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NAR existing home sales rose 3.2% in May and the Housing Market Tracker has shown improved demand since late March.

Mortgage credit availability ticked up 0.1% in May as jumbo programs loosened slightly and government and conforming credit held steady.

A federal judge has ordered United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) to make its CEO, Mat Ishbia, available for a deposition in a dispute with Atlantic Trust Mortgage Corporation.

Existing home sales rose 3.2% in May to 4.17 million, inventory hit 1.55 million and the median price climbed 1.3% to $429,300.

Conforming averaged 6.78% and FHA 6.33% as strong jobs data and inflation kept bond yields elevated and rates sticky.

WINCHESTER, Va. — Trex Company has formed a brand partnership with Martha Stewart to promote composite decking and outdoor living products, a move aimed at driving higher-end exterior upgrades among homeowners, the company announced. The collaboration grew out of Stewart’s decision to use Trex decki...

eXp Realty promotes Wendy Forsythe to COO after two years as CMO, replacing Patrick O’Neill and leading ops and tech.

Rocket will use the offering, which is split between notes due in 2031 and 2034, to pay debts, including Senior Notes due this year.

Goldman Sachs pushed its next expected Fed rate cuts into 2027, while J.P. Morgan expects the central bank to stay on hold this year.

Existing-home sales rose 3.2 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million, the highest level since December, according to NAR. The median price hit $429,300, marking 35 consecutive months of year-over-year gains.

Plaintiffs in Sitzer Burnett and Gibson ask Judge Bough to compel MLS data sharing via NAR settlement, after FBS refusal.

Time is running out for MLSs to chart their own course and take back power from both Compass International Holdings and Zillow, coach Darryl Davis writes.

Stop pushing clients toward decisions, broker-owner Deb Siefkin writes, and start helping them understand the tradeoffs and the reasoning behind their move.

<p>Michael Bruce has been officially reinstated as a director at Purplebricks' parent company Strike, according to Companies House records filed this week. The appointment marks a significant development for the fixed-fee property platform, which has undergone substantial restructuring since its acq...

<p>The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has called for significant reforms to Stamp Duty Land Tax by the end of 2026. The cross-party group argues the current system creates barriers to homeownership and slows property market activity, with receipts down 6% year-on-year.</p> <p>Th...

<p>A BBC investigation has identified 1,539 incidents of 'cuckooing' reported to police in London between May 2025 and April 2026, where drug gangs have taken over residential properties from vulnerable occupants. The practice, now criminalised under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, involves crimina...

Developers can build custom interfaces that run directly within the Rechat environment, while still being hosted on the developer’s servers.

New York state&#8217;s most sweeping reform of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state budget, cutting red tape on housing construction. Developers, municipalities and environmental advocates are watching to see how the law w...

AGNT finalizes eXp World rebrand and Texas redomestication, citing Texas fiduciary rules that consider agents.

The Horak Group was No. 16 among small teams for transaction sides on RealTrends Verified’s 2026 rankings — closing 247 in 2025.