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October 2025

NY couple claims Zillow, First Street’s climate risk data harmed home sale

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Chappaqua, New York home sellers, married couple Andrew and Eri Uerkwitz, are claiming that flood risk data provided by First Street Technology accompanying their listing on Zillow is to blame for their home-selling woes, according to a story first published by the Daily Mail. In April 2025, the Uerkwitzes listed their Westchester County home, which […]

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Investors drive up home prices, challenging first-time buyers

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Coupled with high mortgage rates and record-high home prices, real estate investors are also making it harder for first-time buyers to compete, according to new data from real estate analytics firm Cotality. Insights authored Oct. 10 by Thom Malone, Cotality’s principal economist, found that investors routinely pay more than market value for homes. These premiums

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San Francisco housing market stays hot in October 2025

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The San Francisco metro area continues to show a competitive housing market in Oct. 2025. HW Data shows 662 single-family homes sold across the San Francisco metro area last week. The Market Action Index, a key indicator of housing activity, stands at 52.6 — a sign that demand is outpacing supply. Inventory and pricing trends

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LendingTree founder, CEO Douglas Lebda dies in ATV accident

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Douglas Lebda, the founder and chief executive officer of LendingTree Inc., died Sunday following an all-terrain vehicle accident. He was 55. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Doug,” LendingTree’s board of directors said in a statement. The accident occurred on his family farm in North Carolina. He is survived by his wife,

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Why More Buyers Are Turning to New Construction This Year

Why More Buyers Are Turning to New Construction This Year

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There’s a trend taking hold in real estate right now: more buyers are choosing newly built homes. And it’s not just about getting the latest technology or modern floorplans. It’s because they may be able to get a better deal. Builders are offering serious incentives today, and people are jumping on them. In fact, new

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Why title insurance is essential to secure, affordable homeownership

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The Federal Reserve’s decision this month to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points was encouraging news for Americans eager to become homeowners. Although mortgage rates aren’t set by the Fed, they are impacted by its policy changes. Indeed, prior to — and in anticipation of — the Fed’s announcement, mortgage rates fell

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Did housing inventory peak in August this year?

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Housing inventory at one point this year showed 33% year-over-year growth, but that growth has since slowed to 17%, and we might already have seen the seasonal peak in inventory for the year in the first week of August. I didn’t believe we were witnessing the peak in August and I have been looking for

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Tech Pulse: Mortgage leaders stress forward thinking

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Mortgage execs advise lenders to embrace technology or risk falling behind Lenders were urged to embrace technology and adapt to a changing mortgage market at HousingWire‘s 2025 Mortgage

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Slocum Home Team joins eXp Realty after 76 years in Rhode Island

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The Slocum Home Team, a three-generation family real estate business founded in 1949, has joined eXp Realty. Founded by George Slocum in Warwick, Rhode Island, the brokerage has been a fixture in local real estate for the better part of a century. The team is now led by Nick Slocum and includes 30 agents and

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Compass adds the Salaverri Windsor Group in Florida

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Compass announced that the Salaverri Windsor Group. a Sarasota, Fla.-based real estate team, has joined the company. Led by Georgia Salaverri and Steven Windsor, the team has more than 30 years of combined experience in real estate. “We are thrilled to welcome the Salaverri Windsor Group to Compass,” said Jeff Polashuk, regional vice president of

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