Today’s tech industry is shaped by company valuations, venture capital momentum and shifting expectations of stock-market investors. Yet one of real estate’s most influential technology providers did not emerge from a startup accelerator or public company roadmap. It grew from a most unlikely place: A trade association whose purpose has always been clear–serve Realtors® first.…
Every real estate cycle has a quiet turning point. It happens before the headlines shift and before the crowd shows up. 2026 is that moment. After a necessary pause, housing is back in favor. Not because of speculation or hype, but because the fundamentals are realigning. Interest rates are stabilizing. Certainty is returning. And millions…
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Freddie Mac’s last mortgage report of 2025 released earlier this week on New Year’s Eve saw the average mortgage rate hit its lowest level of the year, a positive sign for home shoppers as the holiday season comes to a close and eyes turn toward 2026’s peak buying season in the months ahead. The latest…
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly home price index (HPI), which tracks changes in single-family home prices, clocked a modest 0.4% increase in home values for October, with a 1.7% uptick from last year, as the housing market stutters heading into 2026. Largely aligning with expectations, the essentially flat trajectory for home values obscured…
Anywhere Real Estate is facing legal challenges as its $1.6 billion merger with Compass moves toward a critical stockholder vote, with three lawsuits alleging insufficient financial disclosures in merger documents. According to an SEC filing on Dec. 29, three complaints have been filed by “purported stockholders of Anywhere” in New York and New Jersey courts…
As annual inflation remains above 2% and the labor market shows weakness, the Federal Reserve has been split in recent months over the direction of monetary policy. The past year has seen split votes among the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voting committee on interest rates-setting; the July FOMC, for instance, saw Fed Governors Michelle…
Above, top row from left, Marco Fregenal and Adam Kaufman; bottom row from left, Josh Muncey and Rick Haase From mega franchises to agent teams, real estate mergers and acquisitions are making headlines almost daily. What does the ongoing trend toward market consolidation mean to agents on the front lines? In an upcoming session at…
As part of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) overseeing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the FHFA is required to set annually updated benchmark goals for how the GSEs’ mortgage purchases will help contribute to affordable housing for lower-income households. On Tuesday, December 23, the FHFA set its enterprise benchmark housing…
A down payment on a home is a crucial part of the financial hurdle that homebuyers need to pass before they can think of closing, but in the current market, how long of a wait is that? According to the latest report from Realtor.com®, the current average for saving for a down payment on a…
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Home-price growth remained weak in October, with experts pointing to continued inflation and elevated mortgage rates as the cause, according to the latest data. The October S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index found that home-price growth posted a 1.4% annual gain, slightly up from a 1.3% rise in the previous month. Nicholas Godec, head of…
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