Bloomberg News, Feb. 25, 2025-Vince GolleU.S. mortgage rates slipped last week to the lowest level since 2022, generating more refinancing activity.Click here for more (subscription)
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We Need More Houses. Why Aren’t More Being Built?
The New York Times, Feb. 25, 2026-Maya NguyenOur weekly exploration of numbers that help us understand our world continues with a question at the center of the housing crisis: How …
Delinquencies Spike at Large Servicers in Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, February 25, 2026-Brandon IveyAccording to Inside Mortgage Finance’s Large Servicer Delinquency Index, the overall delinquency rate increased by 46.6 basis points from the end of September, hitting …
Senate Democrats Unveil Proposal to Discourage Private Equity Ownership of Homes
The Hill, Feb. 24, 2026-Alexander BoltonSenate Democrats, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.), unveiled a bill to rein in private equity ownership of housing at a …
Home Flippers Bullish Despite Tougher Pricing Climate
Scotsman Guide, Feb. 24, 2026-Ryan KingsleyA quarterly survey of roughly 450 fix-and-flip real estate investors showed improving outlooks within the embattled sector to close out last year, with growing optimism …
Fed’s Goolsbee: Prioritize Inflation Before Further Cuts
National Mortgage News, February 24, 2026-Maria VolkovaFederal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday morning that the central bank should prioritize getting inflation to its 2% target, as …
AI Infrastructure is Powering Office Markets
The Weekly Take (CBRE podcast), Feb. 24, 2026AI’s massive investment surge is reshaping commercial real estate. Chemonics’ Victoria Slivkoff and CBRE’s Colin Yasukochi discuss AI’s influence on tech talent and …
Servicers Offer Support as Nonagency Gets More Competitive
National Mortgage News, February 23, 2026-Bonnie SinnockThe wide-ranging nonagency mortgage market is giving traditional lenders more reasons to consider branching out into it, according to servicers supporting these strategies.Click here …
Mortgage Rates Dip Back Into The 5’s
Mortgage News Daily, Feb 23 2026-Matthew GrahamThe average top-tier 30yr fixed rate fell back to 5.99% today, matching the levels seen only briefly back on January 9th, 2026 when the …
MBA’s Marina Walsh on the Housing Market Outlook
HousingWire Daily Podcast, Feb. 20, 2026-Sarah WheelerHousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Marina Walsh, vice president of industry analysis at the Mortgage Bankers Association, about MBA’s housing market …