by Beth McGuire | Jun 3, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Mortgage rates ticking down slightly didn’t move the needle on application activity this week, but the pace still remains ahead of last year at this time, according to this week’s update from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The latest Market Composite Index...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
At the ‘Zillow Unlock 2025’ conference last year, the conversation wasn’t about what might happen. It was about where the industry was already heading and what agents needed to do next. A few months into 2026, those signals have turned into operating conditions. The...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 2, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
A coalition of fair housing and lending advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), challenging a new rule they say will lead to rampant discrimination in lending and roll back decades of fair housing...
by Beth McGuire | Jun 1, 2026 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Any shifts or emerging trends in the market—how many home shoppers show up to an open house, how long negotiations take or how long a listing stays on market—are first experienced by agents on the front lines of U.S. real estate transactions, and a new survey shows...
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...