January new home sales fall 17.6%, weather and rates in focus
January new home sales fell to a 587,000 annual rate, down 17.6% from December, with prices at $400,500, after a positive sales year in 2025.
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How policy uncertainty is reshaping senior retirement plans
More than half of respondents said a 20-percent cut to Social Security benefits would require “significant sacrifices or a tighter budget.”
BFS CEO Jackson maps a bigger role in homebuilding workflows
Builders FirstSource details how BFS’ full-stack supply, installation and digitial services support homebuilders.
The ground just shifted: coming soon listings are taking over real estate
Portals and brokerages expand coming soon pre marketing, raising questions about IDX feeds, MLS rules and seller choice.
Optimal Blue’s Mike Vough on borrowers staying rate anchored into 2026
Optimal Blue’s Mike Vough says borrowers remain anchored to low mortgage rates as February’s refi share slipped to 41% and ARMs rose to 10%.
Midwest Real Estate Data moves to abandon NAR membership requirement
Under the change approved Monday, partner groups would have the option to offer MLS access to licensed agents who are not Realtors.
Atlantic Avenue Mortgage leads HECM broker endorsement activity in January
Atlantic Avenue Mortgage posted 935 HECM endorsements over the past 12 months, including 113 in January 2026.
Spanberger’s Virginia housing agenda falls short on local pushback
New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s first-year housing agenda delivered new money and new tools for affordable housing preservation, but it fell short on the package’s biggest supply-side proposal: a statewide push to allow multifamily housing by right in many commercially zoned areas. A pair of bills would have required local zoning codes to allow multifamily […]
Compass dismisses antitrust lawsuit against Zillow over listing policy
Compass moved to dismiss its Zillow antitrust suit without prejudice after Zillow clarified its listing access standards policy.
Trump’s mortgage order sets stage for regulatory shift, draws consumer backlash
President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mortgages addresses several concerns raised by banks and nonbanks, which have largely welcomed it as a road map for regulatory change. But it’s also receiving pushback from consumer advocates.