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Mortgage Mix: Rates Up Amid Global Tensions and Economic Ramifications

Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. After dipping below 6% in previous weeks, mortgage rates rose to 6.11% as of the week of March 13. National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Principal Economist and Director of Real Estate Research Nadia Evangelou…

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The Silent Shift: How Baby Boomers Are Quietly Reshaping the Real Estate Relocation Market

Baby Boomers, roughly 20% of the U.S. population, control about 41% of America’s real estate assets and a major share of housing inventory, creating a generational supply squeeze that has lasted for years. This huge pool of long-held homes has stayed off the market as owners delayed downsizing and chose to age in place. Now,…

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Consumer Sentiment Dips in 2026, Led by Gas-Price Pressures

Consumer sentiment toward the economy, a vital metric for gauging whether consumers are feeling comfortable enough to make major purchases, showed positive signs at the outset of 2026. However, per the latest findings from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers, sentiment has started to dip. The index of Consumer Sentiment fell from 56.6 in…

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Fed’s Favorite Inflation Measure Remains Elevated

Despite some reports showing lower trends in inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure continues to remain elevated ahead of possible complications from geopolitical tension, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index grew 0.3% in January, with annual inflation at 2.8%. This is a…

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Legislative Round-Up: Private Listings Face State-Level Restrictions; Congress Takes Aim at Private Equity in Housing

Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Private listings a hot topic in state legislatures Private listings are currently one of the most contentious debates in the real estate industry, at the center of ongoing litigation between real estate giants Compass…

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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Celebrating its 20th wonderful season this 2020, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is almost here. Have you ever been?


The festival features more than 100 performances at more than 20 venues beginning January 21st thru February 9th.

Be ready to be awed by talents from acclaimed international, Canadian and local artists. The festival features innovative performances from theatre, dance, music and other interdisciplinary fields. The event is said to be a place of adventure that will excite your senses.


Click here to find out more: www.PushFestival.ca

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