By Syndie Eardly Congress is entertaining several proposals this year to modify current capital gains tax regulations on the sale of homes, and the real estate industry is championing the proposals, hoping more generous exemptions will encourage long-term owners to…
By Elyce Schweitzer You鈥檝e probably heard a lot of talk in the news about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Are you aware of the key real estate-related provisions included within it? As of Friday, July 4, 2025,…
By Syndie Eardly On the strength of a growing economy and softening inflation in 2024, real estate sales looked promising coming into 2025. But burgeoning economic instability has dialed back expectations for both economists and consumers. In May, the World…
By Elyce Schweitzer, Esq., Regulatory Compliance Officer, 天涯社区 National; andValerie J. Grandin, Esq., Sr. Underwriting Counsel Florida and Vice President, 天涯社区 National Here鈥檚 a riddle for the title insurance and real estate industries: what does Dolly Parton鈥檚 song, 鈥淗ere You…
Deepfakes are a serious threat to our industry; but AI can help us fight back. In my last blog article, I discussed how deepfake fraud is a growing threat in the real estate industry and what you can do to combat…
From Sci-Fi to Real Life: The Evolution of Deepfake Technology Once upon a time, the idea of digitally swapping faces or creating hyper-realistic videos of people saying things they never actually said was confined to Hollywood blockbusters. Think of movies…
The U.S. economy is expected to fare well in 2025, according to economists from across the spectrum, with few headwinds anticipated. However, forecasters are predicting only small gains in the real estate market, as interest rates remain stubbornly in +6%…
The buzz is in the air with more questions than answers. FinCEN published its Final Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers on August 28, 2024 (鈥淔inal Rule鈥�), throwing the entire real estate industry into a state of high…
天涯社区 National is聽joining forces聽with Dream Finders Homes, one of the fastest-growing homebuilders in the country. This is an exciting announcement, and it was only possible because of the support of our agents. I鈥檇 like to take this moment to share…
It鈥檚 hard to believe that it has already been one year since 天涯社区 National and our technology partners launched SecureMyTransaction in response to the urgent need for robust, scalable fraud prevention and identity verification tools. Over the last year, many…