Fortune, March 26, 2026-Sydney LakeYounger generations are typically associated with wanting to live a big-city lifestyle, but the high cost of housing on the coasts is driving Gen Z to …
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Family Offices Make Opportunistic Bets on Real Estate as Investors Sit on Sidelines
CNBC, March 26, 2026-Hayley CuccinelloPrivate investment firms of the ultra-wealthy are snapping up domestic real estate as the market’s recovery continues to stall, family office investors told Inside Wealth.Click here …
Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First Time
The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2026-Nicole Friedman and Veronica DagherThe mortgage-finance giant Fannie Mae will soon accept so-called crypto-backed mortgages for the first time, the latest expansion of cryptocurrencies …
Profits Decline at FHLBanks in Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, March 26, 2026-Dennis HollierCombined net income at the Federal Home Loan Banks declined by 10.3% on a quarterly basis, to $1.36 billion in the fourth quarter of …
States Bet on By-Right Housing Projects on Church Land
HousingWire, March 25, 2026-Richard LawsonUnused church property is emerging as a viable housing supply source as two slow-moving trends converge: declining church attendance and an escalating housing affordability crunch. Many …
The Single-Family Home Gets Caught in a Political Vise
The New York Times, March 25, 2026-Conor Dougherty and Ronda KaysenThe landmark housing package that passed the Senate with broad bipartisan support this month is loaded with measures to make …
Fed’s Barr: No Interest Rate Cuts Until Inflation Is Tamed
National Mortgage News, March 24, 2026-Maria VolkovaFederal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said Tuesday that any changes to monetary policy will depend heavily on the trajectory of inflation.Click here for more …
Office Pain Eases as Builders Pause and Conversions Pick Up
MPA, March 25, 2026-Liezel OnceThe US office sector, long a flashpoint for lenders and investors, showed early signs of stabilizing as new construction slowed, decommissioning accelerated and adaptive‑reuse projects took …
Banks Sour on Senate Housing Bill, But May Not Stop Passage
National Mortgage News, March 25, 2026-Claire WilliamsCongress got off to a strong start on housing legislation, but intraparty fighting and a last-minute addition from the White House in the form …
Mortgage Demand Drops More than 10% as Rates Hit the Highest Level Since October
CNBC, March 25 2026-Diana OlickMortgage rates rose last week to the highest level since last fall, and that pushed mortgage demand off a cliff. Total mortgage application volume dropped 10.5% …