Layoffs, leadership changes, NAR conversations: Inman Top 5

The game has finally changed. Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rising to 6.69% for the week ending August 6, up 3 basis points from 6.66% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac. But notably, this marks the first time in 10 months that rates have risen above their year-ago level, when rates averaged 6.63% during the same