Maryland’s legislative and executive branches are about to tell cities and counties what they can – and cannot – do with parcels of land sitting next to their rail stations. Gov. Wes Moore is expected to sign the Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act, a bill that overrides local zoning rules near rail transit. It…
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Mortgage applications fell last week as rising Treasury yields pushed mortgage rates to their highest level in nearly two months, dampening demand for home purchases, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Total application volume decreased 2.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending May 15. On an unadjusted basis,…
REMAX State Line + Elite didn’t just grow over the past four years — it accelerated. The Kansas City metro-based brokerage recorded 110% transaction-side growth between 2021 and 2025, a surge that landed the firm high on RealTrends Verified’s annual GameChanger rankings. The numbers behind the ascent are striking. According to RealTrends, REMAX State Line…
For years, the housing industry has treated inventory levels as one of the clearest signals of market strength. Historically, tight supply often coincided with stronger pricing power, elevated buyer competition and faster-moving transactions. But in today’s higher-rate environment, low inventory can also reflect something very different: constrained seller participation, affordability pressure and homeowners unwilling to…