Fast Company, Aug. 6, 2025-Meghan MalasHomeowners are slowly coming to terms with the likely reality that ultralow 3% and 4% mortgage rates from the ZIRP era—i.e., the Zero Interest Rate …
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Homes Are Becoming More Affordable in These 11 Major Cities
Newsweek, Aug. 6, 2025-Nick MordowanecHousing in about a dozen major metro areas is becoming more affordable as a boosted national inventory is being countered by increases in median home prices …
Housing Advocates Propose Ballot Question to Bring Rent Control Back to Mass.
Mass Live, Aug. 6, 2025-Tréa Lavery The push to bring back rent control in Massachusetts could be put directly to the voters next year in the form of a ballot …
The Housing Market Is ‘Out of Whack.’ How to Make Sense of It All.
Barrons, Aug. 6, 2025-Shaina MishkinOn the surface, the housing market looks inhospitable for both buyers and sellers. But under the hood, economists are closely watching the data for signs of …
New Report Shows Housing Reform Is Gaining Momentum Nationwide
Forbes, Aug. 5, 2025-Adam MillsapHousing is too expensive in America, primarily because we do not build enough of it in the places people want to live due to zoning and …
Fed July SLOOS Survey: Banks Reported Weaker Demand for Most Loan Categories
CalculatedRisk, August 5, 2025-Bill McBride The July 2025 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank …
Abandoned Mortgage Apps Are on the Upswing. Homebuyer Confusion Could Be the Culprit
HousingWire, Aug. 4, 2025-Sarah WolakMortgage applications don’t always fail with a formal rejection — many simply stall. A report released last month by Cotality found that homebuyer hesitation often predicts …
Gen Zers Are Flocking to These Midwest Housing Markets Where Homes Are About 30% Cheaper Than the Coasts
Fortune, Aug. 5, 2025-Sydney LakeYounger generations are looking to the Midwest for homeownership because of the region’s significantly lower housing costs compared to major coastal cities. Many Midwest metros have …
How an NYC Suburb Is Actually Managing to Bring Rents Down
Wall Street Journal, Aug. 5, 2025-Rebecca Picciotto New Rochelle, a commuter town near New York City, has completed over 4,500 new housing units in 10 years, with more planned. The …
What Mortgage Firms Should Do Now to Gear Up for GSE Crypto
National Mortgage News, Aug. 5, 2025-Bonnie SinnockLegislators have been debating how fast government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should move toward counting cryptocurrency toward loan qualification, and mortgage companies …