The Street, Oct. 1, 2025-Jeffrey QuiggleAs the inflation rate grew in 2022, the Federal Reserve responded by hiking the federal funds rate to make borrowing more expensive and to slow …
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7 U.S. Housing Markets That Are Seeing Home Prices Fall the Fastest
Business Insider, Oct. 2, 2025-Jennifer SorHouse hunters, we have some good news. Conditions shifted more in favor of buyers last month, as Americans looking to buy a home were greeted …
Fannie and Freddie Waive Some Loan Requirements Amid Shutdown
HousingWire, Oct. 1, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesGovernment agencies and enterprises issued guidance on Wednesday for mortgage lenders and servicers during the current government shutdown, which affects federal employees, services, contractors, vendors …
How Will the Government Shutdown Affect People Applying for Mortgages?
CBS MoneyWatch, October 1-Mary Cunningham, Alain SherterAmericans worried that the U.S. government shutdown could derail their plans to take out a mortgage or refinance their home loan can breathe easy …
A Once Unstoppable Luxury Housing Market Is Starting to Crack
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 30, 2025-E.B. SolomontLuxury homeowners who kept buying and selling real estate even as the overall housing market contracted in recent years are slowing their roll.Click …
Jay Bray Now CEO of Rocket Mortgage as Rocket Closes $14.2B Mr. Cooper Acquisition
HousingWire, Oct. 1, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesRocket Companies has completed all steps necessary to acquire Mr. Cooper Group for $14.2 billion, paying 51% more than the valuation announced in March, the …
What the Federal Government Shutdown Means for the Mortgage Industry
MPA, Oct. 1, 2025-Fergal McAlindenThe Senate has once again failed to break a grinding budget impasse, rejecting dueling Democratic and Republican measures to restore government funding. The collapse of both …
Data Centers Are a Gold Rush for Global Real Estate — but Can Funding Keep Up?
CNBC, Oct. 1, 2025-Lee Ying ShanFor decades, global real estate revolved around what could be seen — gleaming office towers, shopping malls, and trophy hotels, but that has increasingly shifted …
How an October Fed Rate Cut Could Impact Mortgages, According to Experts
CBS MoneyWatch, September 30, 2025-Tim Maxwell, Angelica LeichtWhile borrowers may be hoping for another large dip in mortgage rates, a potential October Fed rate cut may not impact the cost …
Mortgage Refinance Demand Plunges 21%, as Interest Rates Hit 3-Week High
CNBC, Oct. 1 2025-Diana Olick The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased to 6.46% from 6.34%, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported. Applications to …