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      <news:title>HUD Claims a 46% Dent in Fair Housing Backlog. Advocates Aren't Buying It.</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T04:01:07Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 7.12% — What Sellers Need to Know Now</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T00:01:23Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>New Home Sales Climb to 684,000 Rate in August — What It Costs Sellers</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T04:01:05Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>A Boston Office Tower in Foreclosure Tells Sellers Something Important</news:title>
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      <news:title>Mortgage Rates Cross 7% as Fed Signals More Hikes Are Coming</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T20:01:00Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>New Home Sales Hit 8-Month High as Mortgage Rates Climb to 7.37%</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T16:01:04Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Builders Are Buying Down Rates — and Pulling Buyers Away From You</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T12:01:05Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Buyers Are Putting More Down — What That Means for Your Sale</news:title>
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