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CNBC, Dec. 28, 2023–Diana OlickPending home sales in November were unchanged compared with October and 5.2% lower than November of last year, according to the National Association of Realtors.Click here …

HousingWire, December 22, 2023–Bill ConroyThe year ahead promises to offer the housing industry some relief, compared with a grueling 2023, but it is likely to be only a small bounce …

The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 21, 2023-Gina HeebMortgage rates dropped to the lowest level since June, offering some reprieve to a housing market that has been battered by higher borrowing …

Curbed, Dec. 21, 2023-Kim VelseyJames Morgan, an associate broker at Compass, had two deals over $20 million go into contract the last month.Click here for more

National Mortgage Professional, Dec. 21, 2023-Christine StuartIn a positive turn of events in the industry, homebuyer affordability improved in November, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest data. The national …

Newsweek, Dec. 21, 2023-Omar MohammedMortgage payments became slightly cheaper in November, lenders said Thursday amid weeks of declines in rates that have made monthly payments more affordable.Click here for more

Fast Company, Dec. 21, 2023-Lance LambertBank of America housing analysts say that “underbuilding” of U.S. homes over the past decade has not only “absorbed the 2 to 3 million home …

The New York Times, Dec. 19, 2023-Ellen RosenAmong office designers and architects, cubicles are rarely mentioned. The once-ubiquitous fixture, so popular in the 1980s and ’90s, has become vilified as …

The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 20, 2023-Melissa Korn and Shane ShifflettArizona State University students will pay more than $9,600 this year to live in a shared bedroom at Manzanita Hall, …

MPA, Dec. 20, 2023-Abigail AdriaticoMortgage applications for new home purchases increased in November year-over-year, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).Click here for more