Advocacy on the Rise as Homeowners Insurance Costs Surge

HousingWire, Aug. 27, 2025-Brooklee HanWith homeowners insurance premiums expected to rise an average of 8% in 2025, according to data from Insurify, and researchers blaming these rising costs for an …

Why a Commercial Real Estate Doomsday Now Looks Unlikely

American Bankers, Aug. 27, 2025-Catherine LeffertAfter spending years as a wildcard on banks’ balance sheets, commercial real estate loans are again getting boring.Click here for more (subscription)

Investors Hold Most Empty Houses

National Mortgage Professional, Aug 25, 2025-Lew SichelmanInvestors owned more than 882,300 vacant houses as of last year’s third quarter, according to the latest report from ATTOM Data Solutions. About 63% …

Chicago Ditches Parking Minimums to Make Room for Housing

Bloomberg News, Aug. 26, 2025-Arvelisse Bonilla RamosWhen Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launched the Cut the Tape Initiative in 2024, the aim was clear: Accelerate housing construction and limit bureaucratic barriers …

Mortgage-Treasury Spread at Narrowest Point in Three Years

National Mortgage News, August 26, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage spreads reached their narrowest point in three years on Aug. 22, but were still wider than their historic average, Redfin reported.Click here for …

Buyers Are Test-Driving Homes With Sleepovers

The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 24, 2025-Jessica FlintLast year, Eric Albert, 65, listed his roughly 11,095-square-foot, six-bedroom Newport Coast, Calif., estate for $60.2 million. An overseas couple watched a video …