HousingWire, April 8, 2026-Rachel BaderThe housing market update still looks relatively stable on the surface.Click here for more (subscription)
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The U.S. Housing Markets Where Million-Dollar Listings Are Standard
CNBC, April 8, 2026-Hayley CuccinelloThe tiny island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, is home to some 14,000 year-round residents. Joining their ranks will cost you at least $1 million, according to a …
Helping Borrowers Tap Into the $35 Trillion in Home Equity
National Mortgage Professional, April 8, 2026U.S. homeowners are sitting on more than $30 trillion in home equity, according to the Federal Reserve — creating one of the largest untapped opportunities …
Basel Draft Leaves Nonbank Warehouse Financing in Limbo
National Mortgage News, April 8, 2026-Bonnie SinnockThe latest Basel III proposal could encourage banks to hold more mortgages, but its impact on financing they provide to nonbanks selling home loans …
GSE MBS Issuance Declines in First Quarter of 2026
Inside Mortgage Finance, April 8, 2026-Dennis HollierAn uptick in refinance activity wasn’t enough to offset the seasonal decline in purchase-mortgage volume.Click here for more (subscription)
Watch: Why Buyers and Sellers Are Exiting the Housing Market
CNBC, April 7, 2026-Diana OlickThe CNBC Housing Market Survey asks a group of top real estate agents about local market conditions and buy/seller sentiment. In the first quarter of 2025, …
No More American Dream? Housing Market Strains Buyers and Owners
USA Today, April 7, 2026-Andrea RiquierIs the American dream of homeownership still realistic?Perhaps not, according to many Americans. In a recent survey of more than 2,000 consumers, The Harris Poll …
Low-Rate Borrowers Dig in as High Mortgage Costs Reshape Housing Plans
MPA, April 7, 2026-Liezel OnceMore than a decade after rock-bottom mortgage rates rewrote the housing playbook, new survey data suggest that many U.S. homeowners still treat their loans as too precious to …
CFPB Receives Conflicting Feedback on HMDA Requirements
Inside Mortgage Finance, April 7, 2026-Shannon ClarkThe Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition differ sharply on potential changes to reporting under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.Click here …
Jump in Pending Home Listings Defies March Rise in Mortgage Rates
Scotsman Guide, April 6, 2026-Ryan KingsleyEven as climbing mortgage rates raised financing costs for borrowers, the share of active listings that became newly pending hit their highest levels observed in …