Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., reported that in the third quarter of 2025, 20% of outstanding mortgages had an interest rate below 3%. But, 21.2% were at a rate of 6% or above, an increase of four percentage points year-over-year.
Category: News and Trends
Dealmaker: Greystone Arranges $250M for Brooklyn Mixed-Income Development
Greystone, New York, arranged $250 million in bridge financing for a newly delivered 456-unit mixed-income development in Brooklyn.
Industry Briefs, Jan. 16, 2026
Industry news from Snapdocs, MeridianLink, Friday Harbor, LoanLogics, ICE, Gershman Mortgage and WFG National Title Insurance.
MBA: December New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase 2.5%
MBA’s Builder Application Survey for December 2025 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 2.5% from a year ago.
FundingShield: Issues Per Transaction at All-Time High in Q4
FundingShield, Newport Beach, Calif., released its Q4 2025 fraud analytics report, finding that problematic loans exhibited an average of 3.2 issues per transaction–an all-time high.
Optimal Blue Reports Lock Volume Closes 2025 on Firm Footing
Mortgage rate-lock activity ended the year on a firm footing, bucking typical holiday-driven seasonality, according to Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas.
Dealmaker: JLL Secures $34M Construction Financing for Georgia Build-to-Rent Community
JLL Capital Markets, Chicago, secured a $33.5 million construction loan for Canopy Crest Phase I, a 152-unit build-to-rent development project in LaGrange, Ga.
Existing-Home Sales Increase 5.1% in December
Existing-home sales increased by 5.1% in December, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 28.5% from one week earlier, according to the MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 9, 2026.
MBA’s Jamie Woodwell Previews #MBACREF26
Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s SVP of Commercial/Multifamily Policy, previews the industry’s premier event of the year–MBA’s 2026 Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.