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Author: Ray Ellen

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Zillow Sued AGAIN + 50 Year Mortgages a thing??
Episode 340
Wednesday, 12 November, 2025

🏠 Episode 340 – This Week in Real Estate (LIVE) The housing market is heating up again—just not in the way you think. In this week's tWiRE Live, we're diving deep into the wildest mix of lawsuits, mortgage experiments, and market shifts we've seen all year. From Zillow facing another class-action suit over alleged broker kickbacks to Trump's proposed 50-year mortgage sparking major debate, the headlines are on fire—and we're unpacking what it really means for agents, buyers, and investors. 💥 Top Stories We're Covering: • Zillow under fire (again) — new class-action suit claims illegal mortgage kickbacks. • Trump's 50-Year Mortgage Plan — groundbreaking or just headline bait? • Post-settlement fallout — new data suggests buyer agent price-fixing patterns persist. • FSBOs hit an all-time low — sellers are turning back to agents in record numbers. • Veterans priced out — Redfin & Inman reports show VA buyers struggling in 2025. • FICO score shake-up — mortgage giants may finally approve the new scoring model. • Flood-zone migration reversal — for the first time since 2019, more people are moving out than in. • Pending sales stall & turnover plunges — only 28 of every 1,000 homes changed hands this year. • Nearly 1M homeowners underwater — are falling prices the next big headline? • Three-bedroom homes dominate — highest share since 2011 as buyers downsize strategically. • Mortgage demand jumps despite rate hike — what's driving buyers back into the market? 📅 Stream it LIVE on YouTube: Thursday at 12 PM CST 🔔 Subscribe & turn on notifications so you don't miss when we go live!