Newsweek, Apr 23, 2026-Giulia CarbonaroThe tide has turned dramatically on the Florida and Texas housing markets since the end of the pandemic, with the two states now verging closer to …
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GSE Purchase-Mortgage Volume With Private MI Gains Share
Inside Mortgage Finance, Apr. 24, 2026-Brandon IveyPurchase-mortgage volume was down across the government-sponsored enterprises and FHA on a quarterly basis during the January-March period, as part of a seasonal trend. …
SoFi Enters HELOC Market Amid Home Equity Surge
National Mortgage News, April 22, 2026-Spencer LeeU.S. homeowners are sitting on more than $11 trillion in tappable home equity, and the mortgage industry is racing to capture it.Click here for …
Loan Officers are Going to Washington
HousingWire, April 23, 2026-Bri LeesA first-of-its-kind push to bring loan officers into Washington is giving lawmakers a clearer view of housing policy’s impact on real borrowers.Click here for more
Zillow Predicts Home Values, Housing Market Change
The Street, April 21, 2026-Laura Grace TarpleyOver the last several years, I’ve kept a close eye on national — and local — home values. My career as a real-estate reporter …
More Reverse Mortgage Borrowers Show Deep Budget Deficits
HousingWire, April 21, 2026GreenPath Financial Wellness — a nonprofit approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling — reviewed data …
Homeowners Choosing Renovations Over Moves
National Mortgage Professional, April 20, 2026-Czarinna AndresA growing share of U.S. homeowners are choosing to renovate their current homes instead of moving, a trend that reflects ongoing affordability challenges and …
How Atlantic Avenue Became the Top Reverse Mortgage Broker
The Florida firm is betting on first-time reverse borrowers, proprietary loans and a custom CRM to keep growth going into 2026.HousingWire, April 20, 2026-Flávia Furlan NunesFlorida-based Atlantic Avenue Mortgage became …
Big Banks Say Delinquent Property Loans Are Withstanding War, Inflation, Consumer Fears
CoStar News, April 17, 2026- Andy Peters, Mark HeschmeyerSome of the nation’s biggest banks say that commercial real estate borrowers are withstanding higher inflation, a decline in consumer sentiment and …
More Americans Struggle to Pay Rising Insurance Premiums, Dallas Fed Finds
Axios Dallas-April 15, 2026-Naheed Rajwani-DharsiRising home insurance premiums are putting Americans at a higher risk of becoming delinquent on their mortgage payments, per a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analysis.Click …