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Shock event sours rosy real estate hopes for 3rd straight spring: Intel

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Client pools saw little change in March. But the once-optimistic outlook for 2026 fizzled as the war in Iran drove borrowing costs higher. Continue reading →

NAR thought home sales would spike this year. Not anymore, thanks to volatile mortgage rates

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The market reaction to Trump’s war in Iran sent mortgage rates sharply higher. NAR will revise its bullish 14 percent sales jump as a result. Continue reading →

A recession is coming. Here’s what you should do now — not later

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Helping clients think in terms of affordability today with flexibility tomorrow reframes fear into strategy, Verl Workman writes. Continue reading →

Economists: The housing market ‘feels stagnant,’ while the future ‘remains cloudy’

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New numbers show that 2025 had “the weakest start to a year for home prices since the early 2010s,” one economist said. Continue reading →

KB Home says the Iran war is already ‘weighing on the consumer’

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The war in Iran’s impact on the housing market is emerging as KB Home reports weaker demand, lower earnings and rising uncertainty. Continue reading →

Keller, Compass, eXp: Inman Top 5

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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers. Continue reading →

Why affordable waterfront homes are disappearing in California

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Contributor Lindsey Harn shares why mid-priced homes on the coast are vanishing, and opportunities to build new homes are slim. Continue reading →

The 2026 market’s not exactly what we had hoped for

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While real estate pros had hoped we’d be out of the woods by now, Carl Medford writes, a variety of factors are still keeping the market in a holding pattern. Continue reading →

Pending home sales falter despite ‘buyer-friendly’ market conditions

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Sub-6 percent mortgage rates improved affordability in February, but annual pending home sales still slipped due to economic and political headwinds. Continue reading →

Lennar profits fall 56% as affordability pressures hit new home sales

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Lennar earnings highlight ongoing housing market strain as profits plunge 56 percent amid high mortgage rates and softer home prices. Continue reading →