A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In putting together a list of predictions for what the real estate industry might experience during 2026, I am reminded of the wonderfully warped psychic Criswell, who gained fame and fortune by making bold predictions including claims that an...
The final Primary Mortgage Markey Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) found 2025 ending with mortgage rates at their lowest level of the year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.15% as of Dec. 31, down from last week when it averaged 6.18%. A year...
reAlpha Mortgage, a division of reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ: AIRE), has launched a national loan officer recruitment program. According to the Dublin, Ohio-based company, the program will offer Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards to loan officers who join reAlpha. The...
November home sales in Kansas totaled 2,560 units, a 9.6% decline from the 2,831 transactions recorded one year earlier. At the end of the month, there were 3,762 contracts still pending, up 7.8% from the 3,491 total set 12 months earlier. According to data from...
Beginning on Jan. 1, home sellers in Iowa will need to disclose the presence of lead water lines in their property. KTIV reports the recently passed state law House File 876 goes into effect on New Year’s Day. This comes ahead of the 2037 deadline set in the US...
As the first anniversary of the Los Angeles County wildfires approaches, two new data reports offer an overview of the catastrophe’s impact on the local housing market. Redfin reports real estate investors are buying roughly 40% of the land selling in areas impacted...
