Property law, government changes, real estate news and economics, by state, with plain-language guides to each state’s real estate law.
Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.40% on October 15, 2026, unchanged from the week before and up from 6.27% a year ago. The 15-year rate was 6.71%.
The National Association of Realtors says September existing-home sales rose 1.5% from August but were 2.2% below a year earlier. The median price was $417,500, up 1.3% from a year ago, and inventory reached 1.60 million homes.
Stories are written by Department of Property from the original reporting and the law itself, with a link to each source. They are general information, not legal advice.
