Fortune, July 15, 2025-Alicia AdamczykHome sellers have had the edge over buyers in the U.S. housing market for the past few years, as limited inventory pushed prices sky-high and there …
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The Next Frontier in Real Estate: Data Centers on the Moon and Space-Support Infrastructure
CNBC, July 15, 2025-Diana OlickAs private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin develop reusable rockets and push aspirations for lunar and Martian colonization, real estate investors are dialing in. Some …
Uptick in CPI Inflation Complicates Case for Rate Cuts
National Mortgage News, July 15, 2025-Colin McNamaraInflation continued to rise in June, driven by rising costs of housing and suggesting the Trump administration’s emerging tariff policy is beginning to impact …
It’s Not All Bad for Buyers
The Housing Scene, July 14, 2025-Lew SichelmanThere comes a time when the buy-or-wait choice is not really a choice at all. Maybe that first baby–or the fourth–is on the way; …
Fannie, Freddie Change Rules for Contributions, Incentives
National Mortgage News, July 14, 2025-Bonnie SinnockRecent updates to secondary-market rules for interested party contributions and incentives mean lenders will have to pay more attention to how they use certain …
Foreign Purchases of U.S. Homes Surged in the Year Through March
Mansion Global, July 14, 2025-V.L. HendricksonOverseas buyers invested $56 billion in residential property in the 12 months ending in March, jumping 33.2% year over year, according to a report Monday …
Nearly One Third of Major U.S. Housing Markets Now See Falling Home Prices
CNBC, July 14, 2025-Diana OlickOver-inflated home prices, high mortgage rates, rising supply and falling demand are all joining forces to cool the nation’s housing market.Click here for more
Flood Risk Is Widespread in the U.S. Few People Have Insurance for It
NPR, July 14, 2025-Michael CopleyNearly every county in the United States has experienced flooding in the past few decades, but just 4% of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance, according to …
HUD’s Plan to Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums has Lenders, Borrowers ‘Enthusiastic’
McKnight’s Senior News, July 14, 2025-Kathleen Steele GaivinHUD’s proposal to lower mortgage insurance premiums to 25 basis points for all Federal Housing Administration multifamily mortgage loan programs “has both lenders …
Rate-Term Refis Help Push Agency MBS Up in Second Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, July 11, 2025-John BancroftGinnie Mae, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae securitized $303.73 billion of single-family mortgages in the second quarter of 2025, a strong 21.0% increase from …