The Detroit News, Dec. 17, 2025-Myesha JohnsonIn a move that significantly expands its footprint in the mortgage servicing landscape, Pontiac-based United Wholesale Mortgage Holdings Corp. said Wednesday it would acquire …
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New York Joins the Lengthy List of States to Ban Right-to-List Agreements
HousingWire, Dec. 17, 2025-Brooklee HanYet another state has banned right-to-list agreements. On Friday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that bans and makes the agreements unenforceable.Click …
Wealthy Home Sellers Are Using an Unconventional Enticement to Drum Up Buyer Interest
Business Insider, Dec. 17, 2025-Eliza RelmanCarson Austin began to worry after his home had been sitting on the market for a couple of months with barely any interest from potential …
Zillow Maps 2025’s Most Popular Places to Live
Globe St., Dec. 17, 2025-Philippa MaisterLooking for an affordable home in a midsize town with good job prospects? You might do well to start with Rockford, IL, named by Zillow …
Mortgage Rates in Limbo as Fed Officials Debate Inflation, Jobs Data
HousingWire, Dec. 16, 2025-Neil PiersonThe latest in a string of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts appears to have done little to impact mortgage rates, which have remained steady since the …
Soft Jobs Data Boost Odds of January Fed Cut
MPA, Dec. 16, 2025-Liezel OnceUnited States jobs data for October and November pointed to a labor market that has clearly lost steam, keeping expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut …
2026 Mortgage Appraisal Threshold Set at $34,200
HousingWire, Dec. 16, 2025-Sarah WolakThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on Monday that the 2026 …
Foreclosures Starts, Re-defaults Inch Up at Banks: OCC
National Mortgage News, Dec. 16, 2025-Bonnie SinnockNewly initiated foreclosure actions at banks have risen on a consecutive-quarter basis but the overall performance of financial institutions’ home loans has remained resilient …
MBA Seeks Credit Score Threshold for Tri-Merge at GSEs
Inside Mortgage Finance, December 16, 2025-Brandon IveyThe Mortgage Bankers Association said FHFA should allow lenders to use a single credit report when delivering mortgages to the GSEs if the initial …
Feds Raise Appraisal Exemption for Higher-Priced Mortgages
National Mortgage News, December 15, 2025-Andrew MartinezThe threshold regards loans where the annual percentage rate is at least 1.5 percentage points higher than the average prime offer rate on first …