American Banker, Aug. 27, 2025-Catherine LeffertAfter spending years as a wildcard on banks’ balance sheets, commercial real estate loans are again getting boring.Click here for more (subscription)
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Rent Collections Improve Slightly, but Late Payments Signal Strain
HousingWire, Aug. 25, 2025-Jonathan DelozierOn-time rent payments improved in August 2025, offering a rare positive note in a year marked by declining performance, according to new data from Chandan Economics.Click …
Millennials and Gen Z Are Gambling on a Big Mortgage-Rate Drop, Using ARMs and Refinancing. But That Could Be a ‘Financial Ticking Time Bomb’
Fortune, Sydney Lake, Aug. 26, 2025Mortgage rates have remained stubbornly high since 2023—which has been duly painful as many homeowners recall the sub-3% rates during the pandemic. Combined with historically …
Chicago Ditches Parking Minimums to Make Room for Housing
Bloomberg News, Aug. 26, 2025-Arvelisse Bonilla RamosWhen Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launched the Cut the Tape Initiative in 2024, the aim was clear: Accelerate housing construction and limit bureaucratic barriers …
Mortgage-Treasury Spread at Narrowest Point in Three Years
National Mortgage News, August 26, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage spreads reached their narrowest point in three years on Aug. 22, but were still wider than their historic average, Redfin reported.Click here for …
Buyers Are Test-Driving Homes With Sleepovers
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 24, 2025-Jessica FlintLast year, Eric Albert, 65, listed his roughly 11,095-square-foot, six-bedroom Newport Coast, Calif., estate for $60.2 million. An overseas couple watched a video …
As Housing Demand Continues to Fall, Builders Get Creative
The New York Times, Aug. 25, 2025-Emmett LindnerHigh mortgage rates, anemic housing supply in some regions and record prices have forced many Americans to sit tight on buying a new …
Gen Z, Millennials Struggle With Housing Costs
National Mortgage News, Aug. 25, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinOver 40% of millennial and Gen Z homeowners claim they struggle to afford their regular housing payments, a substantial number but less than the …
Is a September Fed Cut on the Way?
MPA, Aug. 25, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoFederal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has increased expectations of a US interest rate cut next month, signaling that the central bank may move to ease borrowing …
Rocket Cos. President, Ex-Mortgage Chief Bill Emerson to Retire
National Mortgage News, August 22, 2025-Andrew MartinezThe former Quicken Loans mortgage banker was a strong advocate for technology adoption during his 15-year run leading the company’s home loan arm.Click here …