Scripps News, May 27, 2025-Jennifer Glenfield , Stephanie LiebergenNatural disasters are reshaping the insurance landscape: premiums rise as wildfires, tornadoes, and hurricanes become increasingly common nationwide. According to a recent …
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U.S. House Budget Bill Keeps Housing Industry Priorities Intact…For Now
Scotsman Guide, May 22, 2025-Jeff BondDeductions and exclusions remain in the massive tax-and-spending package passed by the House. (MBA mention)Click here for more
Buy Now or Wait? House Hunters Fret Prices, Rates and Prospects for Economy
Orange County Register, May 23, 2025-Jeff LazersonIs the real estate market slowdown a signal to buy or to wait?Click here for more
Home Sales Cancelled at Near-Record Pace in April
National Mortgage News, May 22, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinHome sales transactions were cancelled at a near-record rate in April, Redfin said.Click here for more (subscription)
It Was the Slowest April for Home Sales Since 2009
Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2025Home sales fell in April, as mounting economic uncertainty and steep housing costs pushed buyers away for a second straight month.Click here for more (subscription)
NAR, MBA Share Praise for GOP Tax Bill
HousingWire, May 22, 2025-Jonathan DelozierThe Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has approved Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a sweeping tax package that includes several provisions long sought …
Housing Affordability Crisis Persists Despite Incentives, Price Cuts
MPA, May 22, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoConsumers are hitting a wall in the housing market, both financially and emotionally, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and economic uncertainties temper new home sales, according …
Bank Lending to Nondepository Mortgage Firms Rising: Fitch
National Mortgage News, May 22, 2025-Bonnie SinnockFitch Ratings is starting to look more closely at depository lending involving nonbank financial institutions, including mortgage firms, as unfunded commitments to NBFIs take …
Mortgage Bankers Association Head Addresses ‘Elephant in the Room’
Scotsman Guide, May 20, 2025-Luke BaynesMBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB discussed Fannie and Freddie matters at this week’s MBA conference.Click here for more
Unusual MSR Trends Emerge as the Market Shifts
National Mortgage News, May 20, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe market for mortgage servicing rights has some unusual dynamics, one panelist at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference said Monday.Click …