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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

We have brought down expenses and continue to grow our agent count and inventory advantage,” Reffkin said. For example, Compass has access to off-market exclusives through Compass Private Exclusives and Coming Soon, which is particularly important in a low-inventory environment.” million homes in 2026,” Reffkin said.

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Mr. Cooper to acquire Home Point Capital for $324M in cash

Housing Wire

The transaction will ultimately result in the seller shutting down operations. Per the transaction, Mr. Cooper is acquiring all outstanding shares of Home Point and assuming $500 million in outstanding Home Point 5% senior notes due in February 2026. billion in 2022, a 71.6% decline compared to 2021.

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What Fed rate cuts in 2024 will mean for homebuyers

Housing Wire

For 2026, Fed officials projected rates to fall below 3% by the end of 2026 through three more quarter percentage point reductions. While mortgage rates are expected to decrease, high home prices combined with low inventory still pose a challenge for potential homebuyers. “We in 2025, indicating four more 25 bps cuts.

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6% mortgage rates are back (for select borrowers)

Housing Wire

When rates go down by a point, people sit on the sidelines because the consumers and the sellers want to know what the market is going to be when they sell the house. Most LOs don’t expect traditional rate-term refinance demand to return until the second half of 2025 and into 2026. in 2024, followed by 5.5%

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Despite Falling Rates, King County Housing Market Flops to End Forgettable Year

Will Springer Realtor

Perhaps too late in the year to make a difference to many, at least the Fed’s upbeat forecast offers renewed hope for the pent-up pool of prospective buyers – possibly sellers, too – to seek out a new home in the coming 12 months. YoY, as sellers accepted prices at an average of 96.6% YoY, with sellers accepting 96.7%

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

To be sure, the market is still leaning heavily in the sellers’ favor and listings are slimmer than a strand of spaghetti. Estimated opening is 2026. The combination of buyers leaving the market, which brings down demand, and the slow but steady increase in new listings has beefed up inventory slightly month-to-month.

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

This year’s buying and selling campaign will be marked by increasing inventory (good!), The thought that early spring would produce more, longer-lasting inventory has yet to materialize. Inventories for condos were little changed from month to month, standing at 0.6 overall, where housing inventory rose 2.4%