MPA, Aug. 18-Jonalyn CuetoThe US housing sector remains trapped in a deep freeze as high interest rates continue to weigh heavily on activity, according to a new analysis by RBC …
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First-Time Home Buyers Now Older Than Ever, Data Shows
WDTV, Aug. 18, 2025-Caresse JackmanWith high interest rates and limited inventory in many parts of the country, first-time home buyers are having a tough time achieving a piece of the …
Nobody’s Buying Homes, Nobody’s Switching Jobs—and America’s Mobility Is Stalling
The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 14, 2025-Konrad Putzier and Rachel Louise EnsignAmericans are stuck in place. People are moving to new homes and new cities at around the lowest rate …
Fannie Mae Adds New Temporary Buydown Rules for Servicers
National Mortgage News, Aug. 14, 2025-Bonnie SinnockFannie Mae recently updated its servicing guidelines to include new instructions for handling temporary interest-rate buydowns, which have become more popular as a way …
What Mortgage Firms Should Do Now to Gear Up for GSE Crypto
National Mortgage News, Aug. 5, 2025-Bonnie SinnockLegislators have been debating how fast government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should move toward counting cryptocurrency toward loan qualification, and mortgage companies …
MBA Urges GSEs to End Costly Tri-Merge Credit Reports
National Mortgage News, Aug. 7, 2025-Bonnie SinnockThe Mortgage Bankers Association announced Wednesday that its Residential Board of Governors has passed a resolution calling for two influential government-sponsored enterprises to end …
How to Lower Your Homeowners Insurance as Rates Continue to Rise
KSBY (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), Aug. 7, 2025-John Matarese, Bonnie Murphy Homeowners insurance premiums have increased 10% since last year after similar increases in 2023. The increase is even higher …
U.S. Households Expect Higher Longer-Run Inflation, New York Fed Says
Reuters, Aug. 7, 2025-Michael S. DerbyAmericans’ longer-term inflation outlook deteriorated in July even as households boosted their views on the current and future state of their respective financial situations, according …
A Home-Equity Loan May Take Weeks (but No Need to Tidy Up the House)
WTOP News, Aug. 11, 2025-Jeff ClabaughU.S. homeowners are sitting on a record $34.5 trillion in home equity, and more are tapping that mountain of accessible assets.Click here for more
Fed Spearheads Effort to Ease ‘Basel III Endgame’ Capital Requirements, Bloomberg News Reports
Reuters, Aug. 1, 2025The Federal Reserve has begun developing a new risk-based capital rule aimed at easing the burden on the largest U.S. banks than a Biden-era plan, Bloomberg News …