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Volume 24 Issue 106

Monday, June 02, 2025

MBA Advocacy Update: Administration News on GSE Release, Fraud; Maryland Trust Licensing News

This week’s top legislative and policy news from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Cotality: Hurricane Risk Distorting Property Markets in Unexpected Places

More than 33 million homes across the United States face hurricane wind risk--including many in areas that are not fully prepared to weather the storms--a new report from Cotality finds.

Redfin: U.S. Housing Market Seeing Many More Sellers Than Buyers

Redfin, Seattle, reported there are currently 34% more sellers in the market than buyers, the highest gap in data going back to 2013.

MBA VIDEOS

MBA Now Conference Connection Conversation with ICE Mortgage Technology President Tim Bowler (sponsored)

MBA Now Conference Connection Conversation with ICE Mortgage Technology President Tim Bowler (sponsored)

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the House VA Partial Claims Bill, House Reconciliation Package

Bob Broeksmit Discusses the House VA Partial Claims Bill, House Reconciliation Package

MBA Research Minute--A Look at the Housing Market

MBA Research Minute--A Look at the Housing Market

mPower Moments: MBA's Tamara King on Trusting Your Instincts

mPower Moments: MBA's Tamara King on Trusting Your Instincts

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Watch–Elevating Women in Mortgage Leadership: Laura Hopkins on mPower’s National Movement
Rising Mortgage Rates and Recession Fears Stall a Fragile Housing Market
What Could Cause U.S. Home Prices to Fall?
Last Year’s Multifamily Doubters Reverse Course

MBA NEWS

June 3: Bank-Owned Mortgage Divisions: What Bankers Need to Know to Manage Mortgage Banking
Today: Strategies to Improve Retail Mortgage Production

Chart of the Week: Four-Quarter House Price Change by State, as of Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, U.S. house prices increased 4% compared to the first quarter of 2024, as reported by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Quote of the Day

"Commercial mortgage delinquencies rose across all major capital sources in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting growing pressure on certain property sectors and loan types." --MBA's Reggie Booker

June 05, 2025

Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2025 Tech All-Star Awards

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The MBA NewsLink 2025 Tech All-Star Awards nomination period is underway. The nomination deadline has been extended.

June 03, 2025

MBA Premier Member Editorial: The Hidden Cost of a Fragmented Tech Stack—and How to Fix It

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Take a look at your tech stack, BeSmartee CEO & Co-Founder Tim Nguyen suggests.

May 30, 2025

BofA: 60% of Homeowners, Prospective Buyers Uncertain About Housing Market

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Uncertainty among current homeowners and prospective buyers has reached a three-year high, with 60% unsure whether now is a good time to buy a home, compared to 48% two years ago, Bank of America reported.

June 02, 2025

MBA Premier Member Editorial: A Diminished CFPB–How Will States Respond?

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Asurity's Jonas Hoerler and Diane Jenkins write that with the scaling back and refocusing of the CFPB, the financial services industry is left with uncertainty about what the future holds.

May 30, 2025

Peak Homebody Era is Pummeling the Housing Market

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There is a strong relationship between the median length of time people stay in their home and sales activity, First American's Odeta Kushi writes.

May 30, 2025

Industry Briefs, June 2, 2025

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Industry news from Rocktop Technologies, Land Gorilla, Argyle, CloudVirga, A&D Mortgage, Atlas Merchant Capital, Imperial Fund, Optimal Blue and Insellerate.

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