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Monday through Friday (except state holidays) each week includes electronic format articles retrieved from newspapers or news services that report real estate related news in California and some national services. Coverage is for California newspapers that are available electronically via the Internet - and any significant related breaking news.
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Friday, June 19, 2026
Top Stories
One-Third Of Homeowners Expect To Refinance Despite Elevated Mortgage Rates
CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional
While ultra-low-rate borrowers remain largely insulated from today's rate environment, a growing segment of homeowners purchased or refinanced during the past several years at substantially higher rates. If mortgage rates move lower, even modestly, those borrowers could represent a meaningful source of refinance volume.
How the New Housing Bill Could Make It Easier To Get a Mortgage
TRISTAN NAVEA, Realtor.com
The House and Senate announced a compromise for the 21st Century Road to Housing Act this week, just days before the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans decreased to 6.47%, according to Freddie Mac. This comes after months of wrangling for a bill that ultimately ends up with all sides meeting in the middle.
National News
Homeowners tapped $47 billion in equity in the first quarter. What to consider before you borrow
SARAH AGOSTINO, CNBC
Even as home price growth has slowed, the housing boom during the first half of the 2020s means many owners are sitting on substantial equity — and they appear willing to use it.
FHA Continues To Drive New-Home Purchase Activity
CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional
Government-backed loans accounted for more than half of builder applications for a fifth straight month as loan sizes fell and buyers remained rate-sensitive
The World Cup has arrived. Which real estate markets are cashing in?
MIKE ROMANO, The Real Deal (Subscription)
For years, cities have treated the World Cup as an economic development tool disguised as a sporting event. Now that the tournament is underway across North America, the real estate industry is getting a clearer picture of which markets are actually prepared to capitalize on it.
California News
California home prices hit record as supply tightens
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
California's housing market delivered a split result in May: sales climbed at their fastest annual pace in eight months, yet the statewide median home price reached a new record for the second consecutive month.
Industry News
NAR rejects proposal to disclose Realtor knowledge gaps
ANDREA V. BRAMBILA, Real Estate News
An attempt to require Realtors to tell clients if they lack knowledge about a particular property type or geographic area failed at the National Association of Realtors' board meeting, which took place Thursday as the trade association's annual midyear meetings wound to an end.
NAREB president talks about private listing networks and the history of MLS exclusion
MARIAN MCPHESON, Inman (Subscription)
For the past year, the real estate industry has been caught up in a fierce debate over private listing networks, multiple listing service (MLS) consolidation, and who has the final say over how listing data is displayed and distributed.
Real Estate Technology
AI mortgage broker Ralo launches, raises $2.9M seed round
SARAH WOLAK, HousingWire (Subscription)
Ralo, an AI-native mortgage broker founded by two former Google employees, has raised a $2.9 million seed round to expand its automated home loan platform, which the company says delivers interest rates below the national average and closes loans in roughly half the industry’s typical timeline.
Property News
How the “Garden City” Changed Urban Planning
ANGELA SERRATORE, Dwell
In his 1898 book To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform, English urban planner Ebenezer Howard diagnosed urban life as both unsustainable and undesirable. Howard’s alternative vision, known as the garden city, was neither strictly urban nor rural but a hybrid: compact, walkable satellite towns encircled by farmland, designed to promote community engagement and public health.
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