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Real estate news and insights for Dothan area agents.
Aug 12, 2026
Mortgage Applications Rise After Hope of Iran Peace Deal Drove Brief Dip in Rates
The Purchase Index, deemed a leading indicator for home sales, rose 3% week over week on a seasonally adjusted basis.
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Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones Reveal Their Favorite At-Home Hacks for Back-to-School Season With Their Kids
The TV hosts lifted the lid on the simple at-home tricks they rely on to make the back-to-school rush a little less chaotic.
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Josh Kushner and Bob Iger To Buy L.A. Lakers for $12 Billion—More Than 100 Times Value of Their Combined Property Portfolios
Kushner and Iger are understood to have struck a deal with the Lakers' current owner, Mark Warner, to buy the iconic team.
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Inflation Eases to 3.4% in Positive Sign for Mortgage Rates
Inflation slowed a bit in July, a hopeful sign that could help temper the steady upward slide of mortgage rates.
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Luxury on Discount: Austin’s High-End Real Estate Market Enters Correction as Prices Fall 10%
Austin, San Francisco, and Boston have seen the steepest decline in luxury home prices over the past year, but for different reasons.
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Oprah Winfrey Returns to Her Former Hometown of Chicago as She Makes Rare Appearance With Partner Stedman Graham
Winfrey jetted from her home base of California to Illinois, where she had filmed her iconic TV show for several decades.
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Homeowners Insurance Premiums in Texas Surged 30% in 5 Years—10 Times Faster Than Incomes
Between 2019 and 2024, home insurance premiums rose 30% in Texas, to an average of $2,983 annually.
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Mario Lopez’s Former Glendale Home Returns to Market for $5.8 Million—With TV Host’s Bold Renovation Pick Still Intact
The "Access Hollywood" host resided in the home for 13 years until 2023, when he and his family relocated to a larger dwelling.
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Bessent Says the K-Shaped Economy Is Over—Housing Tells a Different Story
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the K-shaped economy is over. Home sales show the divide between the bottom and top is still widening.
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NFL Player Sauce Gardner Sues Contractor for $1.4 Million Over Failed Renovation of Abandoned Detroit Building
The 24-year-old athlete claims that he was coerced into buying a $935,000 building after a contractor vowed to renovate it for him.
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Mortgage Rates Predicted To Rise Before Settling Back to 6.5% Next Year
Rising rates are weighing on the housing market, and the uncomfortable levels above 6% might be here for the medium term, one analyst says.
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Ghost Hunters Take HGTV Inside ‘Haunted’ Home in Texas’ Paranormal ‘Hub’: ‘Not Safe’
HGTV has set its sights on a spooky space in San Angelo, TX, featuring a "haunted" home in an episode of "Extreme Buyers Club."
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