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  1. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Higher Rates. Riskier Mortgages. What Is Going On? (opens the original)

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    Mortgage rates are climbing again, buyers are turning to riskier loans, and the housing market is somehow giving buyers more choices at the same time. **So what is actually going on?** This week on **This Week in Real Estate (tWiRE)**, we're looking at a strange mix of higher rates, weaker demand, rising inventory, and more buyers turning to adjustable-rate mortgages just to make the numbers work. At the same time, affordability is reshaping where people are buying, builders are facing unexpecte

  2. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Your HOA Is Watching You… With Flock Cameras?! + Is Housing Finally Crashing??? (opens the original)

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    Your HOA may be watching every car that enters your neighborhood—and the housing market just snapped an eight-month growth streak. So are Flock cameras making communities safer… and is housing finally starting to crack? LIVE on This Week in Real Estate, we're digging into the biggest real estate news of the week, including HOA surveillance, rising mortgage rates, weakening buyer demand, housing-market divergence, MLS battles, commission lawsuits, and a growing debate over professionalism in real

  3. Episode · Aug 26, 2026

    Real Bought REMAX… But what about the Housing Market?! (opens the original)

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    Real just completed its $880 million REMAX takeover, creating a 180,000-agent real estate giant. Meanwhile, the housing market is shifting in the opposite direction: buyer demand is weakening, cancellations are rising, and home-price growth is slowing fast. In Episode 374 of tWiRE, we're looking at two major forces reshaping real estate at the same time: consolidation at the top of the industry and growing negotiating power at the consumer level. The Real + REMAX merger is officially closed, but

  4. Episode · Aug 19, 2026

    Nobody's Buying… Is Zillow Dying? (opens the original)

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    The housing market is giving buyers more leverage than we've seen in years… but there's one big problem: **where are the buyers?** Buyer demand has fallen to record lows, pending home sales are slipping, mortgage demand has stalled, and rates are moving higher again even as home prices refuse to meaningfully break. LIVE on tWiRE Episode 373, we're digging into a housing market that increasingly favors buyers on paper while affordability continues to keep many of those buyers on the sidelines. An

  5. Episode · Aug 12, 2026

    Zillow Cuts 500 Jobs. The Housing Market Is Getting Weird. (opens the original)

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    Zillow just cut more than 500 jobs while home sales are slowing and affordability remains near record-worst levels. But somehow, million-dollar home sales are surging. What kind of housing market is this? This week on **tWiRE: This Week in Real Estate**, we're looking at a housing market increasingly divided by income, geography and buying power, while some of the industry's biggest players fight over listings, access and even what it should mean to call yourself a REALTOR®. **In this episode, w

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