Fast Company, June 10, 2025-Lance LambertDuring the pandemic housing boom, from summer 2020 to spring 2022, the number of active homes for sale in most housing markets plummeted as homebuyer …
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As Trigger Leads Ban Inches Closer, MBA’s Broeksmit Talks Deregulation, Conservatorship
HousingWire, June 10, 2025-James KleimannGoodbye, trigger leads? It’s not quite done yet, but a key House committee on Tuesday passed H.R. 2808, a bill to curb abusive mortgage trigger leads.Click …
Fed Expected to Keep Rate Cuts on Ice Amid Continuing Inflation Fears
MPA, June 10, 2025-Fergal McAlindenAs the U.S. navigates an uncertain economic landscape shaped by tariff policies and unresolved trade talks, most economists believe the Federal Reserve will maintain its current …
Ginnie Mae Lifts Buydown Limit for Custom Pools
National Mortgage News, June 9, 2025-Bonnie SinnockMortgage companies could soon find it easier to sell the many single-family loans with interest-rate buydowns into the Ginnie Mae market as it plans …
What Fraud Risks Do HELOCs Pose?
National Mortgage News, June 9, 2025-Spencer LeeForged checks, false occupancy claims and scams on senior citizens are among the schemes lenders should be aware of as growing interest in home …
Will the 2025 Housing Market Crash Like 2008?
HousingWire, June 9, 2025-Michael WadeThe 2025 U.S. housing market is flashing warning signs reminiscent of 2008: rising household debt burdens, persistent inflation and home prices that are outpacing incomes. Unlike …
Housing Affordability Slipping Across U.S. – but You Can Still Find It in These Cities
MPA, June 9, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoDespite soaring prices and persistently high mortgage rates, new data from Realtor.com reveals that homebuyers can still find properties under $300,000 in select US markets—offering hope …
Two Maps That Show Where the Housing Market Is Struggling
HousingWire, June 3, 2025-Jeff AndrewsIndustry professionals were full of optimism heading into the spring that the housing market could pick up after a sluggish start to 2025.Click here for more …
Why Mortgage Rates Drop Won’t Help Housing Market
Newsweek, June 6, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroMortgage rates dropped slightly over the past week, according to the latest data shared by Freddie Mac, but the much-awaited decline has delivered little relief to …
Jobs Numbers Dash Hopes for Rate Cut, Mortgage Hiring Rises
National Mortgage News, June 6, 2025-Bonnie SinnockMay’s slightly stronger than anticipated employment data dampened lenders’ hopes for further downward pressure on rates in the immediate future, as they added incrementally …