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  • FHFA Details Housing Goal Performance, Mortgage Acquisitions 

    FHFA Details Housing Goal Performance, Mortgage Acquisitions 

    The FHFA’s latest report outlines how the Enterprises performed on key housing affordability and access goals amid evolving market conditions. The post FHFA Details Housing Goal Performance,...

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  • Former Fannie Mae President David Benson Returns in New Role 

    Former Fannie Mae President David Benson Returns in New Role 

    After stepping down from his role in November 2023, David Benson, the former President of Fannie Mae, is rejoining the government-sponsored enterprise in the capacity of Senior Adviser. The post...

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  • Despite Falling Mortgage Rates, Home Prices Keeping Buyers Sidelined

    Despite Falling Mortgage Rates, Home Prices Keeping Buyers Sidelined

    The average 30-year mortgage rate now hovers at around 6.2%, just over half a percentage point lower than the 6.8% average recorded earlier this year. Despite this, homebuying...

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  • Haunted Homes: Homebuyers Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts 

    Haunted Homes: Homebuyers Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts 

    To achieve the American Dream, many U.S. homebuyers are willing to look past the frightful prospect of a haunted home, with a new LendingTree report revealing the share of buyers that would...

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  • How Zombie Foreclosures, Vacancy Rates Are Trending Nationwide 

    How Zombie Foreclosures, Vacancy Rates Are Trending Nationwide 

    Even as foreclosure filings rise, fewer properties are being abandoned, signaling continued strength in housing demand, according to ATTOM’s new report. The post How Zombie Foreclosures, Vacancy...

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  • Chicago Housing Authority Sues HUD Over New Funding Restrictions

    Chicago Housing Authority Sues HUD Over New Funding Restrictions

    The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), seeking immediate intervention from the court regarding new conditions HUD has placed on...

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  • Rents Keep Falling Across Many U.S. Metro Areas

    Rents Keep Falling Across Many U.S. Metro Areas

    Rents across the United States continued their steady descent in September 2025, marking the 26th consecutive month of year-over-year declines. According to Realtor.com’s rental data, the median...

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  • Fannie Mae’s Profits Climb, Freddie Mac’s Fall in Divergent Q3 Results

    Fannie Mae’s Profits Climb, Freddie Mac’s Fall in Divergent Q3 Results

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had diverging results for the third quarter, the GSEs reported today. Fannie Mae earned $3.9 billion for the third quarter of 2025, compared with $3.3 billion for the...

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  • Federal Court Halts CFPB’s Open Banking Rule Amid Data Security Concerns

    Federal Court Halts CFPB’s Open Banking Rule Amid Data Security Concerns

    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky today issued an injunction halting the implementation of the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau’s (CFPB) Personal Financial Data...

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  • In Memoriam: Dr. Cheryl Travis-Johnson of VRM Mortgage Services

    In Memoriam: Dr. Cheryl Travis-Johnson of VRM Mortgage Services

    Dr. Cheryl Travis-Johnson, EVP and COO of VRM Mortgage Services, passed away last week. Cheryl was a dedicated industry veteran with over 30 years of service. Since joining VRM in 2008, she was...

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  • Remembering John Bell III, Formerly of VA Loan Guaranty Service

    Remembering John Bell III, Formerly of VA Loan Guaranty Service

    As Executive Director of VA's Loan Guaranty Service, Bell had extensive mortgage industry experience, having served in leadership roles with nationwide lenders for over 20 years before starting...

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  • How Much Could Falling Mortgage Rates Save Over the Lifetime of a Loan? 

    How Much Could Falling Mortgage Rates Save Over the Lifetime of a Loan? 

    In a new report, LendingTree revealed how the Fed cutting rates and other factors are keeping more money in homeowners’ pockets, and what falling mortgage rates could mean for aspiring buyers. The...

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  • Pending Home Sales Flat in September 

    Pending Home Sales Flat in September 

    Despite easing mortgage rates and a strong stock market, contract signings plateaued in September, reflecting a cautious housing market and uneven regional trends. The post Pending Home Sales Flat...

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  • FHFA House Price Index Reveals Recent Changes in Market Trends

    FHFA House Price Index Reveals Recent Changes in Market Trends

    The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its findings from the monthly House Price Index (HPI), revealing new data surrounding home price increases, housing growth, the...

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  • Republicans Press HUD for ‘Careful Implementation’ of Homeless Program Cuts

    Republicans Press HUD for ‘Careful Implementation’ of Homeless Program Cuts

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) homeless housing program cuts “should be implemented carefully,” House Republicans cautioned in a letter to the Trump Administration,...

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  • FOMC Delivers Expected Rate Cut

    FOMC Delivers Expected Rate Cut

    As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut interest rates by 25 basis points today, a move that will lower rates for various types of credit, though any impact mortgage rates is...

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  • Office Conversions Hit Record High as Cities Embrace Adaptive Reuse 

    Office Conversions Hit Record High as Cities Embrace Adaptive Reuse 

    America’s adaptive reuse boom hit new heights in 2024, turning a record number of old buildings into apartments as demand for housing met a glut of underused properties. Nearly 25,000 apartments...

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  • CFPB Reaffirms Federal Preemption of State Credit Reporting Laws

    CFPB Reaffirms Federal Preemption of State Credit Reporting Laws

    The Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) has reaffirmed that the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) broadly preempts state laws related to credit reporting, restoring a national...

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  • Consumers Split on Expected Fed Rate Cut as Borrowing Costs Stay High

    Consumers Split on Expected Fed Rate Cut as Borrowing Costs Stay High

    Consumers have mixed reactions to tomorrow’s 25-basis point rate cut by the FOMC on Wednesday, according to a WalletHub survey. “Interest rates on financial products, from credit cards to car...

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  • S&P Case-Shiller Index Shows Weakest Home Price Gains in Over Two Years

    S&P Case-Shiller Index Shows Weakest Home Price Gains in Over Two Years

    "August's data shows U.S. home prices continuing to slow," said Nicholas Godec, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "This marks the weakest...

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