Author name: Brandy Trompe

Appeals court affirms ruling that ‘no commingling’ is not an antitrust violation

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a U.S. District Court’s summary judgment ruling that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Zillow did not commit antitrust violations in the lawsuit filed against them by REX Real Estate. “The district court correctly concluded that there was no Sherman Act agreement between NAR and […]

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Trump confirms 25% tariffs on Mexican, Canadian imports will start Tuesday

President Donald Trump said on Monday that 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday, March 4, the Associated Press reported. And there’s no going back on it, he said. “Tomorrow — tariffs 25% on Canada and 25% on Mexico. And that’ll start,” Trump told reporters this afternoon. “They’re going to have

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Will mortgage rates allow for ‘peak’ homebuying season?

Over the last two months with economic uncertainty, the bond market has responded and the yield for the 10-year Treasury has declined by 60 basis points from 4.8% to 4.2%. The 30-year fixed mortgage has followed suit, recently falling as low as 6.75%, the lowest level since mid-December. It’s quite obvious that stubbornly high mortgage

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