “Realtors® applaud the Senate’s passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the bipartisan focus on […]
News & Media NEW YORK – Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are beginning to influence how homes are presented online, raising questions about whether traditional staging still offers a meaningful advantage. Digital staging can be significantly less expensive and may help generate online interest, particularly for vacant or lower-priced properties. However, physical staging continues to […]
News & Media NEW YORK – Growing concerns about digital fatigue is changing how users interact with online platforms, with many becoming more selective about where and how they spend their time online. Studies show consumers are limiting notifications, unsubscribing from nonessential emails and favoring platforms that offer clearer value rather than constant updates […]
