Quartz, Sept. 2, 2025-Hannah ParkerConstruction spending was down 2.8% year-over-year in July, according to data from the U.S. Census BureauClick here for more
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A 1,225-Foot Sign of Life for San Francisco’s Office Comeback
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 2, 2025-Peter GrantArtificial-intelligence firms are leading a revival of the San Francisco office market, the hard luck case of the nation’s beleaguered commercial real-estate sector.Click …
Bessent: Everything on Table for Housing Affordability Fixes
Axios, Sept. 1, 2025-Donica PhiferTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that President Trump may grant some exclusions on tariffs for home construction supplies, potentially offering relief to homebuilders.Click here for …
August Jobs Report Looms Large for Mortgage Rates
HousingWire, Sept. 2, 2025-Neil PiersonHousing affordability metrics have showed improvement this summer and the purchase market could benefit this fall if less restrictive monetary policy materializes.Click here for more (subscription)
Stubborn Core Inflation Could Complicate Fed’s Next Move
MPA, Sept. 2, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoInflation continued to challenge American consumers in July, with core prices rising to their highest level since February while spending patterns showed signs of strain from …
Housing Policy, Credit Scores & the Future of Mortgages with Lennar Mortgage’s Laura Escobar
National Housing Conference, Sept. 2, 2025-David DworkinThe National Housing Conference welcomed Laura Escobar, President of Lennar Mortgage, the lending arm of the nation’s largest homebuilder, Lennar Corporation, to its podcast. …
Mortgage Refinancing Starts to Thaw as Rates Trend Down
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 30, 2025-Ben Eisen and Veronica DagherHomeowners with high-rate mortgages are starting to get excited about refinancing.Click here for more (subscription)
Two Lenses on One Market: JLL and CBRE Show Data Centers in a Pinch
Data Center Frontier, Aug. 27, 2025-Matt VincentRecord-low vacancy. Hyperscale pressure. Power scarcity. JLL and CBRE’s midyear reports offer two angles on the same story: a data center market running at …
A Better Way to Spot Possible Delinquencies
National Mortgage Professional, Aug. 29, 2025-Lew SichelmanTransUnion has found a “direct correlation” between what a borrower’s monthly debt obligations are compared to their gross monthly income as an early indicator …
Wells, U.S. Bank Reduce First-Lien Mortgage Portfolios in 2Q
Inside Mortgage Finance, Aug. 29, 2025-James DohnertTwo of the four largest banks and thrifts reduced their first-lien mortgage portfolios during the second quarter of 2025, according to a new ranking …