- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
Despite upticks in new-home mortgage applications and homebuilder sentiment, analysts worry that interest rates will continue to cool the market.
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The firm is incentivizing the cross-selling of its services by offering a lower interest rate for one year for borrowers who finance via Rocket Mortgage retail LOs and use a Redfin agent.
July 1
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was noncommittal about cutting interest rates at the central bank's next monetary policy meeting in July, saying future actions will depend on incoming data. His comments come as President Trump ramps up his criticism of the Fed chair.
July 1
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HUD Secretary Scott Turner issued five mortgagee letters pulling back on 12 Federal Housing Administration policies that drive up the cost for homebuyers.
July 1
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Bill Pulte, regulator and conservator of entities that buy and securitize many mortgages, also reaffirmed he's 'not happy with" lenders' main score provider.
June 30
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In some California markets, a household would need a six-figure raise to afford monthly payments on a typical home, new Zillow research found.
June 30
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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Nonbank payrolls rose incrementally during the homebuying season as home-loan borrowing costs trended lower and a housing regulator sought to influence Fed policy.
July 3
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Kevin Wall abruptly left his job at one of the largest title underwriters to head up the nation's fifth largest holding company in the field.
July 3
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Treasuries tumbled after a stronger-than-expected jobs report for June prompted traders to exit bets on an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month.
July 3
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The market for buy-before-you-sell financing Flyhomes helped pioneer has developed to include new entrants, but it also is seeing sluggish buyer demand.
July 3
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Newrez is suing Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing LLC for using a name that looks like one it has utilized as a d/b/a, which it says has caused confusion.
July 3
