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Lenders are loosening standards, but (most) analysts aren’t alarmed

June 8th, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Non-conforming mortgages have hit their highest share of originations since the 2008 housing crash. Here's what's driving the surge, why most analysts aren't panicking and what agents need to know.

Category: homebuying, homeselling, Mortgage, Select, 1099 workers, Briggs Elwell, Interest Rate Lock-In Effect, mortgage lending, mortgage loan originations, Nonconforming Loans, RLTYco, self-employed borrowers

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In Manhattan, Learning to Not Always Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer

June 8th, 2026 by D.W. Gibson and Katherine Marks

Image Caption: Erica Jenkins, who has moved several times in the past decade, called upon her previous experiences and social media feeds to better understand her rights as a renter.

A woman wanted to move to a one-bedroom, and she liked the Upper East Side. But after negotiating and signing a lease, something didn’t seem right.

Category: Rent Control and Stabilization, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Landlords, Content Type: Personal Profile, Rent Guidelines Board, Upper East Side (Manhattan, NY)

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Compass chief economist: The off-MLS marketing debate is ignoring 1.4M listings

June 8th, 2026 by Michael Simonsen

Compass didn't create off-market selling, Compass International Holdings Chief Economist Mike Simonsen writes. It created the first innovative, structured alternative to something the industry was already doing.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, Exclusive, Markets & Economy, MLS & Associations, Opinion, Portals, Select, Service, Compass International Holdings, days off market, days on market, delisting, mike simonsen, Private Listing Network, private listings

June
8

Realtracs keeps direct listing feed to Zillow alive amid negotiations

June 8th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

Realtracs has rescinded its June 8 deadline, saying negotiations over its direct listing feed with Zillow are "active and productive."

Category: MLS & Associations, Portals, Select, Listing Feed Access, listing feeds, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, realtracs, Zillow

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May home sales soared. Pending contracts tell a different story

June 8th, 2026 by Jessi Healey

May closed sales hit a near four-year high, but pending contracts tell a different story. Here's what the latest Redfin and Freddie Mac data say about where the market is headed.

Category: Agent, Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Select, economy, freddie mac, home sales, homeselling, mortgage rates, pending sales, real estate market, Redfin

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Tim's Blog

Lenders are loosening standards, but (most) analysts aren’t alarmed

In Manhattan, Learning to Not Always Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer

Compass chief economist: The off-MLS marketing debate is ignoring 1.4M listings

Realtracs keeps direct listing feed to Zillow alive amid negotiations

May home sales soared. Pending contracts tell a different story

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