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• Mortgage applications slump after rates surge to 23-year high October 4, 2023
  Mortgage applications ground to a halt as mortgage rates surged. Mortgage application activity is now at its lowest level since 1996.
  Sarah Marx
• Senior leadership from Optimal Blue depart Constellation after acquisition  October 3, 2023
  Less than a month after Constellation Software acquired Optimal Blue, three members of its senior leadership departed the firm.
  Connie Kim
• eXp Realty launches Exclusives app October 3, 2023
  eXp Realty agents and their clients will be able to view on and off-market listings through a new mobile app.
  Brooklee Han
• What’s pushing mortgage rates higher? October 3, 2023
  Mortgage rates and bond yields kept rising Tuesday as the job openings unexpectedly increased more than anticipated.
  Sarah Wheeler
• RentSpree launches a new rent reporting feature October 3, 2023
  Los Angeles-based rental management software provider RentSpree has launched a reporting feature called Credit Builder, which will facilitate reporting online rent payments to the credit bureaus.
  Sarah Marx
• Home prices are likely to fall in these markets October 3, 2023
  U.S. home prices posted their biggest annual price increase since February 2023, reaching a 3.7% price gain in August, according to CoreLogic’s August 2023 Home Price Index.
  Sarah Marx
• Industry reacts to Redfin-NAR split: ‘It’s a crack in the wall’ October 3, 2023
  Redfin took the real estate news cycle by storm Monday announcing its split from NAR, but the brokerage said it was a long time coming.
  Brooklee Han
• Opinion: Prepare for a future without guaranteed shared compensation October 3, 2023
  Phillip Cantrell shares his insights on why guaranteed shared compensation may be a thing of the past and how to adapt your business.
  Phillip Cantrell
• Supreme Court appears skeptical of upending CFPB funding in oral arguments October 3, 2023
  Justices appeared skeptical about upending the CFPB's funding structure, but a final decision is not expected until 2024.
  Chris Clow
• CoStar’s Andy Florance on the rise of Homes.com, the impact of the buyer commission lawsuits & more October 3, 2023
  "I think we are going to blow people away in 2024 with some of our plans for Homes.com that no one knows about today."
  Brooklee Han