by Beth McGuire | Jan 2, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Freddie Mac’s last mortgage report of 2025 released earlier this week on New Year’s Eve saw the average mortgage rate hit its lowest level of the year, a positive sign for home shoppers as the holiday season comes to a close and eyes turn toward 2026’s peak buying...
by | Jan 2, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly home price index (HPI), which tracks changes in single-family home prices, clocked a modest 0.4% increase in home values for October, with a 1.7% uptick from last year, as the housing market stutters heading into...
by | Jan 2, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Anywhere Real Estate is facing legal challenges as its $1.6 billion merger with Compass moves toward a critical stockholder vote, with three lawsuits alleging insufficient financial disclosures in merger documents. According to an SEC filing on Dec. 29, three...
by | Dec 31, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As annual inflation remains above 2% and the labor market shows weakness, the Federal Reserve has been split in recent months over the direction of monetary policy. The past year has seen split votes among the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voting committee on...
by Beth McGuire | Dec 31, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Above, top row from left, Marco Fregenal and Adam Kaufman; bottom row from left, Josh Muncey and Rick Haase From mega franchises to agent teams, real estate mergers and acquisitions are making headlines almost daily. What does the ongoing trend toward market...
by | Dec 30, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
As part of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) overseeing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the FHFA is required to set annually updated benchmark goals for how the GSEs’ mortgage purchases will help contribute to affordable...