Homeownership affordability improved slightly in July as mortgage interest rates moderated, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported Friday.
Category: News and Trends
RentCafe: Miami Tops List of Competitive Markets, Chicago Close Behind
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., found Miami remained the most competitive rental market in peak rental season, but the Chicagoland area is hot, too.
Clever Real Estate: More Than Half of Home Sellers Surprised at Cost
Clever Offers, a division of Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, Mo., found 55% of recent sellers were surprised by the cost of selling their home.
Autoagent’s Steven Pals: Navigating CFPB Uncertainty, Compliance, Cost Pressures for Servicers
Rising loan servicing costs, tightening profit margins and persistent questions around regulatory oversight–particularly as the CFPB continues to shift toward a hands-off approach in many areas–have created a landscape where servicers must be agile, lean and resilient.
MBA Premier Member Spotlight: Pragma
One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Please contact MBA’s Alicia Goncalves, CMB for information about Premier Member spotlights.
CBRE: Declining Single-Family Affordability Bolsters Multifamily Demand
High mortgage rates and elevated home prices have pushed homeownership further out of reach for an additional 1.8 million U.S. renter households, according to a new analysis from CBRE, Dallas.
Home Flipping Profits Reach 17-Year Low, ATTOM Finds
Profits for home flippers have been steadily falling for more than a decade, according to ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.
Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $20M to Refinance Texas BTR Community
Greystone, New York, has provided a $19.76 million Fannie Mae DUS loan to refinance a newly constructed build-to-rent community in McKinney, Texas.
Industry Briefs, Sept. 19, 2025
Industry news from Pragma, 3N Performance, Assurant, Outamation, RiskSpan, DocMagic, NotaryCam, Dovenmuehle and RUTH RUHL.
Realtor.com: Recent, Prospective Homebuyers Stressed About Insurance Affordability
Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., released a new survey finding that 75% of recent and prospective homebuyers believe homeowners insurance could become unaffordable for them.