HousingWire, Sept. 5, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesWhile the mortgage industry has applauded the Trump administration’s push to restore a partial claim option for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, many …
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Cheaper Mortgage Payments Prompt Only a Modest Rise in Homebuying
MPA, Sept. 5, 2025-Liezel OnceThe average US mortgage rate dropped to its lowest point in over 10 months, bringing some relief to buyers but failing to ignite a surge in …
Mortgage Rates See Biggest One-Day Drop in Over a Year
CNBC, Sep. 5, 2025-Diana OlickThe average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 16 basis points to 6.29% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily, following the release of a weaker-than-expected …
Mortgage Rates Sink With FOMC Cuts on the Horizon
National Mortgage News, September 4, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage rates reached another 11-month low this past week, as markets are pricing in an expected short-term rate cut from the Federal Open Market …
How Four Exotic Mortgages Can Help Unconventional Borrowers
Orange County (Calif.) Register, Sept. 4, 2025-Jeff LazersonIf you don’t fit the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac conventional box, there is an alternative, exotic loan avenue, the so-called non-QM or non-qualified mortgage …
$12.7 Trillion in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks
HousingWire, Sept. 3, 2025-Jonathan DelozierMore than one in four U.S. homes — valued at $12.7 trillion — are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a report released …
Why Are More Millionaires Renting?
The New York Times, Sept. 4, 2025-Julia EchiksonAs the cost of homeownership has soared, renting has emerged as a popular and economical option — even for those who can afford …
Fed Report Spotlights Strains Felt by US Businesses, Households
Reuters, Sept. 3, 2025-Ann Saphir“Contacts frequently cited economic uncertainty and tariffs as negative factors,” according to the Fed’s “Beige Book” report, a snapshot of the nation’s economic health published two …
Rent Control Passes First Hurdle to Get on 2026 Mass. Ballot
Banker & Tradesman, Sept. 3, 2025-James SannaTwo ballot questions that could have big impacts on Massachusetts real estate vaulted their first hurdle to making it into the 2026 state election. …
Housing Market Gets Worrying Sign From Land Sales
Newsweek, Sept. 3, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroFollowing years of frantic competition among developers at the tail end of the pandemic home-buying frenzy, demand for residential land has taken a dive, according to …