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MBA’s Bob Broeksmit celebrates legislative victories in 2025
Broeksmit shared with the audience that the MBA helped shape roughly 10% of all laws passed by Congress this year.
Supreme Court denies REX’s petition to hear antitrust suit
The Supreme Court gave no reason as to why it denied REX’s petition in its long-running lawsuit against Zillow and NAR.
Low rates already exist: Let’s use them
With rates too high to make buying a home palatable, or even possible, we have a housing market that has been variously described as frozen or sick. What is certain is that many people are depressed about missing out on the interest rates that existed in 2021, and they fear that rates will never get that low again.
NEO Home Loans adds two new branch leaders
NEO Home Loans, powered by Better, announced that former mortgage brokers Daryn Fillis and Erik Gascho have joined the company.
Rate targets Latino homebuyers with Spanish mobile app
Rate says the launch makes them the first U.S. lender to offer a fully integrated mobile mortgage experience entirely in Spanish.
When tariffs hit home
Last month, a federal appeals court ruled that many of the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were illegal. Gulp. The tariffs in question — sometimes called “reciprocal” tariffs — had raised import tax rates up to 50% on India and Brazil and as high as 145% on certain Chinese goods. As a result, American importers paid over $210 billion in these tariffs (as of late August 2025) that courts have deemed invalid. The appeals court stayed the decision to allow the Trump administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court, which it already has. If the Supreme Court declines to hear the case or upholds this decision, allow me to invoke the immortal words of Keith Jackson and state eloquently for the record: “Whoa, Nellie!”
US home flipping profits hit lowest level since 2008
Profits from flipping have steadily eroded over the past decade. In fall 2012, the average return on investment was nearly 63%.
Stellar MLS, Miami Realtors sign reciprocal access agreement
Stellar MLS subscribers will soon have access to even more listings across Florida via data share with Miami Realtors.
Blackstone names real estate income trust CEO after fatal NYC shooting
Blackstone has promoted Katie Keenan to chief executive of its real estate income trust and global head of the Core+ business.
