CNBC, Apr 28 2026-Steve Liesman Efforts by Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh to satisfy President Donald Trump’s demands for lower rates look likely to be stymied by high oil prices …
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NYC Renters are Trapped as Rent Gap Hits Record High
Mortgage Professional America, Apr 28 2026-Liezel Once New York City’s rental market in early 2026 showed how quickly mobility has turned from a preference into a luxury. The median asking …
Affordability Improves Across all top 100 US Housing Markets
Mortgage Professional America, Apr 28, 2026-Liezel OnceHousing affordability, long seen as locked in reverse for younger buyers, actually improved over the past year and compared more favorably with some earlier …
Why Even a Sluggish Housing Market Can’t Stop Prices From Rising
Marketplace.org, April 27, 2026-Samantha FieldsEconomists are expecting that home prices rose slightly year over year, though the housing market is currently pretty weak. That’s been the trend for a while …
A Bill Aimed at Creating Homes Is Leaving Plots Empty Instead
Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2026-Rebecca PicciottoThe U.S. Senate passed a bill requiring build-to-rent developers to sell new homes within seven years, freezing at least $3.4 billion in investment. House …
A New Way to Get a Mortgage Expands Options for Younger Home Buyers
Morning Call (Allentown, Pa,). April 27, 2026-Evan JonesFor those who prefer to use cryptocurrency and are looking to buy a home, there’s good news. In March, Fannie Mae announced that …
Real Brokerage To Acquire RE/MAX Holdings In $880M Deal
National Mortgage Professional, Apr. 27, 2026-Czarinna AndresThe Real Brokerage is set to acquire RE/MAX Holdings in a deal valued at roughly $880 million, including debt, creating one of the largest …
Ginnie Mae Pauses Delinquency Rules Amid FHA Waterfall Shift
National Mortgage News, April 27, 2026-Bonnie SinnockGovernment mortgage-backed securities guarantor Ginnie Mae announced that it’s changing how it will be tracking delinquencies in monthly issuer reporting to account for impacts …
ECM Issuance Rises in 1Q
Inside Mortgage Finance, April 27, 2026-Abby ZimmardiSome $28.41 billion of expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities were issued in the first quarter of 2026, up 40.6% on a sequential basis, according to a …
New Dark Matter CEO Eyes Deals, AI-First Future
National Mortgage News, April 27, 2026-Spencer LeeDark Matter Technologies’ new CEO Vikas Rao says acquisitions are going to play a vital role in his company’s future.Click here for more (subscription)