National Mortgage News, February 09, 2026-Colin McNamaraAffordability continues to improve in 2026, with home-price growth flattening and mortgage rates nearing 6%.Click here for more (subscription)
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Austin Buyers Gain Rare Edge as Homes Sit for Months
MPA, Feb. 6, 2025-Liezel OnceAustin’s housing market, once a pandemic-era poster child for bidding wars, moved firmly into slow‑burn territory in December. Typical home went under contract taking 106 days …
Builders List Their Top Concerns
National Mortgage Professional, Feb. 5, 2026-Lew SichelmanSince 2022, high mortgage rates have been a significant challenge faced by the nation’s home builders. And it will be so again, according to …
Foreign Investors Keep U.S. Real Estate Moving
HousingWire, Feb. 6, 2026-Yuval GolanWhile many of the latest conversations around the U.S. real estate market have focused on affordability and interest rates, one segment continues to move forward: foreign …
How ‘Zombie Mortgages’ Are Coming Back to Haunt Homeowners Years Later
PBS, Feb. 5, 2026-Paul Solman and Diane Lincoln EstesThey’re called “zombie mortgages” — debts that homeowners thought were forgiven long ago, only to learn that they still exist and could …
Banks Post 4Q Dips in Mortgage Income
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 6, 2026-John BancroftOf a group of 25 publicly traded banks, all but four reported a decline in income from mortgage banking. More detailed information from 14 …
Broeksmit on The Big Picture podcast
The Big Picture podcast, Robbie Chrisman and Rich Swerbinsky, Feb. 5, 2026MBA President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, joined The Big Picture podcast to discuss recent “gaslighting” about credit scores …
MBA’s Broeksmit Says Trump Should Announce Single-Bureau Credit Report Framework in State of the Union Address
Scotsman Guide, February 5, 2026-Ryan KingsleyMBA President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, believes phasing out mandated tri-merge credit scores would ‘affect affordability tomorrow.’Click here for more
From Flatmates to Co-owners: Meet the Young People Buying Homes Together
Reuters, Feb. 5, 2026-Hani RichterLaura Rodriguez Arias, 25, and Alexandre Carvalho, 29, first met in 2023 after mutual friends introduced them at an Amsterdam club. They soon became flatmates. Two …
Philadelphia’s $2B Bet on Affordable Housing
SmartCitiesDive, Feb. 5, 2026-Ryan KushnerPhiladelphia’s housing supply is aging. Roughly 40% of the city’s homes predate 1940, according to the city. Another 25% were built between 1940 and 1959. Many …