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Housing Industry News

NAR pending home sales index down 4.7% year over year

Sep 17, 2026 · 3:32 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

August’s index reading of 71.2 was about 30% below pre-pandemic years, with monthly declines concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest

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Zillow Preview listings to appear on RealScout later this year

Sep 17, 2026 · 1:52 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Integration expands pre-MLS exposure to 100,000-plus agents and buyers across hundreds of U.S. markets

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Can empowering small investors strengthen America’s housing supply?

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:00 AM Julie Baird HousingWire

Federal data show individuals own 59% of rental properties, even as LLCs hold 43% of rental units

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The wrong levers

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:00 AM Mark Milam HousingWire

Four years of a frozen housing market won't thaw from the three levers everyone keeps pulling

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Who owns the customer? That depends on whom you ask.

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:00 AM Rick Roque, Jim Deitch HousingWire

With 30-year rates near 7%, retention and permissioned access may decide the next refi wave

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The Fed rate-hike cycle has started. What’s next?

Sep 16, 2026 · 11:23 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Key factors for mortgage rates will be the Iran conflict and trade war, not just the economy

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Housing Market Spotlight: The housing market signal to watch as rates top 7%

Sep 16, 2026 · 8:48 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

New listings and pending sales can offer an early look at whether buyer demand is losing ground

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What real estate professionals should know about the Fed rate hike

Sep 16, 2026 · 8:42 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Housing professionals said the psychological effect on homebuyers and sellers is immediate

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Why more builder discounts are not unlocking new-home demand

Sep 16, 2026 · 7:39 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

In September, two out of three homebuilders used incentives and 38% cut prices by 6% on average

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Fed hikes rates, with analysts seeing more tightening ahead

Sep 16, 2026 · 6:01 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Fed raises benchmark rate to 3.75% to 4% range in response to high inflation and solid employment

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