Elevated rates continue to both impact homebuyer affordability and weaken demand for refinancing, as the MBA reports overall app volume fell 1.2% week-over-week.
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Median Rents Tick Up But Renters Remain Active
"Apartment construction boomed during the pandemic, but many of those projects have since wrapped up and fewer new ones are breaking ground," said Sheharyar Bokhari, Senior Economist at Redfin....
Scarce Buyer’s Markets Still Offer the American Dream for Some
While home affordability and supply remain a hurdle for many Americans, the U.S. housing market reached a "rare state of balance" this summer, according to Realtor.com’s August monthly housing...
Independent Mortgage Banks Express Concern Over Fannie/Freddie IPO
A group of 46 independent mortgage banks—non-bank mortgage loan originators—have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FHFA Director Bill Pulte, outlining recommendations to...
New Legislation Aims to Support Military Housing
Rep. Jimmy Patronis has introduced the HOMEFRONT Act, a measure that waives overcompliance that restricts the military’s ability to modernize and improve military housing, and protects...
VA Loan Holders Mistakenly Receive Foreclosure Letters
Approximately 35,000 U.S. veterans with homes backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have received a letter informing them they are at risk of their homes being foreclosed upon. The...
Report: Multifamily Lending Rebounded in 2024
"Following 2023’s low-volume year, multifamily lending picked up in 2024," said Reggie Booker, MBA’s Associate VP of Commercial Real Estate Research, "with activity increasing across lenders of...
Property Insurance Costs Hammer Housing Affordability
A new report reveals that average property insurance costs have risen nearly 70% over the past five years, outpacing growth in other mortgage-related expenses. The post Property Insurance Costs...
Q2 Black Homeownership Rates Shrink as Unemployment Rises
The Black homeownership rate fell in the second quarter, representing the lowest level since Q4 2021, while the Hispanic homeownership rate ticked up slightly. A new Redfin report examines the...
President Trump Signs Trigger Leads Bill Into Law
The bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act targets abusive trigger leads and seeks to reduce the number of unwanted calls and messages potential homeowners receive during the homebuying...
Treasury Secretary Calls for Fed to ‘Change Its Course’
In an op-ed piece, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated that the Federal Reserve should be relieved of its duty regulating the nation’s banks, noting that it has steered away from its core...
DOJ Launches Criminal Mortgage Fraud Probe Into Fed Governor Cook
The U.S. Justice Department has begun a criminal mortgage fraud probe into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and has issued grand jury subpoenas out of both Georgia and Michigan. The post DOJ...
New Apartment Construction Holds Strong Despite Cooler Pace
More than half a million new rentals are expected nationwide this year, with the South leading the way as demand for housing stays elevated. The post New Apartment Construction Holds Strong...
Breaking Down Recession Chances by State
According to Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics, many states are more vulnerable to, or have already entered, an economic downturn. What can consumers expect next? The post Breaking...
U.S. Mortgage Originations Jump
“Mortgage activity perked up a bit in the second quarter,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. But is it a clear signal that the market has turned a corner? Here’s what the report reveals about...
Economists Rally Behind Ousted Fed Governor Cook
Nearly 600 economists are backing recently dismissed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and overall Fed independence in an open letter over allegations of mortgage fraud by the Trump...
Ranking Housing’s Riskiest Regions
A new study examines the housing markets in the second quarter most susceptible to a combination of relatively high foreclosure and unemployment rates. The post Ranking Housing’s Riskiest Regions...
Q2 Investor Purchases Fall to Five-Year Low
Real estate investors are reportedly pulling back from the market for the same reasons individual homebuyers are, as high borrowing costs, elevated home prices, and overall economic uncertainty...
Putting a Dollar Value on Climate Risk
"Climate risks are no longer a distant threat for U.S. housing—they are a present reality that put a large chunk of U.S. real estate value at risk," said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at...
Canadian Homebuying Interest in U.S. Plummets Amid Political Tensions
The number of people north of the border searching for homes in the US dropped by over 25% compared to the beginning of 2025, when the US instituted steep tariffs on Canada and relations between...
HUD Ramps Up Public Housing Audits
The Department is mandating that public housing authorities will have 30 days to share the citizenship status of its tenants or risk losing federal funding. The post HUD Ramps Up Public Housing...