The Association Health Plans Act introduced at the House of Representatives on July 20 could be good news for real estate professionals looking to lower their health care costs.

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-MI, introduced the House bill, and  Senator John Kennedy, R-La, introduced similar legislation within the Senate in March 2021.

The breakdown:

– The bill would permit short-term, limited-duration plans to provide coverage for a period of fewer than 12 months, not including extensions.

Freddie Mac posted the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.78% in July.

RE/MAX, LLC has completed its previously announced purchase of the North American regions of RE/MAX INTEGRA. With the sale now closed, more than 19,000 agents (approximately 12,000 in Canada and 7,000 in the U.S.) and more than 1,100 independently owned and operated RE/MAX offices are now in the growing group of RE/MAX, LLC Company-Owned Regions (COR).

Realty ONE Group has sold the franchise rights to an owner in Costa Rica who will bring the company’s business model and proprietary systems to Central America.

Sergio E. Gonzalez, an entrepreneur with more than two decades in real estate and a 30-year resident of the country, is opening doors to new offices in Costa Rica, a strategic gateway for Realty ONE Group to expand into South America.