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- Total pending home sales reach multiyear high with mortgage rates near 6% November 22, 2025This year we have benefited from mortgage rates remaining below 6.64% for the last 16 weeks, spurring total pending home sales.
- The Goldilocks case for home sales in 2026 November 21, 2025The trends are consistent enough to inspire me to sketch a Goldilocks case that results in very significant home sales growth 2026.
- Compass, Zillow debate irreparable harm at hearing November 21, 2025Expert witnesses for Compass and Zillow debated competition and consumer effects in the ongoing antitrust hearing over Zillow’s policy.
- With Powell set to move on, who are the candidates for the next Fed chair? November 21, 2025With Jerome Powell's term ending in May, several candidates are in the running to become the next Federal Reserve chair.
- Elsafy Team’s journey to $80M in sales and a new home at Keller Williams November 21, 2025Essam Elsafy — founder of The Elsafy Team — has quietly become one of Wisconsin’s most successful real estate leaders.
- Mortgage credit report costs could jump 50% in 2026 November 21, 2025Credit report prices for mortgage lenders will increase by up to 50% in 2026, despite regulatory efforts to boost competition.
- Compass, Zillow: Who gets to set the rules of online real estate? A judge may soon decide November 21, 2025Compass and Zillow face off in New York court over listing access standards, with testimony on antitrust and market impact.
- NYC landlords sue over rent law as vacant units climb November 21, 2025New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won after campaigning on expanding rent stabilization to improve housing affordability. When he becomes mayor in January, Mamdani will face a lawsuit challenging New York’s rent stabilization law. A group of New York City landlords sued, arguing that the law sets rents too low to justify spending thousands of […]
- Greystar reaches $7M settlement in rent-setting lawsuit November 21, 2025The settlement requires Greystar to stop using software that employs competitively sensitive information to align rents.
- Pittsburgh leads affordability, Austin inventory surges November 21, 2025Pittsburgh continues to stand out as the nation’s most affordable major metro, with a median list price of $240,000.
