Mortgage Professional America, March 6, 2026-Liezel Once The U.S. labor market delivered another disappointment in February, reviving talk of Federal Reserve rate cuts even as mortgage rates looked set to …
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What’s Shaping Homeownership Demand Ahead of the 2026 Spring Home-Buying Season?
REconomy podcast (First American), March 5, 2026-Odeta KushiIn this episode of the REconomy podcast, Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi examine the demographic trends shaping homeownership …
Oil Price Shock Pushes Mortgage Rates Back Above 6%
National Mortgage News, March 5, 2026-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage lenders left their desks Friday with the 30-year fixed finally below 6%. When they returned Monday morning, the market was in turmoil, with …
Localities Welcome Congressional Action on Housing
Governing, March 5, 2026-Jared BreyFor the first time in years, bipartisan majorities in the U.S. House and Senate have voted to approve a package of changes to federal housing programs, …
Podcast: Want a 2.5% Mortgage? Buy It.
NPR/The Indicator From Planet Money, March 5, 2026-Stephan Bisaha, Wailin Wong, Corey Bridges, Kate ConcannonRemember those juicy mortgage rates from back in 2021? You don’t actually need a time machine …
Trigger Lead Restrictions Begin As Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act Takes Effect
National Mortgage Professional, March 5, 2026-Eric C. PeckThe Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, a bipartisan measure introduced in the Senate by Sens. Jack Reed and Bill Hagerty, and in the House …
NAHB Data Maps Modest Housing Affordability Gains in 2025
HousingWire, March 5, 2026-Tyler WilliamsThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index, released on Thursday, indicates that housing affordability slightly improved in 2025 as new home …
Relocating Buyers Continue to Dominate Home Shopping: Report
RisMedia, March 4, 2026-Claudia LarsenAs the housing market has seen vast shifts since the pandemic, so has the types of people looking to buy homes. Over recent years, people who …
America Has a Housing Affordability Crisis. Building Houses for Rent Can Help
NPR, March 4, 2026-Stephan BisahaWhen Joanne LaZette was looking for a new home in Mesa, Ariz., in 2022, she knew she didn’t want an apartment. Hallways filled with screaming kids? …
Homebuyers Have Another Thing to Worry About. This Time, It’s ‘Housefishing.’
Business Insider, March 4, 2026-Jordan PandyWhen Realtor Sonia Rodriguez arrived to scope out a four-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in Annandale, Virginia, for her clients, she opened the door expecting to see …