The latest data from Optimal Blue’s daily interest rate tracker found interest rates for a 30-year mortgage by the end of October increased 6 basis points to 3.27%, which now totals a 30 basis point increase over the last three months. This data, which comes from a new report from Black Knight Inc., also showed that as a result of rising interest rates, rate/term refinance activity ...
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Higher mortgage rates aside, U.S. homeowners are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their mortgage servicers according to a new annual survey that reveals a "significant disconnect in the...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking repealing the Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans regulation, citing...
The latest Realtor.com Housing Forecast report has released its midyear update, revealing the primary drivers that will further accelerate economic and housing activity for the rest of the year,...
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban has announced a legislative markup on The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, drafted to enhance the nation’s housing supply, improve affordability,...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has released its 2025 Home Equity Lending Study, with Marina Walsh, MBA’s VP of Industry Analysis, highlighting the reasons why tapping home equity is...
A new study examines the state of home vacancy rates, spurred by oversupply or declining demand, which can push property values lower and slow economic growth. The post Vacancy Rates: These U.S....
A group of Senators, led by Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren, have reached out to FHFA Director William Pulte about recent directives for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to submit proposals that would...
Trade groups partner on a brief regarding a New York foreclosure case centered on the state’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA). The post Legal League, ALFN File Joint Amicus Brief in U.S....
The Senate Appropriations Committee released its version of the Fiscal Year 2026 funding bill for HUD last week, while the Senate Banking Committee is set to hold a legislative "markup" on a wide...
As HUD slashes staff and cancels key FHIP grants, organizations warn investigations, discrimination hotlines, and enforcement are being negatively impacted. The post National Fair Housing Trends...
Joseph J. DeFelice joins HUD as Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Field Policy and Management and Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region, and Ashlea Quinonez has been named...
The long-running dispute between President Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell became even more public during a Thursday tour of the renovation project at the Federal Reserve's headquarters...
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and John Kennedy have released details of the “Build Now Act,” legislation drafted to incentivize communities to boost housing supply, preserve and expand housing for...
Redfin analyzes data on Los Angeles homes damaged by January’s wildfires, with the typical home in the path of destruction valued at $3.7 million prior to the fires. The post California Wildfire...
Two California Representatives believe the country’s shortage of affordable housing could potentially be relieved by enabling homeowners to serve as house providers via Accessory Dwelling Units...
In a letter delivered to Chairman French Hill (R-AR) during a full Committee Markup, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the leading Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, urged him...
On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” The order’s stated goal is to help remove “vagrant individuals” from public...
Tenants, landlords, lenders, and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) would all suffer greatly if the President's FY2026 budget request were to become law, according to a recent brief published...
In Q2 of 2025, the supply of distressed properties up for auction reached two-year highs, despite the fact that demand from auction purchasers dropped to multi-year lows, pointing to a shift in...
Zillow reports that slower demand from buyers has more homes for sale now than at any time since 2019. And with homes lingering on the market and less competition for them, a long-anticipated...
