• December jobs data continues to support lower mortgage rates,Logan Mohtashami

    December jobs data continues to support lower mortgage rates

    Jobs Friday came and went without much reaction in bond yields because the labor market isn’t breaking, nor is it getting stronger. Mortgage rates dropped into the 5s for a short time on Friday as a result of Trump’s earlier announcement directing the GSEs to buy $200 billion in mortgage backed secu

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  • WSJ: DOJ leadership halted antitrust review of Compass–Anywhere deal,Brooklee Han

    WSJ: DOJ leadership halted antitrust review of Compass–Anywhere deal

    News that the proposed merger between Compass and Anywhere would close this week came as a surprise to many in the industry, especially those who were anticipating a robust antitrust review of the deal. Several news outlets are reporting that antitrust regulators were blocked from a deeper investiga

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  • Real estate leaders weigh in on potential ban on large investors,Jonathan Delozier

    Real estate leaders weigh in on potential ban on large investors

    President Donald Trump announced plans to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes earlier this week, arguing the move would ease competition for families and improve housing affordability. The proposal has reignited a long-running debate over the role Wall Street-backed lan

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