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Real estate news and insights for Dothan area agents.
Oct 7, 2026
Fed Policymakers Think Another Interest Rate Hike Is Likely This Year, Minutes Show
Mortgage rates have already surged to a three-year high of more than 7% in recent weeks amid a global bond sell-off.
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EXCLUSIVE: TikTokers Savannah and Cole LaBrant Relist Tennessee Home With $300K Discount
Savannah, 33, and Cole, 29, purchased the elegant Nashville home in November 2022 for $4.5 million.
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California Poised To Ban Quartz Countertops Over Deadly Lung Disease
California has confirmed 660 engineered-stone silicosis cases and 35 deaths as regulators consider the nation’s first statewide ban.
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Wells Fargo Faces HUD Probe Over Efforts To Boost Black Homeownership
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is probing Wells Fargo over fair-housing concerns, according to a new report.
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‘Breaking Bad’ Star Aaron Paul Sells Historic L.A. Home for $7.5 Million—After Moving His Family to Paris
The 47-year-old actor initially listed the residence, known as the Seyler House, for just shy of $10 million in July 2025.
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13 Million High-Risk Homes Sit Outside FEMA Flood Zones as El Niño Looms
Nearly 13 million high-risk properties sit outside FEMA’s mapped flood zones, where just 2% carried federal flood insurance as of April.
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Philanthropy Could Help Fast-Track Adoption of Manufactured Housing, JPMorgan Says
Modular construction could change the homebuilding business. But it needs philanthropic support to scale and reach the market.
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Tropical Storm Isaias Tracks Toward U.S. With State of Emergency in Place: Where It Will Hit and Which Homeowners Should Prepare
Tropical Storm Isaias is likely to form into a hurricane by this weekend, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds to those living in the Gulf
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Dolly Parton’s Estate Claims Nephew Put Up Barbed Wire To Evade Summons as Bitter Legal Battle Continues
Seaver, who announced the hitmaker’s death on Aug. 25, was fired from his role as head of security at Parton’s properties on Sept. 16.
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Mortgage Applications Continue To Drop After Rates Surge to 3-Year High
For the week ending on Oct. 7, MBA's Market Composite Index—a measure of total mortgage loan application volume—decreased 4.2%.
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Zach Bryan Drops $18 Million on Sprawling Tennessee Estate With Recording Studio—Months After Marrying Samantha Leonard
The 40-acre estate offers the newlyweds plenty of privacy, while also providing Bryan with space galore to work on his music.
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Mortgages Under $100K Are Vanishing—but a New Federal Push Aims To Bring Them Back
The share of small-mortgage deals is a fraction of what it was a decade ago, a Realtor.com study found. But changes could be on the way.
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