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Mortgage applications rose 6.2% this past week, according to Realtor.com News, as interest rates declined for the fourth consecutive week. The sustained downward drift in rates appears to be drawing more borrowers off the sidelines and back into the application pipeline.
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Variety reports that Spanish studio Filmax has acquired "A Family," the directorial debut of Ricardo Gómez, who built his reputation playing Carlitos Alcántara across the longest-running television series in Spanish history. The film, which premiered last month at the Valladolid Film Festival, shifts Gómez behind the
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HousingWire used Veterans Day to spotlight two Texas families who were promised mortgage-free homes, using their stories to frame housing affordability as a test of leadership for the industry at large. The piece suggests that progress on affordability is not merely a policy challenge but a measure of
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Variety reports that Usher and Chris Brown have scrubbed two more dates from their shared "R&B Tour," pushing the total to six canceled shows. The dropped stops, all late additions to the August routing, include a November 16 date at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.
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Deadline reports that Oscar nominee Andy Garcia has boarded the crime-thriller and dark comedy Murdering Michael Malloy, joining Tim Roth and Timothy Spall in a cast that also includes Asia Kate Dillon, Frank Whaley, Michael Rispoli, and James Madio. Archstone continues to shop the project at AFM. The
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Deadline reports that Open Cities, the Lisbon-based film accelerator led by former Sundance CEO Joana Vicente and producer Jason Kliot, has selected its first eleven feature projects for its inaugural cohort. The selected films span multiple genres and global regions, reflecting the program's ambition to nurture
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HotNewHipHop reports that B2K, the R&B group that dominated early-2000s airwaves, has released a comeback album titled "Eclipse." The project contains twelve tracks and includes a feature from Bow Wow, marking a reunion of sorts between two acts that defined a particular era of
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Deadline reports that Netflix has decided to keep streaming Russell Brand's 2018 stand-up special Re:Birth on its platform, even after the comedian's conviction for rape and sexual assault. The internal discussions at the streamer concluded with no removal of the Hackney Empire performance,
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Yahoo Sports reports that the Minnesota Vikings absorbed only their second loss of the 2026/27 NFL season on Monday night against the Buffalo Bills. The team has built its campaign on defensive strength, a strategy that has largely delivered results through the season's early months. A