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Should more MLSs cut off Zillow’s listing feeds? Take the Intel Index
Inman

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate's most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey.

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Zillow says Google’s home listing ads are no traffic threat — yet
Inman

Zillow is pushing back on the idea that Google’s newly expanded home listing ads pose an immediate threat to its core business and traffic.

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How to use local inventory data to motivate buyers
Inman

By providing data support and interpreting the numbers, Luke Babich writes, you can help your buyer clients make a speedy, informed decision.

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Why real estate agents need to know about short sales again
Inman

The next few years will reward agents who are comfortable navigating complexity, new Inman contributor Michael Krein writes, particularly for the segment of buyers who stretched to enter the market.

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Taylor Morrison names Mike Carlo Sarasota division president
HousingWire

Taylor Morrison appointed Mike Carlo president of its Sarasota division, citing his 25-plus years in homebuilding. The division operates 7 communities and plans 2 Esplanade additions, including Wellen Park and Cammaray in Lakewood Ranch.

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What to look for in Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting
HousingWire

With oil at $75.80 and mortgage rates near 6.50%, housing is watching whether Warsh can keep the Fed patient on hikes.

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Lamacchia Realty gains Vermont license, completes New England
HousingWire

Lamacchia Realty is now licensed in Vermont, its seventh state, with six agents licensed. The brokerage closed 5,944 sides in 2025.

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Mortgage applications slip 3.8% as purchase demand stays ahead of 2025
HousingWire

MBA data show mortgage applications fell 3.8% weekly, with 30-year conforming at 6.60% and refi share at 40.3%.

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Appeals court temporarily blocks CFPB layoffs, returns case to district judge
HousingWire

The D.C. Circuit denied a bid to proceed with CFPB layoffs during the appeal and sent the case back to the district court.

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Builders slow starts in May to rebalance pricing and incentives
HousingWire

The real story in today’s Monthly New Residential Construction release from the Census Bureau isn’t a collapse in construction. It’s a production strategy that took shape months ago. Headlines – and their sibling, “headline risk” –don’t enjoy a particularly good reputat...

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FHFA pushes for direct power to sue for mortgage fraud
HousingWire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Director Bill Pulte are asking Congress for the power to bring civil lawsuits against individuals suspected of mortgage fraud.

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CoStar amicus brief denied in Zillow MRED Compass case
HousingWire

Illinois federal judge denies CoStar bid to file an amicus brief in Zillow’s case against MRED and Compass, with a July hearing ahead.

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Social Security funding gap widens in 2026 trustees report
HousingWire

The 2026 Trustees Report estimates Social Security's 75-year funding gap at 4.42% of taxable payroll, up from 3.82% a year earlier.

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When will home sales finally return to normal?
HousingWire

Home sales are near 4.2 million, with lock-in preventing about 870,000 sales in 2026 and only about 5.8% decaying annually.

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Project NexusRE adds governance layer for MLS data and AI use
HousingWire

Project NexusRE from NorthstarMLS, REcore and WAV Group targets permissions, usage monitoring and accountability for AI access to listings.

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Zoopla calls for stamp duty threshold reform to £500,000
PropertyWire

<p>Zoopla's executive director has proposed raising the 5% stamp duty threshold to £500,000, a move that would reduce transaction costs by up to £12,500 for property buyers in southern England. Richard Donnell argues the current threshold structure disproportionately affects average-priced homes acr...

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The real estate agent participation crisis nobody wants to talk about
Inman

Although agents frequently ask for more training, more coaching and more resources, Lori Muller writes, they're not always showing up.

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The Iran deal just dropped oil prices. Here’s what that means
Inman

The Iran deal is incredibly important and carries real economic significance. What it is not, at least at this moment, trainer Bernice Ross writes, is a feel-good mortgage rate story.

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If Zillow sets the rules, agents (and consumers) lose more than choice
Inman

Amy Corr talks with Robert Reffkin and Thad Wong about portals, brokerages and the real estate landscape for consumers.

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NAR economist: The 1st-time seller is your next biggest opportunity
Inman

A growing share of baby boomer homesellers has never listed a property before. NAR Deputy Chief Economist Jessica Lautz says agents who recognize that gap have a client opportunity most are missing.

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