This article discusses whether a gold standard would help or hinder the housing market.
Gold standard: not the answer for long-term home price stability
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The votes are in: Public MLS access lacks support
Readers don’t think buyers should have direct access to their local MLS — but how much would a public MLS really impact agents and brokers?
Cooling interest rates to help refinancing recover in 2019; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2019)
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