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Better mortgage spreads are still keeping home sales positive

Existing home sales were still positive year over year last week, with our weekly pending home sales data holding steady even with elevated mortgage rates. While people are frustrated that lower oil prices haven’t brought rates down, they should be deeply grateful that improved mortgage spreads have helped housing growth in 2026. If this had been 2023, 2024 or even 2025, mortgage rates would have been...

Pros Share the Advice That Changed Everything (9 photos)

From famous quotes and childhood observations to sage advice shared by a manager on a summer job, here are the golden nuggets that have shaped and inspired the work of design and construction professionals on Houzz. What’s the best professional advice you’ve ever received and when have you put it...

Reffkin takes the stand, MRED CEO says Zillow threatened litigation over listing policy dispute

The second and final day of the hearing regarding Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion in its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings featured testimony from two key witnesses for the defense, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin and MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen.  During their times on the witness stand on Thursday, Reffkin and Jensen both testified...

MISMO updates mortgage insurance data guide for VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) has updated its Mortgage Insurance Implementation Guide to incorporate data requirements for VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) subsidiary announced Thursday. The guide provides a standardized data framework for electronic information exchange between lenders and mortgage insurers across key processes,...

RealTrends Verified The Craig Tann Group continues decade of growth

Consistent growth and disciplined hiring have helped The Craig Tann Group become one of the nation’s highest-performing real estate teams. Based in Las Vegas, the team closed just under $486 million in sales volume across 877 transaction sides last year — earning the No. 10 national ranking for sales volume and No. 3 ranking for transaction sides among mega teams on RealTrends Verified’s...

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