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May 20, 2026 · 3:09 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire
What a crazy few days for the 10-year yield and mortgage rates. As soon as the 10-year yield broke the key technical level of around 4.46% and it was…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 2:50 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has suspended listing data feeds to Zillow Group after the portal allegedly refused to cure what the MLS calls a “material…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 2:10 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire
REMAX State Line + Elite didn’t just grow over the past four years — it accelerated. The Kansas City metro-based brokerage recorded 110% transaction-side…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 1:33 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire
Mortgage applications fell last week as rising Treasury yields pushed mortgage rates to their highest level in nearly two months, dampening demand for home…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 1:05 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire
Even as interest rates rose at a record setting rate and the pace of existing home sales continued to slide, Los Angeles-based Equity Union Real Estate…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 12:59 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire
For years, the housing industry has treated inventory levels as one of the clearest signals of market strength. Historically, tight supply often coincided…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 12:59 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire
For years, the housing industry has treated inventory levels as one of the clearest signals of market strength. Historically, tight supply often coincided…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 11:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire
Mortgage quality control defects declined sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, even as lenders continued to grapple with a rise in eligibility-related…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 7:28 AM Mark Lukes HousingWire
For many real estate brokerage owners, selling the business is not just a transaction. It’s the result of years spent building a company, recruiting real…
Read full article →May 20, 2026 · 7:00 AM SoftPro HousingWire
We’re guessing that escrow audits aren’t necessarily your favorite part of the job. The reality is that they’re unavoidable. And when title agencies find…
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