National Mortgage News, Sept. 19, 2025-Ameya KarveMortgage REITs are snapping up bonds backed by US home loans at a pace last seen before the pandemic, taking advantage of relatively cheap …
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Mortgage Applications Explode as Interest Rates Drop
The Orange County Register, Sept. 18, 2025-Jeff Lazerson (Opinion)The biggest news is not that the Fed cut short-term rates by one-quarter percent earlier this week with more to come, but …
Fannie Mae Updating Disclosures to Pave Way for VantageScore
National Mortgage News, Sept. 18, 2025-Bonnie SinnockFannie Mae announced operational changes that will pave the way for lenders to opt for use of advanced credit scoring models later this year. …
When a College Dies, Who Gets the Campus?
Bloomberg News, Sept. 18, 2025-Jane GottliebFor more than 100 years, The College of Saint Rose was the neighbor down the street you could count on.Click here for more (subscription)
The Cities Where Buying a House Is Most and Least Affordable as Mortgage Rates Change
The Washington Post, Sept. 18, 2025-Julie Zausmer WeilThe Fed’s recent rate cut won’t bring down borrowing costs enough to offset the rise in housing prices in most major U.S. cities, …
How the Fed’s Rate Cut Impacts Mortgage Rates
The Associated Press, Sept. 18, 2025-Alex VeigaHoping that mortgage rates will keep dropping following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since last year? Don’t bank on it.Click here for more
Senators Introduce Legislation to Shield Seniors From Financial Exploitation
HousingWire, Sept. 18, 2025-Sarah WolakOn Thursday, Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act. The legislation would give the financial services industry better tools …
U.S. Single-Family Housing Starts Near 2-1/2-Year Lows as Inventory Bloat Weighs
Reuters, Sept. 17, 2025-Lucia MutikaniU.S. single-family homebuilding plunged to a near 2-1/2-year low in August amid a glut of unsold new houses, suggesting the housing market could remain an economic …
Walker & Dunlop CEO: We’re in a Much Better Mortgage Rate Landscape Than We Have Been in Some Time
CNBC, Sept. 17, 2025Willy Walker, Walker & Dunlop chairman and CEO, joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss how potential rate cuts could impact the real estate market.Click here …
Rise and Fall of the Nepo Homebuyer
Business Insider, Sept. 17, 2025-James RodriguezJean Frohling always wanted to help her three children buy places of their own. She and her husband, now in their mid-60s, saved for years …