• New brokerage Showings bets on buyer leads over listing commissions,Jonathan Delozier

    New brokerage Showings bets on buyer leads over listing commissions

    A new real estate brokerage aims to eliminate traditional listing agents and listing fees altogether — a model its founder says could challenge decades-old assumptions about agent compensation. Showings announced it will officially launch May 22 in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago and Orlando. The co

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  • Single-family housing starts fell in April, but multifamily gained momentum,Tyler Williams

    Single-family housing starts fell in April, but multifamily gained momentum

    Housing starts increased in April compared with a year ago, but a deeper dive into the data reveals that this uptick was driven by a noisier boost in multifamily development activity, while single-family starts declined.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s new residential construction data releas

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  • Voting rights groups, activists protest SC redistricting proposal amid Senate debate,WIS News 10 Staff, Lenah Allen

    Voting rights groups, activists protest SC redistricting proposal amid Senate debate

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Voting rights groups and other activists took to the South Carolina State House on Thursday to protest against a proposal that would change the state’s Congressional districts. The South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee ultimately voted to send the bill to the Senate floor

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