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USPS financial crisis puts real estate transactions at risk

Apr 15, 2026

A looming financial crisis at the U.S. Postal Service could disrupt real estate transactions that still depend on physical mail. With potential delivery cuts and closures on the table, agents face growing risk around deadlines, especially in rural markets and among older clients.

Baby boomers dominate the market as first-time buyers hit record low

Apr 15, 2026

Baby boomers remained the dominant force in the housing market last year while first-time buyers fell to their smallest share on record, according to the National Association of Realtors' 2026 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report.

New poll finds 1 in 4 Americans say homeownership is out of reach

Apr 15, 2026

A new KeyBank poll finds 1 in 4 Americans say homeownership is out of reach as housing costs and financial pressures continue to rise.

Who is buying houses right now, and how are they paying?

Apr 15, 2026

New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show changes in the share of first-time buyers, cash buyers and more.

Your seller needs to sell now. Here’s how to handle the 6 objections that will stop them

Apr 15, 2026

Help seller clients position their home where buyers see it as the best value among the properties currently on the market. 

‘The dream of the 90s is alive in the Midwest.’ Can they keep it going?

Apr 15, 2026

The Midwest is gaining popularity with homebuyers. Three economists share what the region has going in its favor — and the challenges of maintaining affordability.

60% of brokerages don’t trust their own books (and the IRS is coming)

Apr 15, 2026

In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Loft47’s Sasha Hryciuk and Tracy Simmons to break down what’s really happening inside real estate brokerages and why it’s a much bigger problem than most people realize.

Tech leaders love AI. Everyone else? Not so much

Apr 14, 2026

The real estate industry is embracing AI fast, but rising public skepticism may create new risks for agents, landlords and platforms.

What a moon mission can teach women about timing and success

Apr 14, 2026

Christina Koch just became the first woman in history to travel around the Moon. Julie Escobar shares what Koch's story means for every woman in real estate who thinks she's missed her window. 

Oil prices, jobs and mortgage rates: Numbers to know

Apr 14, 2026

Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the factors that are impacting the economy at large and your local market.

Buyers are scared. That’s why they need our insight right now

Apr 14, 2026

Our job as professionals is to read between the lines and help our clients make better decisions than they’d make on their own, Greg Hague writes.

Translating the economics of price discovery to private listings

Apr 14, 2026

Private listings, properly understood, do not replace the MLS — they help it work better by improving the conditions under which price discovery begins.