by | Aug 22, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
During his highly anticipated eighth and final speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank is ready to ease its monetary policy. “Our policy rate is now 100 basis points...
by | Aug 22, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Three Western states are seeing policy momentum to tackle the nationwide affordable housing crisis, but financing challenges continue to be a barrier to scaling similar projects in other parts of the country. That was the key takeaway from a Thursday webinar hosted by...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Mortgage rates have leveled out, remaining this week at the lowest percentage seen since October, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® from Freddie Mac. “Over the summer, rates have come down and purchase applications are outpacing 2024, though a...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In a highly anticipated report released this morning, existing-home sales rose 2%, from a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million in July, up 0.8% year-over-year, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Existing...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies who served as the mortgage giant’s CEO for 16 years, is retiring, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. Emerson will officially step away at the end of this year, as Rocket continues an M&A spree led by CEO...
by | Aug 21, 2025 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The economy is slowing overall, continuing a less than ideal market to become a homebuyer, per the latest findings from the nonprofit Conference Board on Leading Economic Indicators (LEI). In July, the LEI experienced a mere 0.1% drop from June, compared to June’s...