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Op-ed calls for stronger means testing, service limitations for Social Security, Medicare
Washington Post outlines a plan to control costs without significant program cuts
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Real REMAX Group closes merger, REAX begins trading Aug. 25
Combined platform cites 180,000 agents in 120 countries and territories, including 100,000 in the U.S. and Canada.
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Canadian Tariffs, Inflation Numbers Unlikely to Move Mortgage Rates as Markets Await Jackson Hole Address
In a Nutshell: With an absence of economic data, geopolitics and the Fed are once again moving rates as markets carefully monitor negotiations with Iran and Canada, and eagerly await Chair Warsh’s speech Friday from Jackson Hole. Upcoming Attractions: The biggest event on the calendar is Friday’s Jackson Hole symposium where Kevin Warsh will be…
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Building codes help, not hinder, housing affordability
University of Alabama researchers analyzed 2.7 million sales across 26 states, finding no sustained price increases after code adoption
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Movement’s George Vrban on why reverse mortgage specialization is the best blueprint
‘Conversion rates are higher and the customer experience is vastly improved,’ Vrban says
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Massachusetts housing bills focus on supply, not rent caps
Court ruling sidelined a statewide rent stabilization ballot measure, lawmakers instead debate YIGBY and duplex by right rules
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How to make a case for buying now: FOMO surfaces in the data
Incentives of $20,000 to $25,000 can outpace a 0.50% rate drop, especially if prices rise and incentives fade
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With Texas Homebuyers Now Firmly in Control, Here Are The Lonestar State’s Buyer’s Markets, Ranked
Houston is Texas’s strongest buyer’s market, followed by San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. Buyers have negotiating power, but well-priced, move-in-ready homes are attracting multiple offers, Redfin agents say. Sellers are cutting prices and offering concessions to compete with new construction. Rising insurance costs are making buyers more sensitive to high prices and mortgage…
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NEXA Lending acquires UMortgage, adds Anthony Casa to exec team
NEXA will add UMortgage’s team of 246 loan officers that originated $2.05B over the past 12 months
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What can the government do to lower mortgage rates?
They have levers to pull, but not before some issues get resolved
