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Volume 24 Issue 170

Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 1.2% from one week earlier, according to MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 29.

SitusAMC Finds CRE Market Remains Attractive Despite Interest Rate Challenges

SitusAMC, Houston, found signs that commercial real estate currents are beginning to shift despite stubbornly high interest rates and rapidly changing economic policies.

Redfin: Seasonal Towns Stagnating

Redfin, Seattle, released a new report finding that the number of homes sold in seasonal towns fell 3% year-over-year, compared with a 1% decline in non-seasonal towns.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Asks the Expert: Proctor Loan Protector on Insurance Loss Draft Claims (sponsored)

MBA Asks the Expert: Proctor Loan Protector on Insurance Loss Draft Claims (sponsored)

MBANow: MBA's Judie Ricks on Current Commercial Real Estate Trends

MBANow: MBA's Judie Ricks on Current Commercial Real Estate Trends

MBANow: Tonya Wright on MBA’s Future Leaders Program

MBANow: Tonya Wright on MBA’s Future Leaders Program

MBA Research Minute

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Housing Policy, Credit Scores & the Future of Mortgages with Lennar Mortgage’s Laura Escobar
August Jobs Report Looms Large for Mortgage Rates
Stubborn Core Inflation Could Complicate Fed’s Next Move
U.S. Construction Spending Fell in July Amid a Slow Housing Market
Bessent: Everything on Table for Housing Affordability Fixes
A 1,225-Foot Sign of Life for San Francisco’s Office Comeback

MBA NEWS

Livestream the MISMO Fall Summit, Sept. 15-18
On Your Way with LPA: Feedback to Impact, Sept. 16
Power Hour Demo: Beyond the Point of Sale, Sept. 23

National Housing Conference Report: Middle-Class Americans Priced Out

Middle-class Americans now face a housing affordability crisis once reserved for low-income families, according to a new report from the National Housing Conference.

September 03, 2025

Home Building Geography Index: Home Construction Down in Large Metros, Up in Rural Areas

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Single-family construction posted declines in nearly every geographic region in the second quarter, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders Home Building Geography Index.

September 02, 2025

Investors Buy Nearly One-Third of Homes, Cotality Reports

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Investor activity dipped slightly in the second quarter but remains elevated compared to years past, according to Cotality, Irvine, Calif.

September 02, 2025

MBA Chart of the Week: Mortgage Industry Employment

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This Chart of the Week focuses on trends in mortgage industry employment and appropriately coincides with MBA’s upcoming Human Resources Symposium.

September 04, 2025

Affordability’s Slow Comeback

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For prospective buyers who have been waiting on the sidelines, the housing market is finally starting to listen, First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming writes.

September 25, 2025

MBA Tech @ Annual25

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If you attended MBA’s Tech Solutions Conference and Expo in the past, you know that MBA Tech @ Annual25 is the place to discuss the latest trends in mortgage tech.

September 02, 2025

Industry Briefs, Sept. 3, 2025

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Industry news and updates from nCino and AD Mortgage.

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