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- Midwest housing markets defy national days on market trends September 12, 2025Midwest housing markets are demonstrating remarkable resilience against the national trend of extended Days on Market.
- Tech Pulse: AI for real estate teams; Tech Trendsetter shares insights September 12, 2025Small real estate team leaders speak on best artificial intelligence practices, and a Tech Trendsetter delves into lending agent automation.
- Commerce Secretary Lutnick says Fannie, Freddie IPO ‘could well be this year’ September 12, 2025Lutnick appeared on CNBC to offer comments about the plans and said the offering "could potentially be the largest IPO in history."
- Foreclosure filings rise 18% year over year in August September 12, 2025Lenders started foreclosure proceedings on 24,254 properties in August, a slight decrease from July but up 17% from last year.
- Home equity levels remain high even as price appreciation has cooled September 12, 2025Cotality’s home equity report for the second quarter of 2025 shows the average U.S. homeowner with a mortgage has $307,000 in equity.
- Ohio property tax debate intensifies September 12, 2025Experts agree that Ohio's property tax burden has shifted heavily onto homeowners across numerous policy changes since the 1990s.
- Waters urges Fed independence, FHFA probe in Trump-Cook fight September 12, 2025Rep. Maxine Waters and fellow Democrats seek information on Trump’s bid to influence the Federal Reserve and the release of Lisa Cook’s mortgage records.
- Is there a better way to avoid reverse mortgage foreclosures? September 12, 2025Even with options in place to prevent them, reverse mortgages can end in foreclosure. But Byron Batres thinks his company can offer a solution to reduce these outcomes.
- Christie’s International Real Estate SC adds agent Jordana Leigh September 12, 2025RealTrends Verified's 2025 rankings saw Leigh report more than $209 million in sales volume, which ranked 50th among all agents nationwide.
- MBA’s Bob Broeksmit sees risks in merging Fannie and Freddie September 12, 2025Broeksmit warned that creating a government-conferred monopoly would "diminish innovation and degrade service to market participants."
