Federal Judge Weighing Who Controls Listing Visibility Across Portals
A Chicago courtroom fight between Zillow, Compass, and a major MLS could reshape where your home appears online. Here's what sellers need to understand now.
Seller Intelligence archive — page 11
Coverage of mortgage rates, home prices, inventory, policy and the listing business, with what each story means for a homeowner who may sell.
A 4-Million-Home Deficit Is Getting Worse — Here's What Sellers Need to Know
AI data centers are competing with homebuilders for the same workers and materials. That supply squeeze has direct consequences for how you price, time, and net your sale.
Realtor.com's New AI Tool Is Reshaping How Buyers Size Up Your Home
RealAssist AI launched this week on Realtor.com. Here's what buyers are asking it about your listing—and what sellers need to get ahead of.
The Real Homeownership Rate May Be 53%, Not 65%
Federal Reserve researchers say the traditional metric overstates who actually owns a home — and that gap has real consequences for sellers reading today's market.
Freddie Mac Posts $3.8B Q2 Profit as Refi Volume Surges
Freddie Mac's strongest quarterly earnings in recent memory signals a healthier mortgage market — here's what sellers need to know right now.
The 25% Inventory Boost That Doesn't Require a Single New Home
Better buyer-seller matching could expand usable inventory by up to 30%—and that shift has direct implications for how you price, time, and net from your sale.
Jay Clayton Confirmed as DNI — Pulte Returns Full Attention to FHFA
The Senate's 51-47 vote ends Bill Pulte's dual role. For sellers, the question is what a fully refocused FHFA director means for mortgage rates and inventory.
Mortgage Applications Slide 6.4% as Rates Hit an 11-Month High
A spike in oil prices pushed 30-year mortgage rates to 6.76%, shrinking your buyer pool and putting downward pressure on offers. Here's what sellers need to know.
Foreign Buyers Pulled Back Hard in 2026. Here's What Sellers Need to Know.
International purchases dropped 19% to $45.3B. For sellers in Florida, California, and Texas, the shift changes your pricing math.
Foreclosure Auctions Hit a Six-Year High in Q2 2026
FHA and post-2022 loans are driving distressed sales up 23% year over year. Here's what a rising auction market means if you're planning to sell.
Housing Affordability Isn't a Supply Problem. It's a Payment Problem.
An open letter to federal regulators and Congress argues five targeted actions—four needing no new laws—could cut monthly housing costs faster than building alone.
Policy · Florida
Florida Condo Rules and a Tax Ballot Measure Could Shift Who Can Buy Your Home
Two policy fights in Florida — a 2027 reserve rule for condos and a property tax amendment — are quietly reshaping the pool of buyers sellers can expect.
Mortgage Rates at 6.94% Are Shrinking Your Buyer Pool
Rates jumped nearly three-quarters of a point since February. Here's what that means for your sale price, days on market, and what you can do about it.
Home Prices Up 1.1% in May, But Inflation Is Eating the Gain
The Case-Shiller index shows nominal price growth, but sellers in the West and Sunbelt are losing ground in real terms. Here's what it means for your sale.
Sitzer/Burnett Plaintiffs Demand MLS Data — And the Silence Rule Is the Story
A new motion in the landmark commission case treats MLS inaction as consent to release listing and commission data. Here's what sellers need to understand.