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Volume 25 Issue 70

Monday, April 13, 2026

Advocacy Update: White House FY 2027 Budget Deep Dive

This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Rocket: Less Than One-Third of Americans ‘Know’ Neighbors

Rocket Mortgage, Detroit, released a new survey finding that only 30% of Americans know their neighbors beyond a casual level. But, 80% of Americans said strong neighborhoods improve quality of life.

Average Property Tax Bill Rose 3% in 2025, ATTOM Finds

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., reported that $396.8 billion in property taxes were levied on more than 89.6 million single-family homes last year, up 3.7% from 2024.

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

MBA CEO Bob Broeksmit on Federal Housing Policy Updates
Worried About Your Mortgage Payment? Here’s What Experts Recommend
More Headwinds Ahead for Homebuyers
US Inflation Jumps to Highest Level in Almost Two Years

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Introducing the MISMO Link Model Explorer, Apr. 29
Power Hour Demo: Optimizing the Loan Originator Workflow, May 5
Mortgage Action Alliance Resources

RentCafe: Rental Competitiveness Cools Slightly–but Not Everywhere

RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released its latest report on the competitiveness of the rental market, finding that the national rental competitiveness index score dipped from 75.7 to 75.4 in early 2026, indicating it should be getting easier to find a place to rent.

April 13, 2026

MBA’s Laura Hopkins Recognized With 2026 Women With Vision, Vision’s Choice Award

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MBA Senior Vice President of Membership, Meetings and mPower Laura Hopkins has been recognized as a 2026 Women With Vision Award, Vision’s Choice Award recipient.

April 13, 2026

Chart of the Week: New Home Inventory by Stage of Construction

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While there was a shortage of single-family homes for sale due to underbuilding since the Great Recession, home builders increased production to meet the surge in demand that began 2020-2021, when mortgage rates were at historic lows.

April 13, 2026

Another Pandemic-Era Trend Fades–Homeownership Costs are Cooling

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First American’s Sam Williamson writes that the most intense of pandemic-era cost pressures may be easing.

April 10, 2026

Access MBA Education’s Updated Single-Family Appraisals Training

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MBA Education has updated its Introduction to Single-Family Appraisals series to align with the new Universal Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) and Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD 3.6), one of the most significant appraisal changes in years.

April 10, 2026

Mark Dangelo: Mortgage Data Core: Why Returns—Not Tools—Must Drive the Next Industry Curve

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Longtime MBA NewsLink contributor Mark Dangelo says tomorrow’s requirements are not about technologies—they are about the data. “Without a clear purpose, framework and repeatable diagnostics, success over data will be claimed—not won.”

April 10, 2026

MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in March

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Mortgage credit availability increased in March according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.

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