Newsletter — Top Real Estate News

Top Real Estate News

Sent Saturday, October 3, 2026

If you rent, sell or invest in real estate we have hand picked articles form all major online news sources to help you stay up to date with real estate news

Soft September Jobs Report May Give Fed Reason to Pause Rate Hikes, Slowing Ascent of Mortgage Rates

Redfin News

Takeaway: A soft jobs report may finally offer some relief for mortgage rates, or at least help to stem the march upward. Jobs data is no longer the key to whether the Fed continues to hike, but this data should give them a reason to wait. Jobs data points to a softer job market than […] The post Soft September Jobs Report May Give Fed Reason to Pause Rate Hikes, Slowing Ascent of Mortgage Rates appeared first on Redfin Real Estate News .

Homeowners Are Clinging to their Below-4% Mortgages for Dear Life as Mortgage Rates Went over 7%

Wolf Street Housing

The housing market, wrecked by ultralow mortgage rates, will stay wrecked for longer.

Mortgage rates post steepest weekly rise in four years

Scotsman Guide

30-year rates have gained 130 basis points since dipping below 6% in late February The post Mortgage rates post steepest weekly rise in four years appeared first on Scotsman Guide .

Jobs growth stalls — and that could be good news for mortgage rates

HousingWire

Unemployment rose to 4.

‘Lawfare is now the norm’: MLS leaders brace for more legal battles

HousingWire

MLS legal experts at CMLS Open House urged scenario planning around cooperation, participation, and data access as lawsuits and demand letters increase

Madison Realty Capital Supplies $127M Refi for Fort Lauderdale Development

Commercial Observer

Madison Realty Capital provided a $127 million construction takeout loan for a newly completed multifamily development in Fort Lauderdale. The 502-unit Arcadian, developed by Fuse Group and KREA Developments, received a temporary certificate of occupancy earlier this year.

Unexpectedly downbeat jobs report eases pressure on Fed to hike rates again in October

Scotsman Guide

Weak hiring could help surging mortgage rates, but a decline in homebuying sentiment may be in the offing The post Unexpectedly downbeat jobs report eases pressure on Fed to hike rates again in October appeared first on Scotsman Guide .

California’s $3.9B Midway Rising becomes a CEQA lightning rod

HousingWire

SB 344 targets Midway Rising, a $3.

September Jobs Report: Payrolls Miss Big, and the Housing Squeeze Continues

Realtor.com Research

The September 2026 jobs report was a clear miss, with payrolls up just 29,000 against an 84,000 consensus and 60,000 jobs revised out of July and August. The unemployment rate rose to 4. 2%, but the unrounded change was only 4.

eXp, HomeServices join CMLS effort to give brokers a bigger voice in MLS decisions

HousingWire

Exclusive from CMLS's Open House event: HomeServices of America and eXp Realty are early adopters as CMLS plans a listening phase through 2026

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— Ava