• Trade groups push plan to let GSEs buy MBS to ease mortgage rates,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Trade groups push plan to let GSEs buy MBS to ease mortgage rates

    Trade groups representing community banks and home lenders are urging the Trump administration to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to help bring down mortgage rates. The idea relies on amending the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (PSPA) to enable the

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  • Why more homeowners are listing without agents — and regretting it,Jonathan Delozier

    Why more homeowners are listing without agents — and regretting it

    Selling a home has become a more complex decision as online platforms offer new ways to bypass real estate agents. According to a new Clever Offers survey, 42% of sellers said market conditions influenced how they sold their home, and many chose alternative routes such as cash buyers, iBuyers or for

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  • It’s up to MLSs to decide if the Zillow-ChatGPT integration violates IDX policies,Brooklee Han

    It’s up to MLSs to decide if the Zillow-ChatGPT integration violates IDX policies

    The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has weighed in on the ongoing debate over whether or not Zillow’s app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT violates MLS IDX policies. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NAR said that when it comes to enforcement, “each MLS is individually responsible for conduc

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