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Our take — Two giants are fighting over who controls the “truth” of what’s for sale, while the buyers caught in the middle just want to see the listings — somewhere, anywhere. We’ve officially turned “displaying homes for sale” into a legal thriller. At this rate, relocation packages may need a clause for where listings might actually appear this week.

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When MLSs and portals fight over listing data, does the relocating buyer win — or just get caught in the crossfire?

When “which listings you can even see” becomes a courtroom question, the buyer is rarely the one being protected.

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The predictions vs. the reality. Every month we pull a dated forecast and check it against the tape.
What they said · Fannie Mae ESR Group, Sept 2025

Relief was on the way: the 30-year fixed mortgage rate would fall below 6% by the end of 2026, landing near 5.9%. The release was titled, in as many words, “Mortgage Rates Expected to Move Below 6 Percent by End of 2026.” By March 2026, Fannie Mae had nudged its year-end call even lower, to 5.7%.

What happened · Freddie Mac + Fannie Mae, June 2026

By the week of June 11, 2026, the 30-year hit 6.52% — its second-highest reading of the year, with rates brushing 6.75%. Fannie Mae has since revised its own forecast back up to ~6.3% through 2026, blaming oil-driven inflation and a stubbornly strong jobs market.

The “sub-6%” call wasn't a fringe bet — it was the consensus. Which is the point: a forecast nearly everyone agreed on still didn't survive two quarters of contact with 2026.
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