by Beth McGuire | Jan 29, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
This week saw a decrease in overall home purchase applications but the average mortgage rate held steady at or around three-year lows. The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released by Freddie Mac Thursday, shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM)...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 28, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
From left, Steve and Hans Wydler For years as luxury real-estate brokers in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia), we’ve watched a stubborn trend erode housing mobility: Long-time homeowners are increasingly choosing not to sell. It is not because they don’t want...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 28, 2026 | Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Above, Lacey Conway HomeServices of America has announced that Lacey Conway has been named President of Long & Foster Real Estate, a leading real estate brokerage and a HomeServices of America company serving the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Conway will...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 26, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News |
With affordability being near if not at the top of the list of housing market challenges for the past year, locations where homebuyers can find a little breathing room in competition for cost and inventory are welcome options. A new report from Zillow helps identify...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 22, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
With the spring homebuying season approaching, lower mortgage rates are a welcome development for households looking to buy a home. That’s the sentiment of some industry mortgage watchers as rates have hit recent record lows and applications for home purchases have...