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It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

It’s a higher-for-longer world, and we’re just living in it: Economist

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Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down. Continue reading →

Real Talk: Why the silver tsunami might crash before it crests

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The recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act boasts many proposed boons for real estate, but not for silver homeowners, Rachael Hite writes. Informed agents see the big picture, and it’s not so beautiful for older adults. Continue reading →

Real Talk: Why the silver tsunami might crash before it crests

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The recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act boasts many proposed boons for real estate, but not for silver homeowners, Rachael Hite writes. Informed agents see the big picture, and it’s not so beautiful for older adults. Continue reading →

Real Talk: Why the silver tsunami might crash before it crests

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The recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act boasts many proposed boons for real estate, but not for silver homeowners, Rachael Hite writes. Informed agents see the big picture, and it’s not so beautiful for older adults. Continue reading →

Will home sales rebound? Closely watched forecasts say, ‘Yes’

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Economists at Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association differ on how much room mortgage rates have to come down and how fast home price appreciation will cool. Continue reading →

Mortgage rate woes undercut June new home sales

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Despite ample inventory and more affordable prices, seasonally adjusted new residential sales dropped 6.6 percent annually. Experts attributed the drop to mortgage rates as the primary cause. Continue reading →

Mega association emerges in Texas in the aftermath of major merger

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Association members have voted to approve a merger between the MetroTex Association of Realtors and Collin County Area Realtors, making the combined association a force of nearly 40,000 members. Continue reading →

Why collaboration and cooperation are the future of real estate

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In today’s more challenging market, agents are banding together to stay competitive and sane. Mike Bruce of Denver Metro Association of Realtors offers strategies for working together more effectively. Continue reading →

Higher rates aren’t stopping homebuyers from bargain hunting

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Purchase loan requests are up 3 percent from a week ago and 22 percent from last year even as mortgage rates climb to highest level in four weeks, Mortgage Bankers Association survey shows. Continue reading →