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 …
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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 …
CFPB Moves to Limit Nonbank Supervision With New ‘Risk to Consumers’ Definition
HousingWire, Aug. 27, 2025-Flávia Furlan NunesThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week proposed a new definition for “risks to consumers” when supervising nonbanks.Click here for more
Advocacy on the Rise as Homeowners Insurance Costs Surge
HousingWire, Aug. 27, 2025-Brooklee HanWith homeowners insurance premiums expected to rise an average of 8% in 2025, according to data from Insurify, and researchers blaming these rising costs for an …
Rising Insurance Costs Cut Into Buyer Affordability
HousingWire, Aug. 22, 2025-Brooklee HanHousing affordability is taking center stage this fall for the Trump administration. From President Donald Trump’s early executive order ordering the heads of all executive departments …
Fix-and-Flip Real Estate Investors Are Pulling Back
CNBC, Aug. 21, 2025-Diana OlickHigher interest rates and a fast-shrinking labor market are taking their toll on the fix-and-flip housing market. Investors are starting to pull back, as costs rise …
Gen Z, Millennials Struggle With Housing Costs
National Mortgage News, Aug. 25, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinOver 40% of millennial and Gen Z homeowners claim they struggle to afford their regular housing payments, a substantial number but less than the …
Is a September Fed Cut on the Way?
MPA, Aug. 25, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoFederal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has increased expectations of a US interest rate cut next month, signaling that the central bank may move to ease borrowing …