Mortgage Rates Hold, Applications Down This Week
This week saw a decrease in overall home purchase applications but the average mortgage rate held steady at or around...
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Mixed Mortgage Message: Prepayments Tick Up on Refi Rush While FHA Foreclosure Activity Surges
Lower mortgage rates at the end of 2025 prompted a refinance rush among current homeowners, helping boost prepayment rates to...
2025 Home Sales Data Suggests a Shift Toward Market Normalization This Year
With predictions flooding in left and right from real estate economists suggesting that 2026 will be an improved year for...
Zillow Launches New Campaign: ‘Someday Starts Today’
Zillow has announced its new national brand platform—“Someday Starts Today”—designed to support people at every stage of the home journey,...
Home Remodeling Spending Projected to Grow Slowly in 2026
How many remodeling referrals should agents expect to hand out to past clients this year? According to the Harvard University’s...
Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged After Ending 2025 With Three Straight Cuts
Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell The Federal Reserve has announced its interest rates will remain unchanged during its Jan. 28...
LGBTQ+ Alliance Escalates Case Against Former CEO With New Defamation, Tortious Interference Claims
The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance has filed a First Amended Complaint against former CEO Ryan A. Weyandt in the U.S....
Opinion: A Tax Trap Is Hampering Housing Mobility
From left, Steve and Hans Wydler For years as luxury real-estate brokers in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia), we've watched...
PropStream Introduces New Dialing Workflows to Streamline Lead-to-Conversation Process
PropStream announced the release of two new dialing workflows and an enhanced skip tracing experience to help simplify how real...
Bright MLS Appoints Rajeev Sajja as First Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
Bright MLS has announced that industry veteran Rajeev Sajja has been named the company’s first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, a...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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