Globe St., July 9, 2025-Kristen SmithbergA typical office loan originated today would cover only 65% of the outstanding balance, requiring fresh equity or original debt to close the 35% debt …
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Challenger to FICO Credit Scores Gets Green Light for Use in Mortgages
Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2025-Imani Moise, Katherine HamiltonMortgage lenders can now use the VantageScore 4.0 model when originating loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which amount to …
Investors Snap Up Growing Share of U.S. Homes as Traditional Buyers Struggle
Associated Press, July 8, 2025-Alex VeigaReal estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out …
The Housing Market May Be on the Cusp of a Revival
Quartz, July 8, 2025-Niamh RoweThe U.S. housing market is in a rut…still.Click here for more
Mortgage Rates Are Cooling, but a Policy Standstill Is Keeping Them Elevated
HousingWire, July 8, 2025-Neil PiersonThe U.S. housing market continues to show resilience at the midpoint of 2025, and slightly lower mortgage rates in recent weeks are a reason for optimism. …
Uncertainty Grows for Office Sector as AI Promises to Reshape Employment
Globe St., July 8, 2025-Erik ShermanThe warning bells are no longer muffled: some of the world’s most influential CEOs are openly declaring that artificial intelligence will decimate jobs, according to …
Homeowners Who Gambled on Lower Rates Are Paying the Price
The Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2025-Nicole FriedmanMillions of Americans bought homes in recent years with mortgage rates at 6.5% or higher, often betting they could refinance to a lower …
Lenders Face Growing Climate Risk in Luxury Real Estate Lending
MPA, July 7, 2025-Candyd Mendoza As climate disasters intensify across the United States, high-net-worth buyers are increasingly factoring environmental risk into their real estate decisions – pushing lenders, developers, and …
Another Home Insurance Crisis Brewing?
National Mortgage Professional, July 7, 2025-Lew SichelmanHomeowners are either postponing important maintenance on their properties or doing the work themselves, all because it is too expensive to do otherwise, according …
Ground Zero for 2008 Housing Market Crash Sparks Alarm Bells Again
Newsweek, July 7, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroHome prices are plummeting in the Florida city considered to have been “ground zero” for the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, Cape Coral. According to housing …