PBS, Apr. 13, 2026-Hannah GrabensteinIn general, experts don’t see current delinquency rates as cause for alarm. “That said, being unable to pay your mortgage, struggling to pay that bill, feeling …
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More Headwinds Ahead for Homebuyers
Orange County Register, April 10, 2026-Jeff Lazerson“People are coming to the realization that (mortgage) rates aren’t coming down. Home prices aren’t falling. We are in an inflation spiral,” said Ted …
MBA CEO Bob Broeksmit on Federal Housing Policy Updates
HousingWire Daily podcast, April 10, 2026-Sarah WheelerHousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talked with Bob Broeksmit, CMB, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, about federal housing policy updates …
US Inflation Jumps to Highest Level in Almost Two Years
BBC, April 10, 2026-Natalie ShermanInflation in the U.S. accelerated last month to its highest rate in nearly two years, as surging oil prices triggered by the US-Israel war in Iran …
Agency Purchase-Mortgage Business Holds Steady in Early 2026
Inside Mortgage Finance, April 10, 2026-Brandon IveySome $188.42 billion of purchase mortgages were included in agency mortgage-backed securities issued during the first three months of 2026, according to a new …
Surging HOA Fees Are Pushing Homeowners to the Brink
The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2026-Nicole FriedmanDonald DeFesi’s monthly fees for his condominium association in Walnut Creek, Calif., have more than doubled since 2015 to $1,500. He now pays …
High-End Houses Still Competitive, Even as Luxury Market Slips a Bit
Washington Post, April 9, 2026-Barbara RubenSales of luxury homes dipped 4 percent in the final three months of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to Bright …
Should Conforming Loan Limit Math Change?
National Mortgage News, April 9, 2026-Brad FinkelsteinA bill proposing a new way of determining what qualifies as a conforming loan would expand the jumbo market and invite more private capital …
Housing Market Shift: Home Price Growth Slows to a Crawl
National Mortgage Professional, April 9, 2026-Czarinna AndresU.S. home price growth has slowed sharply to start 2026, with the latest data showing a market that has moved from cooling to near …
Housing Market Update: Regional Fragmentation Grows as Rates Pressure Demand
HousingWire, April 8, 2026-Rachel BaderThe housing market update still looks relatively stable on the surface.Click here for more (subscription)