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Mar 26, 2026 · 6:02 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening legal action against cities and counties that do not comply with a 2025 housing reform law that allows higher…
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A high-producing Tampa real estate team has returned to eXp Realty after a stint with another brokerage. Maximum Tampa Group — led by Yulia Olivo and…
Read full article →Mar 26, 2026 · 5:25 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire
The Council of MLS (CMLS), the trade organization for multiple listing services, is pushing back against the rhetoric currently circulating the housing…
Read full article →Mar 26, 2026 · 5:19 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that 70% of net new homebuyers between now and 2050 will be Latino — a statistic that Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler said…
Read full article →Mar 25, 2026 · 6:55 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
The past 24 hours have seen multiple news stories with seemingly contradictory updates regarding the state of the Iran war. There's a ceasefire. There's no…
Read full article →Mar 24, 2026 · 7:35 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
March 2026 continues to be an unpleasant month for mortgage rates--a fact almost exclusively due to the Iran war. Even if the war were to end today, there's…
Read full article →Mar 23, 2026 · 7:34 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates are dictated by bonds and bonds had a volatile day. During overnight trading hours, bonds suggested we should brace for the impact of even…
Read full article →Mar 20, 2026 · 6:53 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
After hitting 5.99% as recently as February 27th, top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates are back over 6.5% for the average lender today--the highest they've…
Read full article →Mar 19, 2026 · 6:44 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates hit 7-month highs last Friday, but recovered fairly nicely on the first two days of the present week. The past 2 days have been a bit rough,…
Read full article →Mar 18, 2026 · 9:06 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Mortgage rates got hit 3 times on Wednesday, with the net effect being a move back up to the highest levels in several months. The average lender isn't…
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