Real estate news, Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026
The 15 real estate stories that mattered most to marketing teams that week, picked from 37 outlets and ranked by impact. Each one says why it matters and links to the original reporting.
The week in real estate
Hidden costs add thousands to the price of owning a home as affordability worsens
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
The National News Desk · also KVII, KTXS, KOKI FOX 23
Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Sunday, November 1, 2026: Mortgage rates are mostly lower than last week
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Norada Real Estate Investments · also Yahoo Finance
Housing market may be shifting in buyers' favor despite rising mortgage rates
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Scripps News · also KPAX News, WCPO 9 News, Denver7
Mortgage rates fell for the second straight week, but more borrowers still sought savings in riskier loans
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
CNBC · also Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg
Home repossessions jump 42%, but experts say this isn’t another 2008
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
KBZK News · also Scripps News, Tampa Bay 28
Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Friday, October 30, 2026: Rates move lower after Fed holds rates steady
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Yahoo Finance · also Norada Real Estate Investments
UK house prices flat in October as rate rise bets weigh, Nationwide says
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Yahoo Finance · also The Guardian
Zillow warns Americans on housing market, mortgage rates
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
TheStreet · also Briefs Finance
Marketing what matters: Turning market attention into consumer understanding
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
HousingWire
Current Illinois Mortgage And Refinance Rates
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Forbes
Mortgage rates fall for 2nd straight week but remain elevated
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Yahoo Finance · also ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
‘Welcome news’ for buyers as mortgage rates, home prices fall
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
RealEstateNews.com · also The Denver Post
The average 30-year US mortgage rate dips to 7.24%, the lowest level in more than a month.
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Yahoo Finance · also OregonLive.com
Caterpillar posts ‘highest sales quarter ever,’ fueled by data centers
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Manufacturing Dive · also Construction Dive
Despite pausing rate hikes, ‘inflation is too high’: Fed chair
A move in your market that customers and prospects will hear about. Worth checking against your positioning before someone asks.
Multifamily Dive · also Construction Dive