2026-06-03: Mortgage rates eased to 6.57%, national list prices dropped 2.4% (steepest decline since 2017)

Show Notes - 2026-06-03 Stories Covered: - Today: - Mortgage rates dipped but buyers remain cautious. (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/mortgage-rates-are-easing-slightly-but-homebuyers-are-retreating.html) - National list prices are falling at a record pace, but it is not a crash. (https://www.realtor.com/research/may-2026-data/) - Single-family construction declined across all regions in Q1 2026. (https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economics/press-releases/2026/06/economic-uncertainty-slows-single-family-construction-across-all-geographies) - Pandemic boom markets are carrying double the inventory of overlooked markets. (https://www.housingwire.com/articles/pandemic-housing-boom-2026/) - Pennsylvania House passed an ADU bill requiring municipalities to allow one ADU per residential lot by right. (https://www.housingwire.com/articles/pennsylvania-adu-bill/) - CoStar acquired Zonda for $800 million, extending its data dominance into new construction. (https://www.housingwire.com/articles/costar-zonda-berkshire-taylor-morrison/) - Berkshire Hathaway acquired Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion. (https://www.housingwire.com/articles/costar-zonda-berkshire-taylor-morrison/) - Ares provided an $86M refinance for Long Island City multifamily property. (https://commercialobserver.com/2026/06/ares-86m-refi-long-island-city-dutch-house/) - Google renewed 411K SF at 315 Hudson Street. (https://commercialobserver.com/2026/06/google-lease-renewal-315-hudson-street/) - Connecticut signed a law mandating public listing transparency, and New York is close behind. (https://www.rismedia.com/2026/06/02/new-york-connecticut-push-forward-private-listings-bill/) - Compass asked a federal judge to dismiss NWMLS counterclaims over private listings. (https://www.rismedia.com/2026/06/02/nwmls-compass-counterclaims-private-listings/) - Federal judge granted preliminary approval of buyer commission settlements. (https://www.rismedia.com/2026/06/02/court-report-buyer-settlements-preliminary-approval/) - Fair housing groups sued the CFPB over a new rule narrowing anti-discrimination protections. (https://www.rismedia.com/2026/06/02/fair-housing-groups-sue-cfpb-block-antidiscrimination-lending-rule/) - FHFA Chief William Pulte was named Acting Director of National Intelligence. (https://www.rismedia.com/2026/06/02/fhfa-pulte-named-acting-director-national-intelligence/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/athens-real-estate/2026-06-03/