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 …
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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 …
Refis Drive Up Originations in Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, Jan. 30, 2026-Brandon IveyTotal first-lien originations rose 17.3% on a quarterly basis to an estimated $575.0 billion in the fourth quarter, according to a new Inside Mortgage …
A New California Law Requires Deed Notifications to Combat Property Fraud
Orange County (Calif.) Register, Jan. 29, 2026-Jeff Lazerson Why would someone want to steal your property title? The answer is simple: financial gain. Someone with a stolen title might attempt …
The Housing Market Is Slumping—but Sales Over $10 Million Are Skyrocketing
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 29, 2026-Katherine ClarkeIn 2025, the U.S. housing market continued to be mired in a slump, with sales volume stuck at its lowest point in decades …
Lenders Predict 2026 Rebound Led by Refis and Home Equity
National Mortgage News, Jan. 29, 2026-Brad FinkelsteinNearly three quarters of lenders expect mortgage volume to improve in 2026, but their confidence is concentrated in refinancings and home equity lending.Click here …
Rate Relief Drawing Sellers Off The Sidelines
National Mortgage Professional, Jan. 29, 2026New data from Redfin indicates that new listings of U.S. homes for sale rose about 1% year-over-year during the four weeks ending January 25, marking …
An Inventory Boomerang Just Hit the Housing Market
Fast Company, Jan. 29, 2026-Lance LambertIn the second half of 2025, there was a notable jump in delistings, as some home sellers—particularly in the Sun Belt—who couldn’t get their desired …