Bankrate, Sept. 11, 2025-Rick Sharga, Michele PetryBy most objective measures, the U.S. housing market is in a rut.Click here for more
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Can the Federal Reserve Save the Housing Market?
Bankrate, Sept. 11, 2025-Rick Sharga, Michele PetryBy most objective measures, the U.S. housing market is in a rut.Click here for more
Firm Inflation, Soft Jobs Data Pull Fed in Opposing Directions
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 11, 2025-Rachel Louise Ensign and Nick TimiraosInflation firmed this summer while signs of weakness in the labor market accumulated, illustrating the tightrope the Federal Reserve …
Subservicing Volume Increases Somewhat in Second Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, Sept. 10, 2025-Paul MuoloThe amount of mortgage servicing handled by subservicers increased by 1.2% from the end of March to an estimated $4.08 trillion as of the …
Housing Policy, Credit Scores & the Future of Mortgages with Lennar Mortgage’s Laura Escobar
National Housing Conference, Sept. 2, 2025-David DworkinThe National Housing Conference welcomed Laura Escobar, President of Lennar Mortgage, the lending arm of the nation’s largest homebuilder, Lennar Corporation, to its podcast. …
Don’t Lie on Your Loan Application
The Housing Scene, Sept. 5, 2025-Lew SichelmanAccording to property information and analytics firm Cotality, mortgage fraud has been “gradually rising over the last year.” In this year’s second quarter, about …
$12.7 Trillion in U.S. Homes Face Severe Climate Risks
HousingWire, Sept. 3, 2025-Jonathan DelozierMore than one in four U.S. homes — valued at $12.7 trillion — are exposed to severe or extreme climate risks, according to a report released …
Older Homes for Sale in California Now Come With Wildfire Warnings
Bloomberg News, Sept. 8, 2025-Todd WoodyMost California homes were built long before the state required that they be constructed to withstand wildfires. Now, sellers of older homes in high-risk areas …
Mortgage-Treasury Spread at Narrowest Point in Three Years
National Mortgage News, August 26, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage spreads reached their narrowest point in three years on Aug. 22, but were still wider than their historic average, Redfin reported.Click here for more …
ARMs Remain a Small Share of Mortgage Loans Despite Viral 41% Claim
HousingWire, Aug. 27, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesAdjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) often get more attention when rates climb, but don’t fool yourself: their actual footprint in the U.S. housing market remains modest.Click here for …