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• Shutdown slows housing activity in federal worker-heavy markets Oct. 30th 2025
  Early signs of shutdown effects have emerged in metro areas such as Washington, D.C., Virginia Beach, Baltimore and Oklahoma City.

• Powell sends mortgage rates higher as he questions December cut Oct. 29th 2025
  Mortgage rates rose by 14 basis points after the Fed cut rates, as Powell's hawkish tone pushed back on December rate cut expectations.

• Pending home sales flat in September as affordability challenges persist Oct. 29th 2025
  The number of contract signings remained flat in September as homebuyers grapple with affordability challenges and an uncertain economy.

• Financially stressed homeowners are delaying essential repairs Oct. 28th 2025
  A study found that 71% of homeowners have postponed at least one home project in 2025, and 60% are actively delaying essential maintenance.

• Will the Fed ruin the lowest mortgage rates of 2025? Oct. 28th 2025
  Mortgage rates have dropped just before the Fed meeting tomorrow. Will Fed Chair Jerome Powell take the victory lap or go hawkish?

• PayPal, Bilt partner to allow mortgage payments through Venmo Oct. 28th 2025
  Venmo and Bilt Rewards partner to allow rent and mortgage payments via Venmo, expanding its use beyond peer-to-peer transactions.

• Home price growth continued to cool in August Oct. 28th 2025
  In August, home prices rose at their slowest annual pace since July 2023, marking the seventh consecutive month of cooling price growth.

• Renters are moving more than homeowners, but US mobility is historically low Oct. 27th 2025
  In 2024, just 11% of Americans changed their address, down from 14.3% a decade earlier and nearly half the rate of the 1960s.

• There’s no such thing as a Realtor tax: Here’s what they’re missing Oct. 27th 2025
  Benjamin Franklin famously said that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. When I saw a recent article by Robert Bork Jr. claiming that the affordability crisis is due to some sort of “Realtor® tax,” I stopped in my tracks. The only Realtor® tax I’m aware of is the 15% self-employment tax I’m subject to as an independent contractor, above and beyond the taxes everyone else pays! I’ve been in this business long enough to know there’s a lot of misinformation out there, but calling our profession the reason for inflated home prices? That’s not just wrong. It’s lazy. And it’s time we clear the air.

• Weekly home sales look stronger than normal, but there’s a catch Oct. 26th 2025
  Recent housing data shows volatility due to holiday effects and an AWS outage, impacting pending sales and inventory figures.