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 …
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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 …
These 6 Maps Capture a Real Estate Market in Turmoil
Inman, Aug. 19, 2025-Taylor AndersonThe U.S. is on track to see about four million homes sold for the second straight year, prices and interest rates remain stubbornly high and there …
Home Values Fall in Half of Major U.S. Metros
MPA, Aug. 19, 2025-Camille Joyce LisayHome values declined year-on-year in 25 of the 50 largest U.S. metros in July with rising inventory and record-high price cuts helping tip market power …
Yes, It Pays to Share a Home With Family. But Plan for Some Challenges, Too.
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 16, 2025-Robyn A. FriedmanWhether it is college graduates taking over the basement because they can’t afford to buy or rent, or grandparents seeking the security …
U.S. Homebuilder Sentiment Dips Back to Lowest Level Since Late 2022
Reuters, Aug. 18, 2025A gauge of U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell unexpectedly in August, slipping back to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half years, with more than a third of …
Fed Still Unlikely to Cut in September, Suggests New Analysis
MPA, Aug. 18-Jonalyn CuetoThe US housing sector remains trapped in a deep freeze as high interest rates continue to weigh heavily on activity, according to a new analysis by RBC …