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Cheap-Money Homeownership in America is Over, Time to Face a New Cost Reality

Morgan Stanley Says Pre-Biden Era Home Affordability is Gone Forever New Morgan Stanley analysis delivers a sobering verdict: America's housing market isn't in a temporary slump--it's locked into a higher-cost, lower-turnover equilibrium that won't revert to the cheap-money conditions of the 2010s. For millions priced out of homeownership, the long-held bet was straightforward: wait out surging prices,...

Consistency spells top 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings for Gary Mercer Sr.

For Gary Mercer Sr., achieving high placement on the RealTrends Verified annual rankings is less about chasing a specific number and more about a lifetime commitment to consistency. The results, however, speak for themselves. As an individual agent, Mercer reported $167.35 million in transaction volume across 241 sides for 2025. That performance placed him at No. 19 nationally among individual agents...

Fathom agents briefed on Bed Bath & Beyond acquisition plan

Fathom Holdings Inc. told its agents that its pending sale to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is intended to create an “Everything Home Ecosystem” that keeps real estate agents at the center of an expanded homeownership services platform, according to an internal email filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Filed June 22 under SEC Rule 425, the email was sent to Fathom’s agents after...

Will the Fed really hike rates 3 times in 2026, per Bank of America?

First, let me address the main question: Does Bank of America’s new forecast of three rate hikes before the end of the year make sense? The short answer is: No. Three Fed rate hikes in 2026 doesn’t make sense, nor has the marketplace priced in three rate hikes in such a short amount of time.  So, what gives? Why did Bank of America say this? Let’s break this down. Fortune reported: “In a...

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