Newsweek, Aug. 21, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroIn only six of the country’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, homebuyers now have more power than they did in 2019, according to a new report by …
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Home Prices May Be About to Turn Negative
HousingWire, Aug. 21, 2025-Mike SimonsenEveryone knows the housing market has been in a slump for three years. But even as home sales are still 2 million fewer each year than …
Arkansas, Idaho Metros Lead the Pack for New-Home Construction
HousingWire, Aug. 20, 2025-Jonathan DelozierRealtor.com has released a report that ranks the leading U.S. metropolitan areas for new residential construction as the country faces an estimated shortage of 4 million …
Fannie, Freddie: What’s Needed to Avoid Bank Balance Sheet Stress After IPO
MPA, Aug. 20, 2025-Matt SextonWhile it remains unclear what changes await Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the Trump administration weighs a potential IPO of the mortgage giants, a prominent …
Map Shows U.S. Cities With the Best Real Estate Markets
Newsweek, Aug. 20, 2025-Joe EdwardsMcKinney, Texas, has claimed the top spot in WalletHub’s 2025 rankings of the best real estate markets in the U.S., followed by Cary, North Carolina, and …
How Hurricane Resilience for Commercial Real Estate Is Leveraging Drones and AI
CNBC, Aug. 20, 2025-Diana OlickThe first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season is spinning off the East Coast, and there are sure to be more in its wake. As season …
UAD 3.6: How the Mortgage Industry Should Prepare
National Mortgage News, August 20, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinFollowing the financial crisis, the conforming secondary market created new rules for delivering data, starting with the Uniform Mortgage Data Program and the Uniform …
Let Mortgage Lenders Pull One Credit Score, Trade Group Says
Inman, Aug. 19, 2025MBA calls tri-merge system ‘an anachronism from the days when there were significant disparities in coverage by the credit bureaus,’ calls for new approach.Click here for more …
How Fed Rate Cuts Could Offer Stimulus for the Housing Economy
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 19, 2025-Aaron BackHome Depot and Lowe’s have been in a holding pattern along with the broader housing economy. But they could be about to break …
Housing Shrinkflation Is Here to Stay. New Homes Are 11% Smaller but 74% More Expensive Than a Decade Ago
Fortune, Aug. 19, 2025-Sydney LakeHome buyers are paying more for smaller homes, a phenomenon called shrinkflation. A new LendingTree study found new single-family homes have shrunk 11% in the past …