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10 Sessions Not to Miss at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange

Beth McGuire — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:05:30 +0000

More than 400 real estate leaders are set to gather in our nation’s capital next week for RISMedia’s 38th annual CEO & Leadership Exchange, taking place Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Fairmont Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The highly anticipated event presents more than 100 of the industry’s top minds as panelists discussing the most pressing…

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Class-Action Suit Claims Better, Ex-CEO Garg Intentionally Misled Investors

Maria Patterson — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:18:09 +0000

A federal securities class-action lawsuit has been filed against national online mortgage lender Better Home & Finance (commonly known as Better), its controversial founder and former CEO Vishal Garg, and its current CFO Loveen Advani. The suit alleges that Better violated federal securities laws by knowingly misleading investors about the company’s potential monthly loan volume…

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Relational or Transactional? Strategies to Beat the Big Boxes

Michael Catarevas — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:57:32 +0000

The more things change… As cutting-edge tech stacks, company consolidations and other new developments impact the residential real estate industry, there is and likely always will be one thing the big-box brokerages cannot match or exceed. And that’s the fact that agents and brokers, with their hyperlocal knowledge and ability to serve homebuyers and sellers…

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‘Let America Build’ Campaign Spotlights Growing Housing Supply Gap in Boston

Desirae Sin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:27:55 +0000

Realtor.com announced that the ‘Let America Build’ campaign put on a first-of-its-kind mobile activation highlighting the national housing supply crisis in Boston, driving a glass house mounted on a truck through the city streets, symbolizing America’s staggering 4.03 million-home supply gap. According to a release, the campaign aims to inform the public, elevate housing supply…

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Mortgage Mix: Rates Peak as Fed Members Float Possibility of Another Interest Rate Hike

Beth McGuire — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:10:40 +0000

Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. The numbers: Mortgage rates peaked to a new high this week, climbing back up to the 7% range for the first time in 2026 and hitting their “highest level since May 2024,” as noted by…

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Tech Sharpens Strategy: Staying Ahead With the Right Tools

Desirae Sin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:59:27 +0000

As tech conversations dominate industry discourse and brokerages compete to stay ahead, the race is on to identify the solutions that drive growth and add value. To gain insight into which tools are making the biggest difference, we asked some of our 2026 RISMedia Real Estate Newsmakers the following question: “What is the most effective…

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Consumer Sentiment Down in September as Economy Lags

Michael Catarevas — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:53:12 +0000

The latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, released Aug. 28, came in at 48.1 in September, falling from 51.7 in August, likely due to inflation worries and a lackluster economic outlook. Current economic conditions and consumer expectations were also slightly lower. “Consumer sentiment ticked down less than four index points in September, reaching the…

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Court Approves Requested Relief as HouseCanary Moves Through Chapter 11 Reorg

Jesse Williams — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:41:28 +0000

Only a few months after making headlines across both trade and mainstream media for a Google partnership described as potentially transformative for real estate, housing data firm HouseCanary filed Chapter 11 on September 22, as the company seemingly navigates a messy decades-long court fight. In a hearing on September 24 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for…

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6 Musts to Share With Buyers About Why You Rule Over AI

Claudia Larsen — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:42:02 +0000

One in five prospective buyers and current homeowners used AI tools or chatbots for housing research during the previous year, according to Bank of America’s 2026 Homebuyer Insights Report. Usage reached 32% among Gen Z and 28% among millennials. Of those who used AI, 57% asked it to estimate affordability, mortgage payments or closing costs.…

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Mortgage Rates Hit 2-Year Peak as War Continues to Hinder Economy

Claudia Larsen — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:31:23 +0000

The Iran War continues to weigh on the economy, and in turn the housing market, with mortgage rates this week peaking to “the highest level since May 2024,” as noted by Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit. According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.03%…

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