Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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UAD 3.6 is coming. Hybrid appraisals are built for it.
Hybrid eligibility is now in the high-90% range for some programs, expanding use cases ahead of Nov. 2
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Confessions of a content hoarder: What 107 dead pages taught me
Tough-love advice to marketers about their bloated websites
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Howard Hughes blueprints a 400,000-resident desert community
Once complete, Teravalis could deliver 130,000-plus homes and 60 million sq ft of commercial space west of Phoenix
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Compass, Qualia expand title and escrow partnership
Consolidation will replace separate systems Compass inherited following its merger with Anywhere Real Estate
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Why the condo sale next door may not be the best comp
Why market definition may be the missing layer between property data and actionable market intelligence
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U.S. Housing Costs Could Return to “Normal” Within 5 Years. Here’s What It Would Take.
Housing costs could hypothetically return to “normal” within the next five years if mortgage rates drop to 6% and home-price growth holds steady around 2.1%. Alternatively, housing costs could return to normal in just a slightly longer timeline–within about six years–if mortgage rates stay where they are today, about 7.5%, and home-price growth flattens. For…
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Six reasons to change your plans now, and come join us in Dallas
The 2.5-day Dallas agenda centers on execution, customer value, construction velocity, and leadership judgment
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Your next buyer or seller may ask ChatGPT for an agent. Will your name come up?
An agent’s own claims are only part of the information AI can use to evaluate that agent
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Hive MLS agents will soon be able to see buyer demand before a listing hits
Rollout starts in December for nearly 20,000 brokers and appraisers across 6 Southeastern states
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Property tax delinquency reaches highest level since 2017
North Dakota recorded the lowest rate at 1.4%, followed by Wisconsin (1.5%)








