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The number of bidding wars increased for the fifth straight month, with Salt Lake City posting the highest rate of competitive listings in two years, according to Redfin.

Millennials continue to lock in the lowest average mortgage rates on record, keeping lenders busy and the housing market churning, according to Ellie Mae.

When the economy inevitably slides, leaders with a culture based on the mantra, "Treat people like family, and the money will take care of itself," won't need a miracle to survive.

Whether low rates will continue to outweigh health and employment concerns for millennials and Generation Z remains to be seen.

Mortgage rates remained relatively flat, rising a single basis point off of last week's record low, according to Freddie Mac.

More so than their colleagues nationwide, originators in the Southeast are concerned about how supply impacts their business.

Millennials locked in the lowest mortgage rates on record and kept the summer housing market hot, according to Ellie Mae.

Driven by robust purchase demand and tight housing supply, housing price growth reached a two-year high in July, according to CoreLogic.

Like much during the pandemic, the latest news on home prices inspires a definite sense of deja vu.

About 54% of properties underwent bidding wars in July with some metro areas peaking at 75%, according to Redfin.