Statement of MBA Chair-Elect Owen Lee on VA Home Lending Before the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Owen Lee, 2026 MBA Chair-Elect and CEO at Success Mortgage Partners, Inc., testified Thursday at a legislative hearing before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
ICE Reports Prepayments Rise on Recent Refinance Activity
February saw a clear rebound in prepayment activity, according to the February 2026 ICE First Look at mortgage delinquency, foreclosure and prepayment trends.
BatchData: Investors Purchased 32% of Single-Family Properties in Q4
BatchData, Tempe, Ariz., found real estate investors purchased 32% of all single-family residential properties sold in Q4, down from 34% in Q3.
New Research Finds Rising Insurance Premiums Influence Mortgage Delinquencies, Relocations
New research indicates that rising homeowners’ insurance premiums add to the financial burden of households struggling with mounting housing costs and could lead to mortgage delinquencies and even relocation.
ATTOM: Homes Remain Unaffordable in Q1
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its Q1 Home Affordability Report, finding that homes were less affordable than historical averages in 97% of counties with sufficient data to analyze for Q1.
Survey Finds Buyers Pay $32,000 in Additional Costs Above Down Payment
Best Interest Financial, St. Clair Shore, Mich., and Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, Mo., released a new survey finding that in addition to their down payment, buyers spent an average of $31,502 on upfront home-buying expenses.
Redfin: 13.7% of Home-Sale Agreements Fell Through in February
Redfin, Seattle, found 42,000 U.S. home-sale agreements fell through in February, equal to about 13.7% of homes that went under contract that month. That’s a record for February in data going back to 2017.
