📉🏡 Mortgage rates just dropped to a 3-year low, the Fed is set to announce new rate cuts, Opendoor says 85% of its staff isn't needed, and Zillow launches an AI tool that could completely change how buyers shop for homes.

This week on tWiRE Podcast (This Week in Real Estate), we're unpacking the biggest stories shaking the housing market, Wall Street, and the real estate industry:

- Fed Watch: Policymakers signal fresh rate cuts are on the way—what that means for buyers, sellers, and investors.

- Mortgage rollercoaster: Rates hit a 3-year low and refinance demand surges nearly 60%.

- Las Vegas Realtors purge a new board member after inflammatory Charlie Kirk posts spark outrage.

- Appraisal bias lawsuit moves forward against Rocket Mortgage and Solidifi.

- Opendoor's brutal admission: only 200 of its 1,400 employees are "needed."

- Zillow's new AI Showcase tool lets buyers restyle entire rooms instantly—game-changer or gimmick?

- Wages rising faster than housing costs for the first time in years.

- Builders fight back with incentives even as housing starts remain soft.

- Australia completes its first multi-story 3D-printed home in just 5 months—could this be the future of construction?

💡 Whether you're an agent, investor, or buyer, these shifts signal where housing is headed as 2025 heats up.

🎙 tWiRE Podcast is your go-to for no-fluff, no-fear-mongering real estate news—just sharp analysis and real talk about the headlines shaping your business and your future.