CNBC, March 26, 2025-Diana OlickMortgage rates barely budged last week, but homebuyers may be inching back to the market despite strong spring headwinds. (MBA mention)Click here for more
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3D Printed and Factory-Built Homes Could Help Tackle Housing Crisis
The Associated Press, March 26, 2025-Jesse BedaynAs Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes …
Meet the Homeowners Who Have Had Enough of Their COVID Relocation Dreams
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2025-Sarah PaynterFive years ago this month, Rebecca Goldberg Brodsky and her husband, Mitchell Brodsky, were working from home in a roughly 750-square-foot Brooklyn apartment …
Gen Z Less Optimistic Than Millennials About Homeownership
National Mortgage News, March 26, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinDespite rising affordability challenges, a majority of young adults still believe homeownership is within reach—though millennials are more confident than Gen Z, according to …
Mortgage Rates Have Leveled Off. What Happens Next?
HousingWire, March 25, 2025-Neil PiersonMortgage rates have leveled off over the past two weeks after consistent declines since the start of the year. HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center showed that 30-year …
First-Time Buyers Remaining Resilient Amid Bumpy Economy
MPA, March 26, 2025-Fergal McAlindenUncertainty is continuing to swirl around the future of the US housing market as a potential trade war looms and the mortgage rate outlook remains unclear …
The Surprising Good News for Mall Owners: Forever 21’s Bankruptcy
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2024-Kate KingForever 21’s bankruptcy promises to deliver the biggest raft of store closures that enclosed malls have seen in years.Click here for more (subscription)
OCC to Explore Alternative Credit Metrics
National Mortgage News, March 24, 2025-Ebrima Santos SannehActing Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood on Monday said his agency would explore potential ways banks can use financial technology, instead of …
Idaho Passes Law to Restrict Trigger Leads in Mortgage Applications
MPA, March 25, 2024-Candyd MendozaIdaho has passed a new law designed to strengthen consumer privacy protections during the mortgage application process, joining the growing push to curb the controversial use …
Rents Soar Near Wildfire Zones as Housing Shortages Worsen
Globe St., March 25, 2025-Kristen SmithbergRents and home prices near the Southern California wildfires are rising as the housing market in the area, which already lacked affordable options, tries to …