Homebuyer affordability declined in January, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,070 from $2,025 in December.
Category: News and Trends
Today’s Homebuyers Aren’t Optimistic—They’re Adapting (sponsored by Truework)
Truework Founder Ethan Winchell explains why Millennials and Gen Z find homeownership riskier, more stressful, and more expensive than expected.
Southern Bancorp’s Jeremy Davis: First-Time Homebuyers Are Not a Niche
First-time homebuyers are still too often discussed as a segment, a pilot or a program inside a broader mortgage strategy. That framing no longer matches reality.
Zillow Reports Rent Affordability Hits Four-Year High
A new forecast from Zillow promises increased affordability relief for renters this year.
Industry Briefs, Feb. 26, 2026
Industry news from Tavant, Asurity, NotaryCam, Matic, nCino, FICO, MeridianLink, PHH Mortgage, Click n’ Close, Sagent and Clear Capital.
Today, Feb. 26: Town Hall with MBA Leadership
Attend the next Town Hall with MBA Leadership on Feb. 26 to hear commentary about both residential and commercial/multifamily issues from MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to MBA’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Feb. 20, 2026.
Cotality: Single-Family Rent Prices Up 1.2% Year-Over-Year in December
Cotality, Irvine, Calif., released its latest Single-Family Rent Index for December 2025, revealing rent prices in the month were up 1.2% year-over-year.
Net Lease Investment Volume Rises Sharply in 4Q, CBRE Reports
U.S. net lease investment accelerated in late 2025, supported by steady cap rates and a widening yield spread that improved risk adjusted returns, according to the latest research from CBRE, Dallas.
Annual Home Price Growth Ends 2025 at 1.3%–Weakest Since 2011
The 2025 housing market ended with the weakest annual appreciation since the market bottomed out in 2011 following the Great Recession, according to the S&P Cotality Case Shiller Index.