The Buzz: August 13

The Buzz is a regular summary of housing market news and data driving our decision-making at BlueBid.

Here's the Buzz for the week of August 13, 2025:

• Unsold inventory is piling up around the country, as Newsweek observes the gap between supply and demand growing at an alarming rate.

• A recent national housing survey from Fannie Mae also shows buyer sentiment improving as the supply imbalance shifts in their favor. 

• CBS News opines on when mortgage rates could realistically drop below 6%.

• Realtor.com reports financial markets now predict a 94% chance the Fed will cut rates in September. Mortgage rates tend to decline when the Fed lowers rates.

• Buyer's agent commissions are back to pre-NAR settlement levels, according to Redfin.

• With delistings up 48% year-over-year in July, BlueBid continues to provide a safe haven for sellers unwilling to start the clock on published days on market.

Have a great week.

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Disclaimer: Views expressed here are my own and not the views of my coworkers or anyone else. I am not a financial advisor, investment advisor, or housing expert. I’m just a guy who cares deeply about saving the American Dream of homeownership.