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| Share of Adjustable Rate Mortgages Hits Highest Level Since September 2025 | ||
| 11/4/2026 12:37 PM | ||
| Mortgage rates ticked down a bit this past week but landing at 7.3%, it wasn’t enough to move the needle for buyers submitting loan applications for 30-year-fixed rate mortgages. Sitting almost a full percentage point lower, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) however continue to be attractive for buyers looking to start out with a lower monthly...Read More | ||
| Carolyn Fugere Named President and CEO for William Pitt – Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty | ||
| 11/4/2026 11:28 AM | ||
| Paul Breunich, executive chairman of William Pitt – Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, announced that Carolyn Fugere has been appointed president and Chief Executive Officer. According to a release, Fugere will lead the real estate company serving Connecticut, Westchester County and the Hudson Valley in New York, and the Berkshir...Read More | ||
| Midterm Takeaways: Democratic Subpoenas, State ‘Trifectas’ and Bi-Coastal Ballot Wins | ||
| 11/4/2026 10:17 AM | ||
| A midterm election that saw both historic turnout and spending ended with big wins for the Democratic party nearly across the board. While voters clearly went to the ballot box seeking change, can real estate expect the landslide result to boost a sluggish housing market, bring down rates or spark more regulatory scrutiny into housing…...Read More | ||
| Three More Brokerages Sign on to HouseCanary’s Google Listings Program | ||
| 11/4/2026 9:04 AM | ||
| REMAX Advantage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group and ENRG Realty have joined the now growing list of real estate companies signing on to HouseCanary’s Google Listing Program. Under the agreements, active listings from the more than 1,000 agents at these brokerages are now available for display in Google mobile search in ...Read More | ||
| Compass Launches Healthcare and Retirement Planning Support for Real Estate Professionals | ||
| 11/3/2026 6:31 PM | ||
| Compass International Holdings announced Tuesday that its affiliated real estate professionals can now access new concierge support for healthcare and retirement planning–two areas that are historically burdensome and complex for independent contractors. Affiliated real estate professionals who choose to participate will have access to hea...Read More | ||
| Affordability: Real Solutions for a Real Problem | ||
| 11/3/2026 3:19 PM | ||
| For buyers, especially first-time buyers, today’s housing affordability crisis (driven by a host of market challenges, from rising mortgage rates to low inventory and lingering inflation) creates many barriers to entry for homeownership. Is there anything agents can actually do at the local level to move the needle and help their clients achieve...Read More | ||
| Realtors Predict These Nine Cities Will Be Unaffordable by 2027 | ||
| 11/3/2026 3:12 PM | ||
| (TNS)–Home prices are climbing across the nation and some markets are hotter than others. According to a new report from Finance Buzz, nine U.S. cities are likely to become unaffordable by 2027, due to an influx of out-of-town buyers and tight inventory. Here’s a look at the popular locales where housing costs are outpacing local… T...Read More | ||
| PropStream’s Webinar Series ‘Connect to Close: Build Your 2027 Launch Plan’ Returns | ||
| 11/3/2026 2:19 PM | ||
| PropStream announced that reservations to its Connect to Close: Your 2027 Launch Plan webinar are now open. The three-day live webinar series—happening Nov. 17 to 19—is designed to help real estate investors, wholesalers and agents build a more consistent process for finding opportunities and moving deals forward. According to a release, across ...Read More | ||
| Compass International Holdings Announces Merger With Rate to Combine Mortgage Ventures | ||
| 11/3/2026 2:18 PM | ||
| In another big move for the company, Compass International Holdings has announced a merger with fintech company Rate to unite the two companies’ mortgage ventures—Guaranteed Rate Affinity and OriginPoint—under the OriginPoint brand, becoming a top 10 national mortgage lender, according to a release from the two companies Guaranteed Rate Affinity...Read More | ||
| Court Report: NAR Fires Back in Compass Subpoena Spat; Keller Williams Sued for ‘Junk Fees’ | ||
| 11/3/2026 12:47 PM | ||
| Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. NAR defends Compass subpoena in private listing lawsuit The latest dust-up in the battle between now defunct PLS.com and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) continues, as both pa...Read More | ||