The mortgage servicing industry lags behind other sectors when it comes to streamlined, easy-to-navigate interfaces and convenient access, according to J.D. Power, Troy, Mich.

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its latest Housing Risk Report, highlighting which markets are more or less vulnerable to declines, based on home affordability, equity, foreclosures and other metrics.

Mortgage servicer refinance retention rose to a 3.5-year high in the third quarter as falling interest rates encouraged homeowners to reduce monthly payments for lower returns than in past cycles.

Redfin, Seattle, predicts a “Great Housing Reset” will begin in 2026–a phenomenon it defines as a “years-long period of gradual increases in home sales and normalization of prices as affordability gradually improves.”

The Washington Post recently published an article examining alternative estimates of first-time homebuyers' age. MBA members have asked about this data, so this week’s Chart of the Week explores the Post’s analysis and current FTHB data trends.