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Housing inventory decreased last week, while purchase application data grew 25% year-over-year! What is happening in the housing market?  In the two weeks leading up to the July 4th holiday week, our weekly Housing Market Tracker showed that housing data was stabilizing as mortgage rates approached their lowest levels of the year. However, with July 4th falling on a Friday, I noted that the following...

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This Trending Now story features the most-saved outdoor photos uploaded to Houzz between March 15 and June 15, 2025.On a warm summer evening, few things compare to unwinding outdoors — whether it’s sitting beneath the twinkle of cafe lights, gathering around the soft glow of a...

A nearly $900,000 insurance check from State Farm failed to clear for more than a week, raising alarm for an Altadena, California, homeowner still displaced by January’s wildfires. Amelia McDonald, a veteran insurance defense attorney, deposited a check for $876,354.07 on June 30. But by July 9, the funds were still unavailable. A Chase bank representative told her the account associated with the...

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Realtor.com adds property tax appeal tool with Ownwell integration Realtor.com now offers property tax monitoring and appeals through a new partnership with Ownwell. With rising...