May 2026

An appeal filed earlier this month by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) seeks to reverse a court decision vacating a rule requiring title insurance companies to report details of millions of residential real estate transactions. That nationwide anti-money laundering (AML) rule was overturned March 19 by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern […]

Realtracs appears to be the latest MLS with plans to potentially pull Zillow’s listing feed if the listing portal giant fails to comply with the Tennessee-based MLS’s updated IDX display rules.  On Wednesday morning, Realtracs sent an email, obtained by HousingWire and confirmed by the MLS, to brokers informing them that it updated its IDX

For the past several years, mortgage rates have largely dictated the direction of the housing market. When mortgage rates rose sharply, demand slowed. When rates eased, buyers returned. Inventory, pricing power and transaction activity often moved in predictable patterns tied closely to affordability pressure. But the latest HousingWire data suggests something more nuanced may now