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Volume 25 Issue 102

Thursday, May 28, 2026

ATTOM: Zombie Foreclosures Rise in Q2, Vacant Properties Flat

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure report for Q2, finding that nearly 1.4 million homes throughout the U.S. are vacant. That’s about 1.3% of residential properties, and flat from both Q1 2026 and Q2 2025.

Title Insurance Premium Volume Grows 14%

The title insurance industry generated $18.5 billion in title insurance premiums during 2025--up 13.8% from 2024--according to The American Land Title Association, Washington, D.C.

Redfin: Home Purchase Cancellations Plateau

Redfin, Seattle, reported 47,000 home-sale agreements fell through in April, equal to 13.4% of homes that went under contract in the month.

MBA VIDEOS

mPower Moments: On Building Confidence and Navigating Change with CBRE’s Chelsea Cutler

mPower Moments: On Building Confidence and Navigating Change with CBRE’s Chelsea Cutler

MBA Now: Amber Lawrence on the New Path to Opportunity Scholarship

MBA Now: Amber Lawrence on the New Path to Opportunity Scholarship

MBANow: John McMullen on MBA's 2026 Condo Lending Summit

MBANow: John McMullen on MBA's 2026 Condo Lending Summit

MBA Research Minute

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TOP NATIONAL NEWS

Property Taxes Top $3,100 a Year as Burden Grows for Mortgaged Homeowners
Housing Markets Are Adapting to Higher Rates Instead of Freezing
Private Equity Firms Now Own 13% of US Apartments
MISMO Targets Costly TRID Fee Cures With New Mortgage Fee Standardization Framework
Home Insurance Rate Hikes May Be Cooling Off

UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS

Today, June 4: Prepare for UAD 3.6: Readiness, Workflow & Implementation Strategies
New and Evolving Loss Mitigation Options, June 10

Erin Dee: Lenders, Stakeholders Need to Pay Attention to UAD 3.6

Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 will change how appraisal data is structured and delivered to the GSEs. MBA NewsLink interviewed InterLinc Mortgage COO Erin Dee about why lenders need to focus now on UAD 3.6.

Income Instability: The Hidden Barrier to Buying (sponsored by Truework)

Truework Founder Ethan Winchell discusses how unstable incomes are quietly sidelining millions despite higher earnings and demand.

May 27, 2026

RCA: Commercial Property Prices Increase in April

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Commercial property prices moved higher in April, Real Capital Analytics reported.

May 27, 2026

Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Arranges $130M for Former VA Hospital Redevelopment

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Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., arranged $130 million in financing for the redevelopment of a former Veterans Affairs hospital campus in Denver.

May 28, 2026

MBA Premier Member Editorial: How to Orchestrate the Mortgage Renaissance with Agentic Ecosystems

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Pragma USA CEO Skaidre Trakimas says that for executive leadership, the prospect of another multi-year digital overhaul is a non-starter. "The solution lies in a fundamental shift in implementation: The Minimum Viable Experience."

May 27, 2026

S&P Cotality Case-Shiller, FHFA Report House Price Gains in March

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index reported that house prices saw a 0.7% annual gain in March, down from a 0.8% rise in the previous month.

May 27, 2026

ICE First Look: Delinquencies Hold Steady in April

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Mortgage performance remained broadly stable from March to April, with the overall share of past-due loans unchanged and below pre-pandemic levels, ICE reported Tuesday in its monthly First Look report.

May 27, 2026

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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Mortgage applications decreased 8.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 22, 2026.

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