Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 27, 2026-Brandon IveyOriginations increased across residential mortgage products during the fourth quarter of 2025, with the nonconforming sector gaining market share, according to a new ranking …
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Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% for the First Time in Years
NPR All Things Considered, February 26, 2026- Stephan Bisaha U.S. mortgage rates have finally fallen below 6%. The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage is at 5.98% this week, according to a …
Should you pay off Mortgage Debt Sooner With a 15-Year Loan?
Orange County (Calif.) Register, Feb. 26, 2026-Jeff LazersonUsing a 30-year mortgage, a homeowner financing $641,250. would pay $1,746,792 over the life of the loan.Click here for more
Out-Of-Town Interest Surges Across U.S. Housing Markets
National Mortgage Professional, Feb. 26, 2026-Eric PeckOut‑of‑town home shoppers are now the dominant force in the vast majority of the nation’s largest housing markets, according to a new report from …
Rental Vacancy Data Shows Progress That Can Keep Mortgage Rates Lower
HousingWire, Feb. 25, 2026-Logan MohtashamiOne of the positive housing stories that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the vacancy data we have in the U.S. today, especially the rental …
San Francisco’s AI-boosted Real Estate Investing Revival
Bloomberg, Feb. 26, 2026-John GittlesohnSan Francisco’s AI boom is setting off a race for new office towers in a downtown that once symbolized the urban doom loop.Click here for more …
US Data Center Construction Fell Amid Permit and Power Delays
Bloomberg, February 25, 2026-John GittelsohnConstruction of new data centers in the U.S. fell for the first time since 2020 despite soaring demand for artificial intelligence computing capacity.Click here for more …
Everything President Trump Said About Housing in Tuesday’s State of the Union Address
MPA, Feb. 25, 2026-Liezel OncePresident Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to promise a housing market that would be “affordable again” for first‑time buyers while preserving the …
Here Are the U.S. Housing Markets Gen Z Is Flocking to
MPA, Feb. 25, 2026-Liezel OnceGen Z are only just beginning to show up in national migration statistics, but a new dataset suggests their choices are already reshaping pockets of the …
U.S. Mortgage Rates Reach Lowest Since 2022, Spurs Refinancing
Bloomberg News, Feb. 25, 2025-Vince GolleU.S. mortgage rates slipped last week to the lowest level since 2022, generating more refinancing activity.Click here for more (subscription)