# FED DAY LIVE: Will A Rate Cut Save This Housing Market? Zillow, Redfin, NAR React 📱

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Podcast: [this Week in Real Estate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209)
Published: 2025-12-10T22:17:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Fed is about to announce a possible rate cut, mortgage rates are in focus, and the portals are at war. In this live real estate market update, we break down the Fed decision, Zillow vs Compass, commissions, climate data, delistings, and what it all means for your business. Welcome to Episode 344 of the tWiRE Podcast, your weekly live real estate news show for agents, lenders, investors, and serious buyers and sellers who need signal instead of spin. FED RATE CUT, MORTGAGE RATES & HOUSING COSTS * Live reaction to the Fed interest rate decision and press conference * What a Fed rate cut could mean for mortgage rates, refis, and monthly payments * How locked-in homeowners, move-up buyers, and FHA borrowers should think about timing their next move ZILLOW VS COMPASS, CLIMATE DATA & PORTAL POWER * Zillow vs Compass: final arguments before the judge rules on Zillow's private listing policy * Zillow tells partner agents that recent litigation misrepresents their program * Zillow removes climate risk data from listings while Redfin refuses to follow and keeps climate info live * What this portal battle means for listing visibility, consumer trust, and agent strategy COMPENSATION, COMMISSIONS & ENFORCEMENT * New data showing buyer's agent compensation rising after the NAR settlement and new rules * Florida brokerage awarded $24K after a buyer breaks their broker agreement * Inside NAR's latest spending and why "compensation" may be a better word than "commission" with consumers * How to talk about what you charge in this new environment without sounding defensive MARKET REALITY CHECK: LISTINGS, INVENTORY & STARTER HOMES * Delistings jump nearly 38 percent as sellers and buyers disagree on market reality * Inventory growth stalls as would-be sellers react to weak demand * Lo…

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