Politico, Feb. 2, 2026-Katharine Hapgood and Meredith Lee HillHouse leadership is eyeing the week of Feb. 9 for a vote on a bipartisan housing package, according to four people with …
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Friday’s Jobs Report Will Be Delayed Because of the Partial Government Shutdown
CNBC, Feb. 2, 2026-Jeff CoxThe Bureau of Labor Statistics will not be releasing the January jobs report as scheduled Friday due to the partial government shutdown, a department spokesman confirmed …
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Are Buzzy Again. What Borrowers Should Know.
Barron’s, Feb. 2, 2026-Shaina MishkinLower mortgage rates are here—if you know where to look. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, could become more popular as the yield curve steepens.Click here for more …
Renting Is Cheaper Than Owning in Every Major U.S. Metro
Axios, Feb. 2, 2026-Sami SparberRenting is cheaper than owning a home in all 100 of the largest U.S. metro areas, according to a LendingTree analysis.Click here for more
Loss-Mitigation Policy Changes Drive Rise in FHA Delinquencies
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 2, 2026-Emmeline WilleyRecent changes to FHA loss-mitigation policies led to a sharp increase in the share of delinquent FHA-insured loans in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities in …
The Fed Didn’t Cut Interest Rates. Here Are Five Things to Watch Next
Bankrate.com via Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Feb. 2, 2026-Sarah FosterThe Federal Reserve left interest rates alone at its first meeting of the year, keeping borrowing costs at a multiyear high for …
IMBs Originate 84% of Residential Mortgages in 2025
HousingWire, Jan. 29, 2026-Sarah WolakThe Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) on Thursday released its 2025 report on independent mortgage banks (IMBs), highlighting these companies as the “dominant” force in …
Mortgage Defects Stabilize as Lenders Face New Quality Control Challenges
HousingWire, Jan. 30, 2026-Sarah WolakMortgage lenders are seeing loan defects stabilize after several volatile years, but shifts in interest rates and loan volumes continue to expose weaknesses in quality control …
What Multifamily Leaders Need to Watch in 2026
Multifamily Dive, Jan. 30, 20262026 is shaping up to be the transitional year many apartment industry pros hoped that 2025 would be, as it closed out with flat rents and …
Map Reveals States With Best—And Worst—Credit Scores
Newsweek, Jan. 29, 2026-Kate PlummerMinnesota, New Hampshire and Vermont are the three states with the highest credit scores. These are the findings by personal finance firm WalletHub, which compared average …