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Waning housing affordability isn’t going away anytime soon, and neither are the impacts that it’s having on young aspiring homeowners. While this has become increasingly evident in recent months as the market has cooled, recent reports suggest that it also marks an entrenched trend among future buyers. According to a recent Credit Karma study reported…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. How high will they go? That’s likely a question on a few minds as mortgage rates once again trend upward to their highest levels in 14 years. After jumping 28 basis points, Freddie Mac’s chief…

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Like the iconic scene out of “Jerry Maguire,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is saying “help me, help you” to the public as the agency tries to spruce up several mortgage products for borrowers. In particular, the CFPB is seeking insight on ways to improve mortgage refinances for homeowners who would benefit from refinancing…

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Many people don’t really understand how the real estate business works or what is a REALTOR® and what they do. A REALTOR® ® is not the same thing as a real estate agent. REALTORS® are National Association of REALTORS® members who have taken an oath to follow a strict code of ethics. Even people that…

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The National Association of REALTORS® has announced a partnership with the National Forest Foundation. The partners plan to plant 1.575 million trees across the United States by 2025, one tree for each REALTOR®. The initiative was spearheaded by NAR’s 2022 President Leslie Rouda Smith. “As part of our association’s comprehensive sustainability and resilience plan, NAR…

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Cushman & Wakefield Named World's Best Real Estate Advisor and Consultant by Euromoney for Fifth Consecutive Year  Business Wire

RISMedia Senior Editor Jesse Williams delivers this week's Headliners, a video recap of the week's top stories in real estate.

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Pa. pension fund down over $3 billion in tough market, and braces for losses ahead  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Investors fear ongoing moves by the Fed and other central banks to raise short-term interest rates to fight inflation could lead to a recession.

Charlotte startup Finneo aims to be game changer for commercial real estate financing  The Business Journals

Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures founder a finalist for Stevie Awards  Maryland Daily Record

Top Homebuilder Says Homebuyers Are on Edge  Business Insider

Maestro Earle and Ukrainian music at the Berliner Musikfest  Wilson Center

The agent replied to a fishy email. Then Michael Jackson showed up  Inman

Over five years, Zar Zanganeh, then a young agent with Las Vegas Sotheby's International Realty, nurtured a relationship with the musician until his death in 2009. In the process, he inked deals for Jackson, Brittney Spears and Prince, whom he was asked to spy on by the King of Pop.

Here are the best taco cities in America, according to Clever Real Estate’s 2022 ranking  FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

Only 44.6 percent of offers written by Redfin agents in August faced competition, the lowest rate since April of 2020, according to new data released Friday.

Commercial real estate investment sales volume passes pre-pandemic levels - Pacific Business News  The Business Journals

Lisa Wise: Gun violence is everywhere — except on business agendas - Washington Business Journal  The Business Journals

Average US long-term mortgage rates climb to 6.29% this week  North Bay Business Journal