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• Lower mortgage rates support steady new home sales January 13, 2026
  The long-delayed report shows new home sales reached 737,000 in October 2025, up 18.7% from last year, as mortgage rates fall near 6%
  Logan Mohtashami
• Cost of retirement comfort soars, leaving most far short January 13, 2026
  Survey insights point to a widening gap between what retirees believe is required to retire comfortably and what most actually have.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Builders greet 2026 squeezed by policy flux and margin erosion January 13, 2026
  By the time the homebuilding industry reaches Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8, the stakes will be unmistakable. That date marks more than the unofficial kickoff to Spring Selling Season, for U.S. homebuilders large and small. It signals the point at which months of price capitulation, incentive layering, cost cutting, and balance-sheet triage either […]
  John McManus
• NAMB urges FHA to end lifetime mortgage insurance rule January 13, 2026
  NAMB urges FHA to end its lifetime mortgage insurance rule, citing outdated policies and improved financial conditions for the MMI Fund.
  Sarah Wolak
• Luxury Presence raises $37M to push CRM platform development January 13, 2026
  Luxury Presence’s new artificial intelligence–driven Presence CRM platform is scheduled to roll out in February.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Top Houston agent leaves Compass for Douglas Elliman January 13, 2026
  With $100 million in closed sales in 2025, Dana Johnson is a top-10 agent in Houston and is taking her talents to Douglas Elliman.
  Brooklee Han
• Max Stokes splits from Fox & Stokes to launch N.J. Compass team January 13, 2026
  Stokes is launching a new specialist team under his own name while remaining at Compass, moving away from the mega-team model.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Engel & Völkers gains top California team from Sotheby’s January 13, 2026
  Engel & Völkers welcomes Truszkowski Freedman & Associates, a $1B luxury team formerly brokered with Sotheby's with $45.13M in 2024 sales.
  Brooklee Han
• Lawmakers move to restrict private listings in Washington January 13, 2026
  Washington lawmakers propose a bill to restrict private real estate listings, aiming to boost transparency and public access.
  Brooklee Han
• House bill seeks higher VA loan fees to fund veterans’ benefits January 13, 2026
  Mortgage trade groups are closely monitoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would raise fees on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgages to help fund other veterans' benefits.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes