Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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Fathom’s revised deal brings $130M in digital assets — and a new real estate strategy
Stock for assets plan values contributed portfolio at no less than $130M, Neighborhood Intelligence, formerly known as Bed Bath and Beyond, would control Fathom
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Flyhomes hires three executives to grow buy before you sell
New executives will support product, partner enablement and business development for lenders and broker partners
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Real estate brokers urge MLSs to modernize before agents find workarounds
CMLS Open House panelists pointed to AI, fewer SaaS layers, and standardized data as priorities for reducing friction across markets
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HomeServices acquires 1000WATT to accelerate its all-in-one real estate strategy
Co-founders Brian Boero and Marc Davison will take senior roles as the team becomes an internal resource across operations
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Zillow: CPI Shelter Forecast, September 2026
Zillow forecasts 2.7% rent inflation, 3.1% OER inflation annually in September, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
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Beating the Headline Mortgage Rate: What Borrowers Still Control in a 7% Market
Mortgage rates just crossed 7%, but the headline is only part of the story. Inside a single month, the middle 80% of borrowers received rates 93 basis points apart. Realtor.com Economics analyzed 1.35 million Freddie Mac loans to find which credit score and down payment thresholds matter most, and what shopping across lenders is worth.
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CMLS CEO Jessica Edgerton urges industry to ‘get messy’ at 2026 Open House
Edgerton also announced a new broker membership tier at CMLS
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Stockton Mortgage elevates founder David Stockton to CEO, names new president
Anthony Whiteside becomes president, while Scott Bristol joins as EVP of national sales
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When pricing power disappears, builders have to find margin upstream
As incentives and input costs squeeze homebuilder margins, controlling product complexity earlier can create another lever for protecting profitability
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Texas Mortgage Source: Reverse is the ‘largest underserved market in the business right now’
At AIME Fuse in Austin, Mark Hairston and Shara Parker shared successful borrower scenarios for unlocking nearly $15 trillion in U.S. senior home equity








