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• Century 21 expands presence in Idaho December 16, 2025
  The company plans to use the affiliation to support recruitment efforts and explore potential acquisitions in surrounding markets.
  Jonathan Delozier
• ERA Real Estate affiliate announces North Texas acquisition December 16, 2025
  The acquisition includes two offices and nearly 100 agents. Following the transaction, the brokerage will operate as 24Fifteen ERA Powered.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Why Texas builders are betting on backup batteries for new homes December 16, 2025
  Texas builders see 70% adoption of backup batteries among buyers as grid outages and climate risks reshape home demand heading into 2026.
  John McManus
• Supreme Court denies REX’s request to rehear petition December 16, 2025
  The Supreme Court refused REX's second request to hear an appeal of its antitrust suit against NAR and Zillow.
  Brooklee Han
• ICE taps Bob Hart to lead mortgage technology division December 16, 2025
  Hart will succeed Tim Bowler, who will transition to ICE’s fixed income and data services division, where he will focus on index development and financial institution infrastructure.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• Midwest dominates Zillow’s most popular housing markets of 2025 December 16, 2025
  Most of the top-ranked cities feature median home values below $350,000, access to growing job markets and relatively fast home sales.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Why the Fed isn’t worried about the jobs data December 16, 2025
  Despite a 4.6% unemployment rate and minimal job growth, the Fed maintains a restrictive stance as jobless claims stay low.
  Logan Mohtashami
• Freddie Mac appoints Kenny Smith as new CEO December 16, 2025
  Kenny M. Smith has decades of financial expertise and is stepping in as Freddie Mac's CEO, effective Dec. 17.
  Sarah Wolak
• Home improvement contractors remain cautiously optimistic December 16, 2025
  Most home improvement contractors remain optimistic about future revenue, but hiring skilled labor and rising costs continue to present challenges.
  Tyler Williams
• Shared housing reforms gain traction as cities address affordability December 16, 2025
  Boarding and lodging houses played an important role during American industrialization.​ Could they make a come-back? Rural people and immigrants relied on them when they sought jobs in rapidly urbanizing cities and affordable housing was scarce. Cities zoned them largely out of existence over the past roughly 75 years.​ Now, they’re getting fresh consideration and […]
  Richard Lawson