Housing permits, starts and completions were all down year-over-year in June as rates and material costs remain elevated, continuing a “worrying pattern.”  ​Read More

Fed Gov. Christopher Waller wants the central bank to cut short-term interest rates at its July meeting — and isn’t counting out a second cut later this year.  ​Read More

Loan officers, agents and financial advisors need to meet aspiring buyers where they are as many increasingly turn to social media for home financing advice.  ​Read More

Plus, Lifestyle International Realty names new COO; BHGRE nabs Tennessee indie; KWW lands in Singapore; Engel & Völkers launches in British Virgin Islands.  ​Read More

Watch the conversation with Dan Cooper as the tech entrepreneur reminds agents that they “have to put in the work” as the market shifts in buyers’ favor.  ​Read More

While some sellers seem to be reacting to the shift toward a buyers market, stubbornly high mortgage rates aren’t making the transition easy for buyers.  ​Read More

AARP — one key proponent of the law — called it “a critical step forward” in protecting homeowners “from deceptive and predatory real estate practices."  ​Read More

A new filing from the top home search site denies wrongdoing, offering a detailed defense of its listings rules as it pushes back on the brokerage’s lawsuit.  ​Read More

While the president reportedly drafted a letter firing Jerome Powell, he told reporters he doesn’t intend to follow through — unless there’s cause.  ​Read More

Lawrence Yun said this week that home sales could still tick up slightly this year, and if mortgage rates hit 6%, next year could see double-digit growth.  ​Read More