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INTERACTIVE: Here’s why mortgage rates are spiking now

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A mix of macro factors, policy statements and war in the Middle East have created mortgage rate volatility and dampened the 2026 home sales outlook. Continue reading →

Spring market posted strongest March in 5 years as rates climbed

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Zillow’s March Market Report showed pending sales rising 4.6 percent annually, the strongest pace in five years, even as mortgage rates climbed nearly half a point. Continue reading →

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 →

A national MLS could change our industry — and not in a good way

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The answer to a flawed institution is reform, not replacement, coach Darryl Davis writes, and NAR has both the authority and the responsibility to lead that reform. Continue reading →

Coming soons, vanishing MLSs, commissions stickiness: 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 →

NAR cuts volunteer committees, tightens application processes

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The National Association of Realtors is eliminating eight volunteer committees, while tightening guidelines for who can apply to serve on the ones that remain — the first phase of a broader governance overhaul tied to its 2026–2028 Strategic Plan. 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 →

There’s a new listings category. I’m calling it the company FSBO

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A company FSBO, dressed up in the language of seller choice, is still a restricted buyer pool, Darryl Davis writes, and we’ve known for a long time what restricted buyer pools produce. Continue reading →

MAPPED: Nearly half of America’s MLSs have vanished since 2015. Here’s what’s left.

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Amid ongoing consolidation and calls for more drastic changes, Inman mapped out the remaining 484 MLSs big and small. Continue reading →

Where did the demise of the MLS begin? It started with CCP

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The Clear Cooperation Policy tried to solve a real problem and created a larger one, Darryl Davis writes. Admitting that is not weakness. It’s the only leadership move that still has a chance of working. Continue reading →