The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 7, 2025-Dylan Tokar and Miriam GottfriedA pair of executive orders President Trump is expected to sign Thursday shows how he is beginning to reshape the …
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Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level This Summer
National Mortgage News, Aug. 7, 2025-Spencer LeeA surprising July jobs report, which included downward revisions to early 2025 data, drove mortgage rates to their lowest mark in months, Freddie Mac …
Relief for Condo Buyers? A Warranty Could Ease the Pain of Special Assessments
Miami Herald, Aug. 7, 2025-Lew Sichelman Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of condo units are languishing on the market these days, and not just because high interest …
How to Lower Your Homeowners Insurance as Rates Continue to Rise
KSBY (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), Aug. 7, 2025-John Matarese, Bonnie Murphy Homeowners insurance premiums have increased 10% since last year after similar increases in 2023. The increase is even higher …
MBA Urges GSEs to End Costly Tri-Merge Credit Reports
National Mortgage News, Aug. 7, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe Mortgage Bankers Association announced Wednesday that its Residential Board of Governors has passed a resolution calling for two influential government-sponsored enterprises to end …
Housing Market Reality Check: Homeowners Finally Accept 3% Mortgage Rates Aren’t Coming Back
Fast Company, Aug. 6, 2025-Meghan MalasHomeowners are slowly coming to terms with the likely reality that ultralow 3% and 4% mortgage rates from the ZIRP era—i.e., the Zero Interest Rate …
Homes Are Becoming More Affordable in These 11 Major Cities
Newsweek, Aug. 6, 2025-Nick MordowanecHousing in about a dozen major metro areas is becoming more affordable as a boosted national inventory is being countered by increases in median home prices …
Housing Advocates Propose Ballot Question to Bring Rent Control Back to Mass.
Mass Live, Aug. 6, 2025-Tréa Lavery The push to bring back rent control in Massachusetts could be put directly to the voters next year in the form of a ballot …
The Housing Market Is ‘Out of Whack.’ How to Make Sense of It All.
Barrons, Aug. 6, 2025-Shaina MishkinOn the surface, the housing market looks inhospitable for both buyers and sellers. But under the hood, economists are closely watching the data for signs of …
New Report Shows Housing Reform Is Gaining Momentum Nationwide
Forbes, Aug. 5, 2025-Adam MillsapHousing is too expensive in America, primarily because we do not build enough of it in the places people want to live due to zoning and …