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Refinancing at the Forefront of Mortgage Origination as Rates Come Down
While mortgage originations remain constrained due to affordability concerns, refinancing is driving increased activity as mortgage rates have come down from record highs to near 6%, according to the latest data from ATTOM. ATTOM’s Mortgage Origination Report for Q4 2025 found that 1.72 million mortgages secured by residential property were issued, a 6% decrease from…
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Brokerage Execs Parse NAR Annual Report
When a company’s annual report appears not long after some sort of upheaval, it’s natural that it would be inhaled by the industry’s masses like a New York Times best-seller. Such is the case for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) 2025 Annual Report after the now famous Sitzer-Burnett trial outcome in late 2023, along…
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Inflation Hits New Lows as 2026 Outlook Brightens
January appears to be looking up in terms of inflation as the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics saw the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit a low for both inflation and core inflation. The CPI for January saw a 0.2% increase in the all items index, landing annual inflation at 2.4%. This is…
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Highlights from Week 3 of the Alexander brothers’ trial
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Top DOJ Antitrust Enforcer Out, With Real Estate Issues Still Simmering
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, who was overseeing the long-suffering Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), announced on social media yesterday that she would be resigning from the position, effective immediately. “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as (assistant attorney general) for…
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