Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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A Fed rate hike could test housing’s new ‘rate normal’
Brokers cite sensitivity near 7% mortgages, with Reno seeing pullback risk and Southwest Florida watching sentiment
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Let America Build campaign backs pro-building policies
Coalition cites a 4.03 million-home gap and says regulations add 26% to new home costs
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Mortgage rates rise to 7.28% as Fed rate hike looms
HousingWire Data shows the 10-year Treasury near 5% and locked 30-year rates up about 22 bps in two weeks
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CMLS CEO wants MLSs to break down silos
Edgerton took over as CEO of CMLS in July, succeeding long-time leader Denee Evans
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AD Mortgage launches lender-paid rate buydown option
The company also extended its 50-bps pricing promo through Sept. 30
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Pinkwater Metzger Team joins SERHANT. in the Hamptons
East Hampton duo has $160M in career sales volume and ranked No. 13 among small teams in the 2026 RealTrends Verified City list
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HistoryMaker did not start with AI, it started with the customer
The Fort Worth builder rebuilt ERP, data, and floor plan workflows before moving into AI use cases
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State AGs urged to probe Zillow, pocket listings, referral fees
Letter to NAAG cites the Zillow-Redfin settlement, pocket listings, and “Contact Agent” routing as key targets
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Leah Price moves on from Better, will join UWM’s tech team
Price joined Better in June 2025 after leading fintech work at FHFA and Figure Technologies









