- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
An index of contract signings slipped 0.4% last month to 71.7, around where it's lingered for much of the year, according to National Association of Realtors data released Thursday.
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July's growth in products correspond with a noticeable rise in new applications for adjustable-rate mortgages as borrowers respond to recent rate movements.
August 12
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New insurance written at the six private mortgage insurers increased by only 2% year-over-year, a sign of the sluggish home sales market at the low end.
August 12
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The New Jersey-based Anniemac, which has expanded down the East Coast in recent years, touted the incoming team's construction lending experience.
August 12
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A headline-grabbing 2022 lawsuit alleging racial bias by home appraisers has been quietly dismissed for lack of evidence. At the same time, the Trump administration is rolling back many of the policy changes involving home appraisals that the Biden administration put in place.
August 12
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As mortgage rates dip, more homeowners are turning to cash-out refis for quick access to cash, ICE says.
August 11
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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Even with direct costs of import taxes excluded, prices for residential construction goods and services increased by the most in two years, NAHB said.
August 15
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Advocates warned the Federal Housing Finance Agency that allowing cryptocurrency assets to be used in the underwriting of Fannie and Freddie mortgages risks taxpayer losses and market instability.
August 15
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By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CFPB's union did not have a reviewable claim under the Administrative Procedure Act. The union is expected to appeal to the full D.C. Circuit.
August 15
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The real estate company said it started the search for a new CEO mid-year following Carrie Wheeler's notice to the board she was looking to leave.
August 15
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Although fewer industry leaders in a May survey are prioritizing cost-cutting, those bosses said they'd focus on back-office staff over other expenses.
August 15
