• Investor premiums are pricing out first-time homebuyers,Sarah Wolak

    Investor premiums are pricing out first-time homebuyers

    Coupled with high mortgage rates and record-high home prices, real estate investors are also making it harder for first-time buyers to compete, according to new data from real estate analytics firm Cotality. Insights authored Oct. 10 by Thom Malone, Cotality’s principal economist, found that investo

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  • San Francisco metro housing market remains highly competitive,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    San Francisco metro housing market remains highly competitive

    The San Francisco metro area continues to show a competitive housing market in Oct. 2025. HW Data shows 662 single-family homes sold across the San Francisco metro area last week. The Market Action Index, a key indicator of housing activity, stands at 52.6 — a sign that demand is outpacing supply. I

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  • LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda killed in accident,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda killed in accident

    Doug Lebda, the founder, chairman and CEO of LendingTree, died Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the company’s board of directors announced. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Doug,” the board said in a statement. “Doug was a visionary leader whose relentless drive, innovation

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