National Mortgage News, July 14, 2025-Bonnie SinnockRecent updates to secondary-market rules for interested party contributions and incentives mean lenders will have to pay more attention to how they use certain …
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Foreign Purchases of U.S. Homes Surged in the Year Through March
Mansion Global, July 14, 2025-V.L. HendricksonOverseas buyers invested $56 billion in residential property in the 12 months ending in March, jumping 33.2% year over year, according to a report Monday …
Nearly One Third of Major U.S. Housing Markets Now See Falling Home Prices
CNBC, July 14, 2025-Diana OlickOver-inflated home prices, high mortgage rates, rising supply and falling demand are all joining forces to cool the nation’s housing market.Click here for more
Flood Risk Is Widespread in the U.S. Few People Have Insurance for It
NPR, July 14, 2025-Michael CopleyNearly every county in the United States has experienced flooding in the past few decades, but just 4% of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance, according to …
HUD’s Plan to Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums has Lenders, Borrowers ‘Enthusiastic’
McKnight’s Senior News, July 14, 2025-Kathleen Steele GaivinHUD’s proposal to lower mortgage insurance premiums to 25 basis points for all Federal Housing Administration multifamily mortgage loan programs “has both lenders …
Rate-Term Refis Help Push Agency MBS Up in Second Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, July 11, 2025-John BancroftGinnie Mae, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae securitized $303.73 billion of single-family mortgages in the second quarter of 2025, a strong 21.0% increase from …
Marrying Into Bad Credit Can Be Costly
National Mortgage Professional, July 11, 2025-Lew SichelmanCouples with mismatched credit scores can pay up to $437 more per month on their mortgage and face an elevated risk of breakup, studies …
Peter Linneman On CRE Uncertainty, Interest Rate Cuts and the Housing Squeeze
Bisnow, July 10, 2025-Emily DeNardoCommercial real estate may still be experiencing uncertainty, but the fog is lifting a bit, said Peter Linneman, economist and former professor at the Wharton School …
Real Estate Investors: Housing Market Boon or Bane?
Bankrate, July 9, 2025-Rick Sharga, Michele PetryMany people — and politicians — blame large investors for buying up available homes and making prices unaffordable for everyday Americans. But studies show …
Trump Administration Announces ‘Huge’ Change To Help New Homebuyers
Newsweek, July 9, 2025-Andrew StantonThe Trump administration announced a change for prospective homebuyers that could allow their rent payments to qualify for a mortgage.Click here for more (subscription)