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Last July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law shielding apartment and residential projects from lengthy environmental review processes to boost the state’s housing supply and improve affordability. It’s working – but not without a fight. Developers wasted no time seizing the opportunity. A growing list of housing developments are securing exemptions from reviews […]

For years, the MLS was something agents barely thought about. It was simply part of the landscape. You entered listings. You searched homes. You scheduled showings. Deals got done. Now suddenly, everyone is fighting over listings. Compass is pushing private exclusives. Bright MLS is striking nationwide data-sharing agreements. Realtracs is expanding nationally. Cotality launched Broker

Mortgage rates continued to move higher in the past week as geopolitical turmoil caused the 10-year Treasury yield to soar, although mortgage spreads remain well below their levels of 2024 and 2025. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center, rates for 30-year conforming loans were at 6.77%, their highest point of the year. Rates for 30-year loans