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Friday's map, straight from the issue
Every story gets a pin, so you know in one glance whether it's your market or somebody else's problem.
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The number of the day
weeks in a row
Straight weekly increases in Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed rate, now 7.40%. Your lender's rate-update emails are about this number.
Source: Freddie Mac via AP, Oct. 8, 2026. Every issue gets one number like this, explained in a sentence.
What's inside
Everything you need to sound informed at the 9 AM meeting.
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The Ten
The US real estate stories that actually matter today, each with the headline, the number and why it matters. Fluff stays in the listing description.
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Animated map
Every story pinned to where it happened. Faster than asking the group chat where Grapevine is.
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Number of the day
One stat, explained in a sentence, with a punchline attached. Great for meetings, risky for first dates.
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Minutes
Start to finish. About the time it takes your coffee to cool down to drinkable.
Also inside: the deals roundup, policy watch, a scoreboard and a closer worth forwarding.
A real sample, not a mockup
Friday, Oct. 9, in three headlines (and a closer).
This is what readers got at 6:30 AM. The full issue had ten.
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Rates · US-wide
Mortgage rates rise for a seventh straight week to 7.40%, a three-year high
▲ 7.40%
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Office · Washington, D.C.
A DC office's $140 million loan sells for $79.5 million, building included
▼ $79.5M
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Office · Sunnyvale, Calif.
Drawbridge pays $219 million for a 2-year-old Sunnyvale office leased to Databricks
▲ $1,213/SF
The closer · San Francisco
A house listed at $7.999 million just closed at $15 million.
Zillow's estimate had it at about $7.36 million, which, in fairness, was a lovely opening bid.
The fine print
Questions, answered in under a minute.
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