Real Estate News, Sept. 8, 2025-Sydney JacksonFor many parents, paying for room and board is a big challenge when it comes to college affordability. But in some parts of the …
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Older Homes for Sale in California Now Come With Wildfire Warnings
Bloomberg News, Sept. 8, 2025-Todd WoodyMost California homes were built long before the state required that they be constructed to withstand wildfires. Now, sellers of older homes in high-risk areas …
How a Trigger Leads Crackdown Could Lift Retention Rates
National Mortgage News, September 8, 2025-Andrew Martinez As the trigger leads bill becomes a reality, lenders are considering whether its impact on the mortgage industry goes beyond simply cutting down …
Don’t Lie on Your Loan Application
The Housing Scene, Sept. 5, 2025-Lew SichelmanAccording to property information and analytics firm Cotality, mortgage fraud has been “gradually rising over the last year.” In this year’s second quarter, about …
How One CRE Giant is Finding Undervalued Assets in Unlikely Areas
CNBC, Sept. 5 2025-Diana OlickBGO, a global real estate investment manager with $89 billion in assets under management, is using artificial intelligence to transform its investment research models.The model found …
Fannie, Freddie Update Reconsideration of Value Rules
National Mortgage News, Sept. 5, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinWhile Fannie Mae has “retired” the term appraisal waiver from its seller guide, the change in the latest update, which could have the most …
VA Partial Claim Program Still Shrouded in Uncertainty
HousingWire, Sept. 5, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesWhile the mortgage industry has applauded the Trump administration’s push to restore a partial claim option for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, many …
Cheaper Mortgage Payments Prompt Only a Modest Rise in Homebuying
MPA, Sept. 5, 2025-Liezel OnceThe average US mortgage rate dropped to its lowest point in over 10 months, bringing some relief to buyers but failing to ignite a surge in …
Mortgage Rates See Biggest One-Day Drop in Over a Year
CNBC, Sep. 5, 2025-Diana OlickThe average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 16 basis points to 6.29% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily, following the release of a weaker-than-expected …
Mortgage Rates Sink With FOMC Cuts on the Horizon
National Mortgage News, September 4, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage rates reached another 11-month low this past week, as markets are pricing in an expected short-term rate cut from the Federal Open Market …