While there was a shortage of single-family homes for sale due to underbuilding since the Great Recession, home builders increased production to meet the surge in demand that began 2020-2021, when mortgage rates were at historic lows.
Category: News and Trends
Mark Dangelo: Mortgage Data Core: Why Returns—Not Tools—Must Drive the Next Industry Curve
Longtime MBA NewsLink contributor Mark Dangelo says tomorrow’s requirements are not about technologies—they are about the data. “Without a clear purpose, framework and repeatable diagnostics, success over data will be claimed—not won.”
MBA: Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in March
Mortgage credit availability increased in March according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
Veterans United: Generational Help Playing Big Part in Homebuying
Veterans United Home Loans, Columbia, Mo., released a new survey finding that 59% of parents have provided or plan to provide some financial assistance to help their child buy a home.
MCT: Spring Purchase Demand Holds Firm Despite Rising Rates
Mortgage Capital Trading, San Diego, found a modest increase in overall lock volume activity in March, driven largely by a strong spring purchase market that offset a notable pullback in rate/term refinancing.
Perks Marketplace: An Exclusive Benefit for MBA Members
Your Mortgage Bankers Association membership gets you access to discounts and offerings on our exclusive benefits platform, Perks Marketplace.
Auction.com Finds Auction Buyers Growing More Bearish
Local community developers–the primary buyers at distressed property auctions–are the most bearish they’ve been in the last five years about the U.S. housing market, a new survey from Auction.com reports.
One-Third of Homeowners With Low Mortgages Won’t Give Them Up, Survey Finds
A new survey from Best Interest Financial and Clever Real Estate found that 35% of current homeowners with mortgage rates under 6% wouldn’t give up those mortgages for “any reason.”
New York Fed: Short-Term Inflation Expectations Increase
Households’ inflation expectations increased at the short- and medium-term horizons and remained unchanged at the longer-term horizon, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported.
Yardi Matrix: Multifamily Rents Rise in March
Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif., reported multifamily rents rose in March for the first time since summer 2025.