Inventory is down year over year, but months of supply says the market is functioning

Housing inventory is down year over year, and price growth stands at 2.0% per the NAR existing home sales report. That combination might seem bad for affordability, but the truth is housing inventory is back at a healthy level, with price growth still in check and below wage growth, which ran at 3.2% in the […]

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MLS leaders say AI requires a new approach to governing real estate data

As artificial intelligence changes how real estate data is accessed, analyzed and deployed, two of the nation’s largest MLS leaders say the industry needs to rethink the infrastructure governing that data — and give brokerages far more visibility into how their information is being used. During a discussion at HousingWire’s AI Summit, NorthStar MLS CEO

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Wildfires threaten 2.5M western homes, with $1.4T at risk

More than 2.5 million properties across the 10 most exposed western states face a moderate or greater risk of wildfire damage, representing nearly $1.4 trillion in reconstruction cost value (RCV), according to Cotality’s 2026 Wildfire Risk Report. The analysis, released Wednesday, highlights a growing concern for insurers, reinsurers, investors and homeowners. It explains that losses

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