by Beth McGuire | May 29, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Inflation in April rose to 3.8% year-over-year, up from 3.5% in March, according to the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index, released May 28, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation. That likely puts a damper on the Fed lowering interest...
by Beth McGuire | May 29, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
On May 12, in federal court in Chicago, Zillow sued Compass and the listing service MRED under the Sherman Act, alleging coordinated conduct to restrict access to listing data. Four days earlier, Compass had terminated all its direct listing feeds to Zillow...
by Beth McGuire | May 28, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
I was on the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered podcast recently, and one of the moments that seemed to resonate most was when I walked through how I’d actually use Zillow Preview as a listing agent—the sequencing, the timing, the pitch to a seller. It was a quick...
by Beth McGuire | May 28, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
While mortgage rates continue to tick up amid continued economic uncertainty, economists note the spring market is proving more resilient than expected, mainly due to rates remaining much lower than a year ago at this time. The average mortgage rate increased 2 basis...
by Beth McGuire | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized |
As mortgage rates reached their highest point since August of last year this past week, purchase applications were down across all loan types yet still running ahead at a stronger pace than last year at this time. According to the latest Market Composite Index from...