CNBC, Sept. 24 2025-Diana OlickTotal application volume rose 0.6% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Refinance demand, which had surged to …
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Powell Signals Federal Reserve to Move Slowly on Interest Rate Cuts
Associated Press, Sept. 24, 2025-Christopher RugaberFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday signaled a cautious approach to future interest rate cuts, in sharp contrast with other Fed officials this week …
Fannie Economists Expect Sharp Drop in Interest Rates
Inside Mortgage Finance, September 24, 2025-Brandon IveyRefi business could spike by upwards of 70% next year thanks to expectations for lower interest rates, according to economists at Fannie Mae.Click here …
How Real Estate Investors are Propping up U.S. Home Sales
Scotsman Guide, Sept. 23, 2025-Ryan Kingsley Of the approximately 86 million single-family homes and townhouses across the U.S., 17 million, or nearly 20%, are “non-owner occupied” — in other words, …
FHA Premium Cancellation Bill Reintroduced in the House
National Mortgage News, Sept. 22, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinA bipartisan bill looking to end the Federal Housing Administration’s life-of-loan requirement for that form of mortgage insurance coverage has been reintroduced in the …
Newsom Signs Mortgage Protection Bill for California Wildfire victims
HousingWire, Sept. 23, 2025-Sarah WolakIn an effort to support Los Angeles wildfire victims, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law Assembly Bill 238, which requires mortgage lenders to …
Fannie Mae Predicts Mortgage Rates Will End 2025 at 6.4%
HousingWire, Sept. 23, 2025-Sarah WolakFannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group now predicts mortgage rates to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.4% and 5.9%, respectively, compared to 6.5% and …
Housing Supply Posts Sharpest Drop in Two Years as Sellers Retreat: Redfin
MPA, Sept. 23, 2025-Liezel OnceRedfin’s latest inventory stats show the US housing market saw its biggest monthly drop in active listings since 2023 with August data showing a 1.4% decline …
America’s High Mortgage Rates Aren’t Deterring Foreign Buyers
Newsweek, Sept. 22, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroWhile many Americans have dropped out of the housing market in recent months, with sales falling year-over-year in six out of the past eight months, the …
Fed Official Isn’t Convinced About More Rate Cuts in 2025
MPA, Sept. 22, 2025-Liezel OnceFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic made clear he did not anticipate further interest rate cuts this year, citing persistent inflation as a primary …