Mortgage Rates Top 7% For First Time In 20 Months
30-year mortgage rates cross 7% for the first time since early 2025, existing-home sales hit a 14-month low, builder confidence slips, and California foreclosures and housing mandates keep moving.

30-year mortgage rates cross 7% for the first time since early 2025, existing-home sales hit a 14-month low, builder confidence slips, and California foreclosures and housing mandates keep moving.

In Part 1 of Joey Romero’s conversation with Buddy Rushing, CEO and co-founder of White Feather AI, they take a closer look at the rapid rise of AI and what it could mean for businesses, workers, and the future of technology.

Newsom signs new housing finance bills as August sales climb, single-family starts rebound, and mortgage rates hover near 7%.

California home sales and prices both rose in August even as mortgage rates crept toward 7%, while national pending sales cooled and LA's South Bay saw sharp volume declines.

Mortgage rates surged to 6.95% this week, pushing pending home sales nationally to a near three-year low. California's market is splitting by price point and region.

In Part 2 of Joey Romero's conversation with Bryan Driscoll, founder of Motivated Leads, they dive deeper into what it takes to turn motivated seller leads into actual deals. Bryan shares why fast follow-up, strong systems, and understanding your num
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