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| In First Jackson Hole Speech, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Remains Guarded on Rate Changes | ||
| 8/28/2026 12:33 PM | ||
| Above, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh Real estate professionals anxiously awaiting lower mortgage rates may not see a decrease anytime soon, as it remains uncertain what action the Federal Reserve will take at its September meeting. In his debut speech at the 2026 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium Friday in Wyoming, Fed Chairman Kevin...Read More | ||
| Consolidation Up Close: eXp Realty and NextHome CEOs to Discuss the Benefits and Challenges of Acquisition | ||
| 8/28/2026 12:07 PM | ||
| Above, from left, Leo Pareja, James Dwiggins and John Featherston Compass and Anywhere, Real and REMAX, eXp Realty and NextHome: In a real estate landscape defined by rapid change, these landmark consolidations have become some of the industry’s most talked-about trends. In May, when virtual-focused brokerage eXp announced it is buying Nex...Read More | ||
| Consumer Sentiment Drops in August; Economic Instability Cited | ||
| 8/28/2026 11:32 AM | ||
| The latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, released Aug. 28, came in at 51.7 in August 2026, falling from 55.2 in July due to persistent inflation worries and a worsening economic outlook. “Consumer sentiment confirmed its early month reading, falling about 6% from last month and landing about 11% below a year ago amid…Read More | ||
| Closing the Gap Between What Consumers Expect and What They Experience: A Q&A With Matt Hendricks | ||
| 8/27/2026 3:23 PM | ||
| You’ve spent your career at the intersection of real estate and technology. Tell us about your role at Zillow and what you’re most focused on right now. My role at Zillow is about making sure the industry serves consumers. I help lead our industry relations and partner education efforts, and a big part of that… The post ...Read More | ||
| NAR Report Finds Nearly Two-Thirds of Realtors® Volunteer Monthly | ||
| 8/27/2026 2:34 PM | ||
| The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) released the 2026 Community Aid and Real Estate (CARE) report, highlighting the monetary and volunteer contributions of NAR members, broker/owners, association and MLS staff. The report found that 64% of Realtors® volunteer in their communities every month, and 84% made charitable donations o...Read More | ||
| Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid | ||
| 8/27/2026 1:24 PM | ||
| In last week’s Sunday Showcase, we offered The One-Week Kitchen Test to Take Before Renovating. A week earlier we spotlighted How Owners Can Make Kitchens Look Expensive Without Renovating. Here we present the third kitchen segment of the trilogy . Recent kitchen-based research from Virlo, a short-form video trend intelligence platform, featured...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates See Little Change; Inflation Sidelining Would-Be Buyers | ||
| 8/27/2026 12:59 PM | ||
| Buyers who are waiting for rates to come down before making their home purchase will likely have to wait until next year for that to happen, according to economists commenting on this week’s mortgage data. Mortgage rates changed little from last week, with the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey® showing the 30-year fixe...Read More | ||
| AI Pulse: Leading LLMs Bomb Mortgage Test; Google Rolls Back AI Satellite Images | ||
| 8/27/2026 11:40 AM | ||
| Editor’s note: AI Pulse is RISMedia’s ongoing roundup of AI happenings, providing hype-free trends and real-world use cases to help navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini fail as originators, show “extreme” bias As the mortgage industry appears just as eager as the real estate agent and broker community to boost t...Read More | ||
| REMAX Mourns Loss of Co-Founder Gail Liniger | ||
| 8/27/2026 11:12 AM | ||
| REMAX, part of the Real REMAX Group family of brands, announced on Aug. 27 with deep sorrow the passing of REMAX co-founder Gail Liniger. She was 81. A business visionary and luminary whose leadership built one of real estate’s most recognized and respected brands, REMAX called Liniger “a force of nature whose courage, brilliance and… ...Read More | ||
| Judge Blocks HUD From Upending Fair Housing Program | ||
| 8/27/2026 7:42 AM | ||
| On Wednesday, Aug. 26, U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in the federal district of Massachusetts ruled that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) failed to justify a significant restructuring of a landmark fair housing program, after HUD said it would not disburse monies to hundreds of nonprofits that are charged with combatting h...Read More | ||