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MBA: Mortgage applications rise as mortgage rates slide on weakening U.S. economy

Home-purchase activity remained elevated from 2024, but a cloudy economic outlook has deterred some would-be homebuyers. 

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

Three of the most expensive new listings in Texas are located on the same street — West Friar Tuck Lane — in Houston.

US housing market sees rising inventory, slower price growth and more negotiation room

After years of fast-paced home sales, tight inventory and relentless price growth, the U.S. housing market may finally be entering a new chapter.

VA Home Loan Reform Act becomes law

The law helps delinquent VA borrowers and allows them to pay buyer-agent commissions when house shopping. 

Underground living in a Tennessee bunker

The property is listed on Special Finds by India Mesa of Crye-Leike Elite for $750,000.

NAR: Pending home sales decline in June despite inventory increase

Geographically, the only region to post a monthly increase in pending sales was the Northeast, where they rose 2.1%, according to NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index.

Case-Shiller: Dallas home-price growth dips in May, as national market undergoes ‘slow unwind’

Nationally, the pace of home-price appreciation declined to its slowest pace in almost two years, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. 

Who’s moving to Dallas-Fort Worth?

A new report from U-Haul identified the most common states of origin for do-it-yourself movers who relocated to Dallas-Fort Worth.

Painted Tree, Elevon, Silverado and more among top-selling MPCs of 2025

Painted Tree, a McKinney master-planned community from Oxland Group, was the top-selling MPC in the Metroplex and the No. 17 MPC in the country, with 330 new-home sales from January through June.

Matthew Gardner’s Q2 2025 market insights

Real estate economist Matthew Gardner joins Agent Publishing Co-Publisher Anne Hartnett to unpack the biggest housing trends from the second quarter, plus the potential impact of a new Fed chair and the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

New-home sales climb in June as median price dips

The inventory of new homes for sale surged year over year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.    

Judge dismisses Texas antitrust case, upholds three-way membership policy

A U.S. District Court judge in Texas dismissed an antitrust case that alleged the National Association of REALTORS’® policy of mandatory involvement in local, state and national Realtor associations violates federal antitrust laws.

John Hancock’s home for sale in Boston

The 3-story building currently serves as a law office, but it’s also a stop on Boston’s Freedom Trail.

NAR: Existing-home sales price hits all time high in June

At the same time, the pace of existing-home sales declined from May’s level. 

Housing starts climb 4.6% in June despite softening single-family sector

New single-family home construction declined as builders continue to grapple with macroeconomic headwinds. 

Realtors Relief Foundation raises $500K for Texas flood aid

“Following the tragic floods in Texas, we at the National Association of REALTORS® and the Realtors Relief Foundation are heartbroken at the lives lost and the communities devastated,” said RRF President Greg Hrabcak.

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