Bloomberg News, Sept. 16, 2025-Michael MackenzieThe Federal Reserve may be poised to resume interest-rate cuts this week, but it could do more to ease US mortgage costs and stimulate housing …
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Affordable Housing Out of Reach for Half of All U.S. Workers
Governing, Sept. 15, 2025-Greg Childress (NC Newsline)Half of construction site workers in Asheville earn less than the $59,840 needed to rent a one-bedroom apartment and civil engineers earning nearly $100,000 …
Saving for Retirement Is a ‘Fragile and Divided’ Topic
HousingWire, Sept. 15, 2025-Neil PiersonAs Social Security benefits face an increasingly uncertain future and living expenses for seniors continue to rise, a larger share of American workers and employers believe …
Map Shows States Where Homes Take Shortest—and Longest—to Sell
Newsweek, Sept. 15, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroSingle-family homes are taking longer to sell in the South than in the rest of the country, with listings in Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana sitting idle …
If You Bought Your House Before 2005, You Could Be Sitting on a Goldmine
CNBC, Sept. 15, 2025-Kelsey NeubauerIf you purchased your house in the 1990s or early 2000s, there’s a good chance it’s worth exponentially more than what you paid for it.Click here …
Retail Takes Back Some Market Share in Second Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, Sept. 12, 2025-Brandon IveyThe retail channel accounted for 51.3% of first-lien originations in the second quarter of 2025, up from a 48.5% share in the first quarter, …
Mortgage Rates Sink at Fastest Weekly Pace in a Year
The Hill, Sept. 12, 2025-Tobias BurnsMortgage rates fell this week at their fastest weekly pace in a year, giving some relief to the strained housing market as economic conditions soften.Click …
Don’t Expect Mortgage Rates to Fall After the Fed’s Interest-Rate Cuts. But Here’s One Move Borrowers Can Make Right Now.
MarketWatch, Sept. 12, 2025-Aarthi SwaminathanWaiting for the Fed to cut so mortgage rates will go down is a ‘flawed’ idea, one professor says.Click here for more
I’m a Real Estate Writer Who Sold a House in a Buyer’s Market. Here’s What I Learned
Indiana Gazette, Sept. 11, 2025-Holden Lewis A Hemingway character was asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” he replied: “Gradually, then suddenly.” That’s a fine description of how I sold …
Can the Federal Reserve Save the Housing Market?
Bankrate, Sept. 11, 2025-Rick Sharga, Michele PetryBy most objective measures, the U.S. housing market is in a rut.Click here for more