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Freddie Mac’s last mortgage report of 2025 released earlier this week on New Year’s Eve saw the average mortgage rate hit its lowest level of the year, a positive sign for home shoppers as the holiday season comes to a close and eyes turn toward 2026’s peak buying season in the months ahead.  The latest…

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Some of the industry's best teams and brokers have started the year with a new brokerage. Here are updates from Compass, Douglas Elliman and others.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) monthly home price index (HPI), which tracks changes in single-family home prices, clocked a modest 0.4% increase in home values for October, with a 1.7% uptick from last year, as the housing market stutters heading into 2026. Largely aligning with expectations, the essentially flat trajectory for home values obscured…

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Anywhere Real Estate is facing legal challenges as its $1.6 billion merger with Compass moves toward a critical stockholder vote, with three lawsuits alleging insufficient financial disclosures in merger documents. According to an SEC filing on Dec. 29, three complaints have been filed by “purported stockholders of Anywhere” in New York and New Jersey courts…

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Ex-Laker Luol Deng Has A $200M Real Estate Portfolio Including Luxury Resorts And Casinos  Fadeaway World

In November, pending home sales made their best showing yet of 2025, in a sign of growing homebuyer confidence in response to factors like increased affordability and higher inventory.

Banxa & Vicox Legal: Leaders in Real Estate Transactions with Cryptocurrency in Europe  CryptoPotato

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How will Zohran Mamdani reshape New York’s property market?  thetimes.com

How will Zohran Mamdani reshape New York’s property market?  The Times

Columbus among Top 10 US homebuying markets amid ongoing housing crisis  The Columbus Dispatch

$2 Million Homes in London  The New York Times

To help make sure that you start 2026 on the right foot, Dani Vanderboegh, who runs the contributor program at Inman, has pulled together 26 how-tos worth reading again.

UK house prices rise less than expected in 2025 as growth slows  Financial Times

UK asset management power fuels bridging and real estate investment  Bridging & Commercial

Find out how The Sarkis Team breaks records year after year and how they're setting a new standard for excellence across their state.

Will house prices go up in 2026? Our six property experts return to give their verdict  MSN

London's hottest postcodes for 2026 where demand and house prices are rising fastest  London Evening Standard

What does 2026 hold for London property owners?  MSN

Sleepy railroad town is transformed as it becomes the No. 1 fastest-growing city in the US  Daily Mail