• Homeownership among Black Americans drops to 4-year low,Jonathan Delozier

    Homeownership among Black Americans drops to 4-year low

    The homeownership rate among Black Americans fell to 43.9% in the second quarter of 2024, the lowest level since late 2021, according to Redfin. That was down from 45.3% a year earlier and marked the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2021. By comparison, the Hispanic homeownership r

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  • Fannie Mae: Consumer housing sentiment slips in August,Jonathan Delozier

    Fannie Mae: Consumer housing sentiment slips in August

    Americans grew slightly less confident about the housing market in August, as more consumers expressed concerns about job stability, selling conditions and future home prices, according to Fannie Mae’s monthly National Housing Survey. The agency’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) fell 0.4 points

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  • Compass taps former NAR settlement attorney Ethan Glass as chief legal officer,Jonathan Delozier

    Compass taps former NAR settlement attorney Ethan Glass as chief legal officer

    Compass has appointed Ethan Glass as its new chief legal officer. Glass — a veteran antitrust lawyer — previously led the global antitrust and competition practice at Cooley LLP and directed U.S. Department of Justice teams that investigated and sued multiple listing service (MLS) organizations over

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