The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Zillow and Redfin over their rental syndication agreement.  In a complaint filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, the FTC claims that the two firms conspired to eliminate competition in the rental listing space and that their synd

When much of the real estate industry is consolidating, Parker Pemberton, who runs the No. 1 team globally at eXp Realty, has decided it is time to strike out on his own.  “I think that the marketplace needs strong local leadership and with the consolidation going on right now, it is getting very co

The Trump administration is preparing to slash funding for permanent housing programs aimed at addressing homelessness and shifting billions toward transitional housing that requires work or service participation, according to a report from Politico. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s

Mortgage spreads are the hero of housing in 2025, quietly helping housing demand pick up even when nobody else notices. What are mortgage spreads? In the slow dance between the 10-year yield and 30-year mortgage rates since 1971, the mortgage spread is the distance between them — the key variable ke