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U.S. Mortgage Rates Rise as Iran Conflict Fuels Inflation Fears
U.S. mortgage rates moved higher this week as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and renewed inflation concerns rippled through global financial markets, adding fresh pressure to an already strained housing sector.
Record Memorial Day Travel Surge Collides with Highest Gas Prices Since 2022
A record 45 million Americans are expected to travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, underscoring the resilience of consumer leisure spending even as fuel costs climb to their highest seasonal levels in four years.
Zombie Home Foreclosures Rise in 38 U.S. States in Q2
U.S. housing vacancies held steady in the second quarter of 2026 even as "zombie" foreclosures ticked higher in several regions, signaling a slow normalization in distressed-property activity, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions.
The $654 Trillion Global Property Market Soon Gets Its Own Google
Digital real estate infrastructure company World Property Markets is making an ambitious bid to dominate global property discovery with WORLD PROPERTY SEARCH, an emerging AI-powered listings search engine and super-app set to launch by year-end.
Greater Orlando Area Housing Market Cools in April
The Central Florida housing market showed signs of gradual rebalancing in April 2026, with modestly lower sales, rising inventory, and steady price growth across a five-county region, according to monthly data from the Orlando Regional Realtor Association covering Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, and Volusia counties.
