Mortgage rates for the 30-year fixed loan finally broke below the 6% mark this past week, Freddie Mac reported, as the spread with the 10-year Treasury got below 200 basis points. Processing Content However, the 15-year fixed rate mortgage rose by a relatively large 9 basis points from the week of Feb. 19. “For the […]
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Let’s be clear: selling your house is absolutely possible right now. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), roughly 11k homes sell every day in this country. And the sellers who are making their moves happen all have one thing in common: they’ve adjusted their strategy to match today’s market. They’re realizing inventory has
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One of the positive housing stories that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the vacancy data we have in the U.S. today, especially the rental vacancy data, which is helping to fight inflation and keep mortgage rates lower. The homeowner vacancy data has improved with the rise in housing inventory, but it also shows
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Real estate brokerage recruitment platform Recruiting Insight wants to help firms level up their recruiting game with its new platform HiringCenter Pro. Launched on Monday, Recruiting Insight describes HiringCenter Pro as an AI-enabled recruiting platform. The company said the platform will help brokerages identify, attract and retain top-tier talent. The 2026 Agent Migration Report, which
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Zillow is making changes to its leadership team. On Wednesday, the company announced the promotions of three existing Zillow leaders. These appointments include Christopher Roberts as chief product officer, Marissa Brooks as senior vice president of corporate affairs and Jon Lim as senior vice president of rentals product and business operations. In his new role,
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President Donald Trump highlighted taxes, inflation and trade in his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, but he made only a passing reference to housing, leaving affordability largely unaddressed to the chagrin of housing professionals. Housing professionals had expected a larger discussion on mortgage rates, homeownership initiatives and the policies introduced since Trump
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Southwest Florida was tagged by homebuilding business strategists and observers as one of the nation’s more difficult and listless markets in 2025. On the other hand, Babcock Ranch – a master-planned, solar-powered community located near Fort Myers – defied gravity, carrying on in better-than-expected fashion. While the region’s homebuilding market grappled with priced-out entry-level buyers
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Veteran real estate agent Debbie Baum is making the move to Brown Harris Stevens from Corcoran, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Baum has more than 23 years of experience serving residential real estate clients in Manhattan. Earlier on in her professional career, Baum spent over 20 years in the fashion industry holding executive roles
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Addy AI, a loan officer workflow platform, announced this week a partnership with ICE Mortgage Technology to integrate with the Encompass loan origination system. The integration, which aims to help loan officers spend less time reading PDFs, chasing documents and interpreting findings, is designed to address delays that often occur in the middle of the
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The U.S. housing market is entering spring with improving demand and rising supply, but the balance of power is shifting at the metro level. Weekly pending home sales returned to year-over-year growth at 59,283, up from 56,693 during the same week last year. New listings increased to 60,428, compared to 53,861 a year ago. Active
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