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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

National News

Immigration cuts poised to sharply shrink US rental demand

LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America

Harvard analysis links the immigration pullback to rising vacancies and a collapse in renter household formation through 2027

Home price growth forecast to slow to 0.9% by next year

LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America

Single-family home prices in the United States rose 1.7% year over year in September, but slipped 0.3% from August, according to Cotality, the Irvine, California-based property information and analytics firm.

California News

Rent or buy a condo: Which is the better bet in Southern California?

JONATHAN LANSNER, The Orange County Register (Subscription)

Southern California tenants enjoy noteworthy savings over homeownership – even if they’d purchase a condominium. Why? The gap between these housing costs has doubled over the past 10 years.

S.F. rents finally dipped in October. They’re still up 24% from last year

ROLAND LI, San Francisco Chronicle (Subscription)

San Francisco apartment rents dipped in October, dropping 1% from the prior month, but still surged 24% compared to the previous year, according to data from Apartment List.

Long Beach home was for sale when storms destroyed it. People still want to buy it.

TESSA MCLEAN, SF Gate (Subscription)

In early October, high tides smashed into oceanfront homes along a Long Beach peninsula. For at least eight homes along the sand, it meant devastation. But the future of one of them isn’t what you might expect.

Industry News

New national home listing database is taking on Compass in the battle for control of real estate information

DIANA OLICK, CNBC

Some heavy hitters in residential real estate just joined the fight over who can see residential property listings. Their goal, they say, is to counter private listings, which are becoming increasingly popular in certain markets.

Real Estate Technology

Rocket's New Tool Lets Brokers Counter Rival Refi Offers On The Spot

CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional

Born from a broker's winning Big Pitch proposal, Quick Counter analyzes competing Loan Estimates and generates alternative offers during borrower calls

Property News

The 15 markets where home sellers are cutting prices the fastest

STACKER, The Mercury News (Subscription)

HomeLight identified the 15 major metros where home sellers are cutting prices the fastest. These markets show where sellers have less room to start too high, wait too long to adjust, or rely on expectations set in a different market.

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