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November 2025

How Alexandria is defying Louisiana’s housing slowdown with a 22% buyer jump

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Alexandria’s housing market absorbed 36 homes during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, while sellers added just 21 new listings to inventory, creating a demand ratio that contrasts sharply with broader Louisiana market conditions. The Alexandria metro’s median days on market held at 80.5 days, running 18 days faster than Louisiana’s statewide median of 98 […]

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Home affordability delaying life milestones for aspiring buyers

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Coldwell Banker Real Estate has released its 2025 American Dream Report, finding that a majority of aspiring homeowners are postponing at least one major life decision — marriage, children, career changes, and even pet ownership — until they can afford to purchase a home. The company commissioned The Harris Poll to survey more than 3,000

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Wheeling, WV: Price cuts hit 43.9% of home listings in affordable area

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Price adjustments dominated the Wheeling, WV-OH metro housing market in the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, with 43.9% of active listings reducing their asking prices. The market absorbed 30 homes during the same period, demonstrating buyer responsiveness when pricing aligns with expectations. The Wheeling–Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH metro area maintained 355 single-family homes in active inventory, with

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How homebuilders can embed trust into the digital buyers journey

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The home-buying experience was once defined by its predictability. Lock in a mortgage rate, insure the property, and build equity over time. That rhythm is breaking down. According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index, a typical family earning the median U.S. income now spends 36% of earnings on a new home—and low-income buyers

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Managing savings, homeownership during first retirement year

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Financial advisors warn that the first year of retirement often determines how long savings will last and whether homeowners can comfortably stay in their homes, according to reporting by Kiplinger. “The first year of retirement is one of the most defining periods in a person’s financial life,” said Renee Collins, founder of Retire Ready Inc.,

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Mortgage rate locks stay strong, refis drive activity

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Rate-lock activity remained resilient in October despite seasonal cooling, according to Optimal Blue’s October 2025 Market Advantage Mortgage Data Report. Total lock volume declined 4.2% from September but remained 18% higher than a year earlier as borrowers responded to improving affordability and narrower rate spreads. Purchase locks slipped 1.5% month-over-month — in line with normal

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APM leaders discuss succession planning and 2026 strategy

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Last month, American Pacific Mortgage (APM) announced a leadership transition as the company nears its 30th anniversary. The company’s longtime chairman and former president and CEO, Bill Lowman, said he plans to retire after more than two decades with APM. As part of the leadership transition, Ned Payant, APM’s former CEO, stepped into the role of

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Fair housing complaints mount amid HUD staffing cuts

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The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) reported that 32,321 housing discrimination complaints were filed nationwide in 2024 — one of the highest totals recorded across the past two decades. According to the report, disability-related discrimination accounted for the largest share of complaints at 54.6%, followed by cases based on race, national origin, sex, familial status

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How experts view the current state of MSR market

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A pickup in originations, home price shifts, delinquencies and an intensifying focus on recapture are among the dynamics reshaping the mortgage servicing rights market, speakers at an industry event said Thursday. Current production forecasts project growth that extends through next year with housing values softening in some regions, said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the

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