Slightly lower mortgage rates finally pause slide in housing demand
Rates fell toward 7.30% as the 10-year yield dipped below 5% in a wild week for the bond market
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ASID News Today — October 24, 2026
Appraisers warn of risks as more real estate listings go private and more — today's asid signal.
Appraisers warn of risks as more real estate listings go private
Appraisers say hidden interiors and off-market sales limit comp verification and will extend turnaround times
The Agency, huntington & ellis expand as brokerages make moves
The Agency now has over 190 offices across 18 countries and launched 27 new offices in 2025
Housing leaders weigh in on Trump’s scaled-back EO
Analysts see the moves as largely benign for mortgage and title insurers
Subservicer benchmark survey shows 27-point gap between best, worst performers
Garrett, McAuley & Co. surveyed 53 mortgage banking firms, with composite scores ranging from 53 to 80
Taylor Morrison CEO on the value of trust in a challenging market
Sheryl Palmer said trust helps Taylor Morrison rework land deals and avoid deeper discounts amid 2026 market pressure
Sideways demand exposes which homebuilding teams can improve
From takeoffs to trade scheduling, Summit conversations show how to turn founder know-how into repeatable, enterprise systems
Foreclosure auctions, up 25% in the past year, hit a post-pandemic peak
Mortgages originated in 2022 or later represented 46% of all foreclosure auction activity in the third quarter
Qualia expands into payments with earnest money, cash to close
Customers sign up from inside Qualia Core and can keep their existing escrow bank account
Pennsylvania lawsuit targets $650 ‘broker fee’ at Keller Williams franchise
Complaint seeks class status and an injunction against Keller Williams Elite in Lancaster County
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Slightly lower mortgage rates finally pause slide in housing demand
Rates fell toward 7.30% as the 10-year yield dipped below 5% in a wild week for the bond market
Appraisers warn of risks as more real estate listings go private
Appraisers say hidden interiors and off-market sales limit comp verification and will extend turnaround times
The Agency, huntington & ellis expand as brokerages make moves
The Agency now has over 190 offices across 18 countries and launched 27 new offices in 2025
Housing leaders weigh in on Trump’s scaled-back EO
Analysts see the moves as largely benign for mortgage and title insurers
Subservicer benchmark survey shows 27-point gap between best, worst performers
Garrett, McAuley & Co. surveyed 53 mortgage banking firms, with composite scores ranging from 53 to 80
Taylor Morrison CEO on the value of trust in a challenging market
Sheryl Palmer said trust helps Taylor Morrison rework land deals and avoid deeper discounts amid 2026 market pressure
Sideways demand exposes which homebuilding teams can improve
From takeoffs to trade scheduling, Summit conversations show how to turn founder know-how into repeatable, enterprise systems
Foreclosure auctions, up 25% in the past year, hit a post-pandemic peak
Mortgages originated in 2022 or later represented 46% of all foreclosure auction activity in the third quarter
Qualia expands into payments with earnest money, cash to close
Customers sign up from inside Qualia Core and can keep their existing escrow bank account
Pennsylvania lawsuit targets $650 ‘broker fee’ at Keller Williams franchise
Complaint seeks class status and an injunction against Keller Williams Elite in Lancaster County
Home prices top reasons homeowners stay put, survey finds
Forty-two percent of homeowners cite home prices or affordability as a reason they stay in their current homes, and 38 percent would move if market conditions improved, according to a Nationwide survey.
Too good to be true? DC joins others in cracking down on AI-edited listing photos
Councilmember Christina Hendricks has proposed a bill that requires agents to disclose the use of 'altered images' in their marketing materials.
