Condo Lending Rules, Mortgage Rates, and a Landlord Law Wake-Up Call

We're back from summer break! This episode we broke down three headlines every agent and investor needs to know right now. We walked through the new Fannie/Freddie condo lending rules that turned one of Ana's deals cash-only overnight — reserves jumping from 10% to 15% and the streamlined review going away. We talked mortgage rates sitting at 6.69%, how we coach nervous buyers, and when seller credits and rate buydowns actually make sense. And we covered new landlord laws — Seattle's junk fee ban and Virginia's big changes — plus what eXp's rebrand to AGNT really means. 00:00 Buy For Today 00:39 Show Returns And Headlines 01:41 Condo Rules Shakeup 05:31 Why Standards Tightened 10:42 Unwarrantable Fallout 14:24 Agent Best Practices 22:01 Mortgage Rates Reality 29:48 Helping Buyers Cope 35:54 Landlord Law Changes 45:55 eXp Rebrand And Acquisition 49:24 Final Condo Nugget