USA Today. Oct. 7, 2025-Andrea RiquierAs anyone who’s shopped for a mortgage recently can confirm, high rates are no fun. But in recent weeks, borrowers have caught a break from …
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How Homeowners Can Protect Themselves From Zombie Mortgages
Bloomberg News, Oct. 7, 2025-Paulina CacheroThe letter arrives out of nowhere: a repayment demand on a home loan you thought long forgiven. An unfamiliar company claims you owe tens or …
Fed Officials Split on Pace of Rate Cuts as Mortgage Market Eyes Next Move
MPA, Oct. 7, 2025-Liezel OnceThe debate over the Federal Reserve’s next steps intensified this week, with top officials offering different views on the pace and scale of interest rate cuts—a …
Investors Are Making Up the Highest Share of Homebuyers in 5 Years
CNBC, Oct. 7, 2025-Diana OlickReal estate investors, both individual and institutional, bought one-third of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025. That is an increase from …
How Dying Malls Could Help Solve America’s Housing Crisis
Newsweek, Oct. 7, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroA growing number of Americans could soon be living in shopping malls, as builders look to reinvent dying retail spaces to fix the nation’s housing shortage.Click …
Home Purchase Cancellations Hit Record High as Buyers Demand More Concessions, Redfin Reports
MPA, Oct. 7, 2025-Liezel OnceHomebuyers in the United States walked away from nearly 60,000 purchase agreements in August, the highest cancellation rate for that month since records began in 2017, …
FHA Lending Could Slow During Government Shutdown
Inside Mortgage Finance, October 6, 2025-Emmeline WilleyOriginations of FHA mortgages are continuing during the partial shutdown of the federal government but on a somewhat limited basis.Click here for more (subscription)
Condo Oversupply Gives Buyers Rare Leverage, but Prices Stay Firm: Redfin
MPA, Oct. 6, 2025-Liezel OnceThe United States condo market has swung in favor of buyers, with 72% more condo sellers than buyers nationwide in August, according to new data from …
Reverse Mortgage Endorsements Tick Up Ahead of Government Shutdown
HousingWire, Oct. 6, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesHome Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements rose in September compared to the prior month, while activity in the secondary market slowed slightly during the same …
Office-to-Residential Conversions Set to Reshape NYC’s Midtown
Bloomberg News, Oct. 6, 2025-Arvelisse Bonilla Ramos and Linda PoonIn Midtown Manhattan, the former headquarters of Pfizer is being stripped down to its columns, beams and concrete slabs. Developers plan …