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Mortgage Rates Spike in Response to Fed

Jun 17, 2026 · 8:09 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates quickly erased a week of progress this afternoon following the Fed announcement and press conference. Fed announcement day historically has…

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Housing Industry News

PNC Bank closes $251.4 million affordable housing fund

Jun 17, 2026 · 8:07 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

PNC Bank closed a $251.4 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund that will help finance the development and preservation of affordable rental…

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Housing Industry News

Double-take double jeopardy: Housing surnames for $100

Jun 17, 2026 · 7:43 PM John McManus HousingWire

Wait! What?!? Just curious. Is it me, or is anyone else getting at least a chuckle out of one of those moments when the housing universe seems to have hired…

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Housing Industry News

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate merger creates tri-state brokerage

Jun 17, 2026 · 7:34 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate announced the merger of three affiliated brokerages in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, creating a combined…

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Housing Industry News

JP Piccinini joins The Real Brokerage as growth leader

Jun 17, 2026 · 6:53 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Real Brokerage has appointed entrepreneur and JPAR Real Estate founder JP Piccinini as a growth leader, where he will work with Chief Growth Officer…

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Housing Industry News

The ‘Beyond’ is brokerage: Bed Bath & Beyond’s surprising bet on real estate

Jun 17, 2026 · 6:42 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

For decades, American consumers have wondered what the “Beyond” in Bed Bath & Beyond actually refers to. Well, as of Wednesday morning, one thing is clear:…

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Housing Industry News

Real estate brokers: Earn more revenue by investing more in agents

Jun 17, 2026 · 6:10 PM Derek Carlson HousingWire

Many brokerages were built for a different market — one where recruiting more agents, adding more leads or offering a bigger split could mask deeper…

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Housing Industry News

Warsh era at the Fed begins with rate pause amid spiking inflation

Jun 17, 2026 · 6:01 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%, marking its fourth consecutive pause as it…

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Housing Industry News

Five lessons from the first half of the 2026 housing market

Jun 17, 2026 · 5:07 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

At the start of 2026, the housing market appeared to be entering another year defined by familiar questions. Would mortgage rates move lower? Would…

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Housing Industry News

Why pending home sales showed growth today amid higher rates

Jun 17, 2026 · 4:43 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Today, pending home sales came in beating estimates , showing almost 5% year-over-year growth. With mortgage rates rising over the past few months, some…

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