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Former CFPB director Chopra to lead progressive consumer group

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Rohit Chopra, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and a previous member of the Federal Trade Commission, has landed a new job. According to reporting from Bloomberg on Tuesday, a coalition of Democratic state prosecutors called The Progressive State Leaders Committee (PSLC) has hired Chopra to lead its Consumer Protection and Affordability […]

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Bright MLS forecasts 2026 as reset year, not a rebound

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Bright MLS expects the U.S. housing market to enter a transitional period in 2026, with slightly lower mortgage rates and rising inventory offering some relief to buyers but not enough to fuel a full recovery. The nation’s largest multiple listing service (MLS) released its annual forecast Wednesday — describing a market shaped as much by

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December housing data provides early signals for 2026 market

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The month of December typically has the lowest weekly seasonal demand for housing, but it’s a big key to how the spring of 2026 will perform — if you know what housing data lines to focus on. Traditionally, I wouldn’t care so much about December housing data; however, post-COVID, the forward-looking seasonal demand data has

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Connecticut governor signs bill to tackle affordable housing shortage

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) on Wednesday signed a housing bill aimed at addressing the state’s shortage of affordable housing. H.B. 5002, a “much-debated” bill, according to CT Insider, passed during a special session in early November. The bill is a compromise from the version that Lamont had vetoed in June, which was followed by

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High-end metros see price drops, longer selling times

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Pricier metropolitan areas are posting a noticeable slowdown as high-end homes take longer to sell. The top 10% of metro markets — those with median prices above $666,464 — recorded a 2.5% year-over-year price decline in October, HousingWire Data shows. Average home prices in these metros fell from $1.04 million to $1.01 million, marking a

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Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

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The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently put out a plan aimed at lowering housing costs nationwide by increasing construction and making homebuilding more affordable through federal efforts. The “Build, Baby, Build” proposal, published by CAP on Nov. 17, targets the nation’s estimated housing shortage of 2 million units, which the group says has contributed

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Total pending home sales reach multiyear high with mortgage rates near 6%

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The housing market experienced a slightly positive shift mid-June and is ending 2025 on even more positive news. Existing home sales have shown four consecutive months of year-over-year growth and our total pending home sales data has just reached a multiyear high for this calendar week. By tracking weekly housing demand we can see that

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The Goldilocks case for home sales in 2026

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Home sales are finally showing real momentum as we close out 2025. The trends are consistent enough to inspire me to sketch a Goldilocks case that results in very significant home sales growth 2026. What if we get lucky and the conditions land just right? First the data. The Altos weekly pending sales counts are

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Pittsburgh leads affordability, Austin inventory surges

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A new HousingWire Data deep-dive confirms widening affordability gaps and rising inventory in previously constrained markets — as well as strong regional patterns that favor the South for balance and the Midwest for price relief. Pittsburgh continues to stand out as the nation’s most affordable major metro, with a median list price of $240,000. Its

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Unlisted aims to unlock inventory by matching buyers and owners

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The idea for proptech firm Unlisted came to founder and CEO Katie Hill after she fell in love with a neighbor’s house and approached him about potentially buying it if he ever decided to sell. “It caught my eye and the only thing I could do was walk across the street one day when my

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